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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

February 19, 2014

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at Feb 19, 2014, 4:35 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 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
Feb 19, 2014, 4:35 AM MST (11:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 19, 2014, 3:53 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

608 
WWUS75 KSLC 191135
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
435 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...COLD FRONT TO GENERATE VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST UTAH TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER EXTREME NORTHWEST UTAH EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR ALONG WITH VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
DESERTS BEGINNING THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND ACROSS THE WEST-CENTRAL VALLEYS
IN MILLARD AND JUAB COUNTIES.

UTZ005-191900-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0006.140219T1300Z-140219T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0002.140219T1500Z-140220T0200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
435 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
  SWEEPING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. PEAK GUSTS ARE
  EXPECTED MID-MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON IMMEDIATELY BEHIND
  THE COLD FRONTS PASSAGE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER IN
  THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON
  STATE ROUTE 30 AND INTERSTATE 84 NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. VERY
  STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL REACH INTERSTATE 80 AROUND MID-MORNING.
  THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND
  LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE
  AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS 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.

&&

$$

UTZ004-015-191900-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.140219T1900Z-140220T0200Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI...DELTA...FILLMORE
435 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE WEST-CENTRAL
  VALLEYS OF UTAH.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50
  MPH.

* TIMING...THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
  SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SWEEP SOUTH
  INTO THE WEST-CENTRAL VALLEYS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY
  STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT AND
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF UTAH COUNTY...AND OVER
  THE EXPOSED AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH...JUAB AND MILLARD
  COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL
  EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO STRONG WINDS THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31
MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
2 follow-up statements
541 
WWUS75 KSLC 191639 AAA
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
939 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014


UTZ005-200100-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140220T0200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
939 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  REMAINDER OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  I-80 ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH...ALONG WITH STATE ROUTE 30 AND
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE
  TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES.
  WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS 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.

&&

$$

UTZ011-012-200100-
/O.EXB.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.140219T1900Z-140220T0500Z/
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY
939 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN AND CASTLE COUNTRY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
  LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL
  EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO STRONG WINDS THIS
  AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ALONG STATE ROUTE 10. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

UTZ004-015-200100-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.140219T1900Z-140220T0200Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI...DELTA...FILLMORE
939 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE WEST-
  CENTRAL VALLEYS OF UTAH. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR POINT OF THE
  MOUNTAIN IN UTAH COUNTY...INCLUDING ALPINE AND LEHI.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL 
  EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO STRONG WINDS THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
467 
WWUS75 KSLC 192253
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
353 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014

UTZ005-200000-
/O.CAN.KSLC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140220T0200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
353 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE
DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST INTO
THE 30 MPH RANGE INTO THE EVENING.

$$

UTZ004-015-200000-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140220T0200Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI...DELTA...FILLMORE
353 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT
AND WEST CENTRAL UTAH. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST INTO
THE 30 MPH RANGE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 


$$

UTZ011-012-200500-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140220T0500Z/
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY
353 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN AND CASTLE COUNTRY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL 
  EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO STRONG WINDS THIS 
  AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ALONG STATE ROUTE 10. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 8:13 PM MSTWind AdvisorySLC8 hr
Feb 19, 4:35 AM MSTWind AdvisorySLC17 hr

Nearby

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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.