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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at May 6, 2017, 3:14 PM MDT for Uinta County, Wyoming. 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
- May 6, 2017, 3:14 PM MDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
County Uinta County, WY
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
216 WWUS75 KSLC 062114 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 314 PM MDT Sat May 6 2017 UTZ001>004-006>014-517-WYZ021-070200- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0005.170506T2114Z-170507T0200Z/ Cache Valley/Utah Portion-Northern Wasatch Front- Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys-Southern Wasatch Front- 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-Central Mountains- Southwest Wyoming- Including the cities of Logan, Smithfield, Brigham City, Ogden, Bountiful, Salt Lake City, Tooele, Lehi, Provo, Nephi, Huntsville, Park City, Heber City, Woodruff, Randolph, Alta, Brighton, Mirror Lake Highway, Scofield, Duchesne, Roosevelt, Price, Castle Dale, Emery, Green River, Hanksville, Manti, Richfield, Cove Fort, Koosharem, Fish Lake, and Evanston 314 PM MDT Sat May 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Cache Valley, the Wasatch Front, San Pete and Sevier Valleys, east to include the Wasatch Mountains and Wasatch Back, Central Utah Mountains, Southwest Wyoming, Western Uinta Mountains and Basin, Book Cliffs and the San Rafael Swell. * WINDS...Scattered thunderstorms will bring 60 to 70 mph wind gusts through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong gusts may uproot trees, down powerlines, send loose outdoor equipment airborne, and become hazardous to driving high profile vehicles and towing trailers. Wind sensitive operations will be affected. If outdoors and threatening weather approaches seek safe permanent shelter immediately. 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. Boaters on area lakes can expect gusty winds, very choppy water, large waves, dangerous lightning, and poor visibility in heavy rain. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately. && $$ UTZ005-015-016-070200- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170507T0200Z/ Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-West Central Utah- Southwest Utah- Including the cities of Wendover, Snowville, Delta, Fillmore, Beaver, Cedar City, and Milford 314 PM MDT Sat May 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...The Great Salt Lake Desert, West Central Utah and Southwest Utah. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Peaking during the mid-afternoon hours before diminishing during the evening. * IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds may affect travel, especially for high profile vehicles and those towing trailers, traveling on Interstate 80, Highway 50, and State Routes 21 and 56. Visibilities may be reduced in areas of blowing dust. Wind sensitive operations may be impacted. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 31 mph or gusts of 45 mph are expected. Motorists in the advisory area should be prepared for sudden gusty cross winds which can make driving difficult. && $$ Rogowski For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity For information on potential travel impacts visit... http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
1 follow-up statement
375 WWUS75 KSLC 070159 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 759 PM MDT Sat May 6 2017 UTZ001>004-006>014-517-WYZ021-070300- /O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170507T0200Z/ Cache Valley/Utah Portion-Northern Wasatch Front- Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys-Southern Wasatch Front- 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-Central Mountains- Southwest Wyoming- Including the cities of Logan, Smithfield, Brigham City, Ogden, Bountiful, Salt Lake City, Tooele, Lehi, Provo, Nephi, Huntsville, Park City, Heber City, Woodruff, Randolph, Alta, Brighton, Mirror Lake Highway, Scofield, Duchesne, Roosevelt, Price, Castle Dale, Emery, Green River, Hanksville, Manti, Richfield, Cove Fort, Koosharem, Fish Lake, and Evanston 759 PM MDT Sat May 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Thunderstorm induced high winds are no longer expected as these strong storms have exited the region early this evening. $$ UTZ005-015-016-070300- /O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170507T0200Z/ Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-West Central Utah- Southwest Utah- Including the cities of Wendover, Snowville, Delta, Fillmore, Beaver, Cedar City, and Milford 759 PM MDT Sat May 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Gusty south and southeast winds will continue overnight, but are expected to gradually decrease during the overnight hours. $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity 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 6, 10:42 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | SLC | Weber | 7 days |
| May 6, 12:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Utah | 38 min |
| May 6, 1:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Box Elder | 50 min |
| May 6, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Salt Lake | 47 min |
| May 6, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Wayne | 58 min |
| May 6, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Box Elder, Davis, Weber | 49 min |
| May 6, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Box Elder, Cache | 47 min |
| May 6, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Emery, Wayne | 25 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2017High Wind Warnings in Utah, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.