Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Issued

Jul 16, 2012, 4:56 PM MDT (22:56 UTC)

Expired

Jul 16, 2012, 5:45 PM MDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Washington County, UT

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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495 
WUUS55 KSLC 162256
SVRSLC
UTC053-162345-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0009.120716T2256Z-120716T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
456 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN UTAH

* UNTIL 545 PM MDT

* AT 451 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...
  AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
  13 MILES SOUTH OF HURRICANE...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST GEORGE...
  MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  HURRICANE... LA VERKIN... LEEDS... ROCKVILLE... VIRGIN AND
  TOQUERVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3752 11343 3736 11290 3700 11316 3700 11343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 202DEG 19KT 3700 11331

$$

MPS

329 
WWUS55 KSLC 162317
SVSSLC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
517 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

UTC053-162345-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120716T2345Z/
WASHINGTON UT-
517 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...

AT 513 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HURRICANE...OR ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF ST GEORGE...MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  LA VERKIN... LEEDS... VIRGIN AND TOQUERVILLE

LAT...LON 3752 11343 3736 11290 3707 11314 3707 11333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 202DEG 19KT 3716 11324

$$

MPS

923 
WWUS55 KSLC 162341
SVSSLC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
541 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

UTC053-162351-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120716T2345Z/
WASHINGTON UT-
541 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SEVERE. THEREFORE THE WARNING
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3752 11343 3736 11290 3707 11314 3707 11333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 202DEG 19KT 3728 11318

$$

MPS

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