Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

440 
WWUS55 KSLC 061823
SVSSLC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1223 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015

UTC025-061845-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-150606T1845Z/
KANE UT-
1223 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANE COUNTY...

AT 1222 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF BIG WATER...OR 30
MILES NORTHWEST OF PAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 315 PM FOR THE LOWER 
PARIA RIVER DRAINAGE...THE HOUSE ROCK VALLEY...AND BUCKSKIN GULCH 
AREAS FOR RAIN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS STORM. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIG WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE 
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... 
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3712 11211 3737 11190 3710 11160 3707 11166
      3700 11186 3700 11199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 234DEG 9KT 3714 11192 

$$

MT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1038 AM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015

.SYNOPSIS...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN
NEVADA WILL CONTINUE ON A SLOW NORTHEAST PATH THROUGH THE GREAT
BASIN THIS WEEKEND. THE MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS UTAH WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY DRY OUT SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY CENTER OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN
NEVADA WILL CONTINUE A SLOW NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS UTAH THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY LOSE ITS DEFINITION
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE REMNANT OF THIS FEATURE WILL EVOLVE IN AN
ELONGATED EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN WYOMING TO THE EASTERN PACIFIC
THROUGH CENTRAL/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LOOKING AT ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY FOR CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. PWAT VALUES REMAIN HIGH ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH THIS
MORNING. THESE VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT...
THOUGH MODEST DRYING IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH IN THE WAKE
OF THE PASSING UPPER LOW.

EARLIER ORGANIZED PRECIP ALONG A VORTICITY LOBE LIFTING NORTH
ACROSS WESTERN UTAH WILL TURN WEST AND EXIT THE STATE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE HAS LEFT MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH. SYNOPTIC-SCALE
LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW ALONG WITH GOOD EARLY SURFACE
HEATING IS ALREADY PRODUCING CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTHWEST AT
MID-MORNING. CONVECTIVE PRECIP WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN FLANKS OF THE UPPER LOW
THE MOST ACTIVE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

STRONG CONVECTION LOOKS TO HAVE A DECENT CHANCE AT DEVELOPING
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL JET CUTTING
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS REGION SHOULD
GENERATE SUFFICIENT UPPER DIVERGENCE TO SUPPORT DEEP CONVECTION
ACROSS MAINLY EASTERN AND NORTHERN UTAH. STRONG CONVECTION WITH
HAIL AND HEAVY POTENTIAL WILL MOST LIKELY BE CONFINED TO EASTERN
UTAH WHERE THE SHEAR PROFILE IS MOST FAVORABLE.

HEAVY RAIN MAY BECOME AN ISSUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHER UTAH. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO
CENTRAL UTAH THE MEAN FLOW WEAKENS CONSIDERABLE...LEADING TO
SLOWER MOVING SHOWERS/STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. WILL
CONSIDERING EXPANDING THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH FURTHER
NORTH AND WEST IF EVENTS WARRANT.

BY SUNDAY THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND ELONGATE ACROSS UTAH.
PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TO FUEL DIURNAL
CONVECTION...WITH MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATED NEAR THE MID-
LEVEL TROUGH AXIS ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN UTAH.

&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE
LOCAL TERRAIN SURROUNDING KSLC TODAY...MOST PROLIFIC AFTER 18Z. THE
MOST LIKELY IMPACT TO THE TERMINAL WILL BE PERIODIC GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVE...BUT A 50 PERCENT CHANCE
EXISTS THAT CIGS WILL FALL BELOW 7000FT AGL AND A 10 PERCENT CHANCE
LIGHTNING WILL BE AN IMPACT AS WELL.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ013-020-021.

WY...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...CONGER
AVIATION...MERRILL

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

FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
520 AM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-071300-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
520 AM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY...WITH SOME
ACTIVITY LINGERING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS INTO
TONIGHT.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH
FLOODING...PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE NORTHERN
TWO-THIRDS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA ON SUNDAY BEFORE A WARMER AND
DRIER AIRMASS SPREADS INTO THE AREA.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER WET WEATHER BACK
TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX