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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

September 12, 2021Box Elder County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT for Box Elder County, Utah. It was in force for 51 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
Sep 12, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Box Elder County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-09-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

929 
WUUS55 KSLC 122154
SVRSLC
UTC003-122245-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0109.210912T2154Z-210912T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
354 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Box Elder County in northern Utah...

* Until 445 PM MDT

* At 353 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of 
  Montello, moving east at 30 mph. Another severe thunderstorm was 
  located near Lucin moving east at 30 mph. 

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Lucin.

This includes Utah Route 30 between mile markers 1 and 28.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 11342 4117 11324 4117 11403 4120 11404
      4137 11404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 249DEG 27KT 4129 11398 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CRK
2 follow-up statements
016 
WWUS55 KSLC 122215
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
415 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

UTC003-122245-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-210912T2245Z/
Box Elder UT-
415 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BOX ELDER COUNTY...

At 415 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 22 miles east of
Montello, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Lucin.

This includes Utah Route 30 between mile markers 6 and 28.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 11342 4117 11324 4122 11384 4125 11390
      4141 11394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 249DEG 27KT 4135 11377 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CRK
226 
WWUS55 KSLC 122232
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
432 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

UTC003-122245-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-210912T2245Z/
Box Elder UT-
432 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BOX ELDER COUNTY...

At 432 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 27 miles east of
Montello, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Box Elder County.

This includes Utah Route 30 between mile markers 21 and 22.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 11342 4124 11327 4124 11370 4142 11372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 265DEG 23KT 4131 11365 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CRK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 6:19 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCEmery, Garfield, Wayne3 hr
Sep 11, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab45 min
Sep 11, 7:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab44 min
Sep 11, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC51 min
Sep 11, 8:15 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Wayne3 hr
Sep 11, 8:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSanpete38 min
Sep 11, 9:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSanpete39 min
Sep 12, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBox Elder46 min
Sep 12, 3:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder23 min
Sep 12, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBox Elder47 min
Sep 12, 4:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder44 min
Sep 12, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder24 min
Sep 12, 5:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder20 min
Sep 12, 5:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC46 min
Sep 12, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder51 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.