Alert archive / Utah / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at May 4, 2012, 10:27 PM MDT. It was in force for 4 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
- May 4, 2012, 10:27 PM MDT (04:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 2:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
467 WWUS75 KSLC 050427 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1027 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 UTZ005-051400- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0009.120505T0427Z-120505T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.HZ.A.0001.120506T0900Z-120506T1500Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 1027 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SATURDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH. * TEMPERATURES: LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE SUBFREEZING AND WILL LIKELY NEAR OR EXCEED A HARD FREEZE OF 28 DEGREES. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG I-80 BETWEEN GRANTSVILLE AND WENDOVER. TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ACROSS THE SALT FLATS TONIGHT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. TAKE ACTION BY PROTECTING OR BRINGING SENSITIVE VEGETATION INDOORS. 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ001-014-015-051400- /O.CON.KSLC.HZ.A.0001.120506T0900Z-120506T1500Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOGAN...SMITHFIELD...MANTI... RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE 1027 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: * TEMPERATURES: LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE SUBFREEZING AND WILL LIKELY NEAR OR EXCEED A HARD FREEZE OF 28 DEGREES. * IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. TAKE ACTION BY PROTECTING OR BRINGING SENSITIVE VEGETATION INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 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
1 follow-up statement
438 WWUS75 KSLC 050801 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 201 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 UTZ005-051200- /O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120505T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.HZ.A.0001.120506T0900Z-120506T1500Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 201 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH WINDS FROM LATE THIS EVENING HAVE DECREASED SINCE MIDNIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS CURRENTLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND A DRY AIR MASS. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES. TAKE ACTION BY PROTECTING OR BRINGING SENSITIVE VEGETATION INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ UTZ001-014-015-051200- /O.CON.KSLC.HZ.A.0001.120506T0900Z-120506T1500Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOGAN...SMITHFIELD...MANTI... RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE 201 AM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE CACHE VALLEY...WEST CENTRAL VALLEYS...AND THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. * TEMPERATURES: LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE SUBFREEZING AND WILL LIKELY NEAR OR EXCEED A HARD FREEZE OF 28 DEGREES. * IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. TAKE ACTION BY PROTECTING OR BRINGING SENSITIVE VEGETATION INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 3:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | SLC | Garfield, Kane, San Juan, Washington, Wayne | 18 hr |
| May 5, 2:45 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | SLC | 18 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.