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Special Weather Statement, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this special weather statement at Oct 3, 2018, 9:44 PM MDT for Wayne County, Utah. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018, 9:44 PM MDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2018, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
County Wayne County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 321 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
- 257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 3, 8:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 8:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 604 AM MDT Wed Oct 3 2018 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-041300- 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- 604 AM MDT Wed Oct 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western two thirds of Utah and southwest Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected today, then rain will become more widespread tonight. Locally heavy rain is expected with some of the stronger showers and thunderstorms. There remains a potential for flash flooding particularly in prone areas such as slot canyons, burn scars, normally dry washes, small streams in steep terrain, and urban areas with poor drainage. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Another storm system will push a cold front into the area late Thursday, bringing colder temperatures to the area along with the potential for accumulating snow across the northern mountains. Cool and wet weather will then continue for the weekend. .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 For information on potential road travel impacts visit... http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 6:10 PM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
610 PM MDT WED OCT 3 2018
UTZ016-019-020-518-040100-
Southern Utah Mountains UT-Southwest Utah UT-
Utah's Dixie and Zion National Park UT-South Central Utah UT-
610 PM MDT WED OCT 3 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN IRON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
At 609 PM MDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Hurricane, or 16 miles
southeast of St George...moving north at 45 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible.
Locations impacted include...
Washington, Hurricane, La Verkin, New Harmony, Toquerville, Leeds,
Virgin, Springdale, Rockville, Pintura and Kolob Canyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches, take shelter in a sturdy building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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LAT...LON 3700 11314 3701 11346 3749 11348 3747 11296
3700 11307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 187DEG 50KT 3697 11332
NCSpecial weather statement, Oct 3, 6:36 PM MDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 6:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Emery | 42 min |
| Oct 3, 6:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Washington | 50 min |
| Oct 3, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Washington | 23 min |
| Oct 3, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Carbon | 39 min |
| Oct 3, 6:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | 51 min | |
| Oct 3, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | 23 min | |
| Oct 3, 7:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | 33 min | |
| Oct 4, 3:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Iron | 50 min |
| Oct 4, 4:22 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Emery | 23 min |
| Oct 4, 4:38 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Utah | 37 min |
| Oct 4, 4:56 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Kane | 34 min |
| Oct 4, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Davis, Weber | 43 min |
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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.