Alert archive / Utah / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2012, 6:45 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2012, 6:45 PM MDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
509 WWUS75 KSLC 270045 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 645 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING THEN DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. UTZ005-270400- /O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.120427T0100Z-120427T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0008.120427T0045Z-120427T0400Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 645 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS. * WINDS: WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SALT FLATS EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AND CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
3 follow-up statements
047 WWUS75 KSLC 270318 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 918 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST UTAH TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SWEEP ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING THEN DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. UTZ004-270600- /O.EXB.KSLC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120427T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI 918 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CROSS THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT BY 1000 PM WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ005-270430- /O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 918 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS. * WINDS: WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. * TIMING: THE WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THIS AREA BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 1000 PM. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
134 WWUS75 KSLC 270425 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1025 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 UTZ005-270530- /O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 1025 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND SALT FLATS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THIS AREA ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. $$ UTZ004-270600- /O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120427T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI 1025 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED MOST OF THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED. THESE WINDS WILL START TO DROP OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
737 WWUS75 KSLC 270546 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1146 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 UTZ004-270700- /O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120427T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI 1146 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. GUSTY WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AS RAIN FILLS IN. $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Box Elder, Davis, Weber | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | SLC | 19 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.