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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

July 14, 2021Emery County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 5:35 PM MDT for Emery County, Utah. It was in force for 40 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
Jul 14, 2021, 5:35 PM MDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Emery County, UT

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-230 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

465 
WUUS55 KSLC 142335
SVRSLC
UTC015-150015-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0013.210714T2335Z-210715T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
535 PM MDT Wed Jul 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Emery County in central Utah...

* Until 615 PM MDT

* At 535 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 18 miles west of
  Green River, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter 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
  southeastern Emery County.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 134 and 158.
 US Route 6 between mile markers 291 and 300.
 Utah Route 24 between mile markers 146 and 160.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3875 11032 3874 11061 3913 11065 3922 11043
      3889 11015 3886 11017 3887 11014 3886 11013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 336DEG 22KT 3907 11049 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
2 follow-up statements
091 
WWUS55 KSLC 150000
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
600 PM MDT Wed Jul 14 2021

UTC015-150015-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210715T0015Z/
Emery UT-
600 PM MDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EMERY COUNTY...

At 600 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles west of
Green River, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Emery County.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 134 and 158.
 US Route 6 between mile markers 293 and 300.
 Utah Route 24 between mile markers 146 and 160.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3875 11032 3874 11061 3906 11064 3907 11031
      3889 11015 3886 11017 3887 11014 3886 11013
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 336DEG 22KT 3893 11041 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
379 
WWUS55 KSLC 150015
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
615 PM MDT Wed Jul 14 2021

UTC015-150025-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210715T0015Z/
Emery UT-
615 PM MDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EMERY COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However small 
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3875 11032 3874 11061 3906 11064 3907 11031
      3889 11015 3886 11017 3887 11014 3886 11013
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 336DEG 22KT 3885 11036 

$$

Church

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 6:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBeaver, Iron58 min
Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCIron65 min
Jul 13, 8:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington61 min
Jul 14, 9:32 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchSLCEmery, Garfield, Kane, San Juan, Sevier, Washington and 1 more12 hr
Jul 14, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCDuchesne39 min
Jul 14, 2:27 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCCarbon2 hr
Jul 14, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane62 min
Jul 14, 3:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCGarfield39 min
Jul 14, 3:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCGarfield29 min
Jul 14, 3:45 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Kane, San Juan6 hr
Jul 14, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCIron44 min
Jul 14, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCCarbon39 min
Jul 14, 4:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCIron66 min
Jul 14, 4:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCIron111 min
Jul 14, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSalt Lake41 min
Jul 14, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCEmery54 min
Jul 14, 5:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane40 min
Jul 14, 5:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCIron2 hr
Jul 14, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCUtah48 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.