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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

July 26, 2021Washington County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT for Washington County, Utah. It was in force for 30 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 26, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Washington County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 198 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 467 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 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
467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

548 
WUUS55 KSLC 262200
SVRSLC
UTC053-262230-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0042.210726T2200Z-210726T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
400 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...

* Until 430 PM MDT

* At 400 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Dameron Valley to near Washington, moving north
  at 15 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...
  St George, Washington, Hurricane, Dameron Valley, Gunlock State
  Park, Quail Creek State Park, Ivins, Gunlock, Veyo and Snow Canyon
  State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 15 between mile markers 12 and 20.
 Utah Route 18 between mile markers 6 and 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3749 11390 3739 11337 3711 11340 3718 11374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 169DEG 13KT 3723 11367 3719 11350 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Webber
2 follow-up statements
230 
WWUS55 KSLC 262217
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
417 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

UTC053-262230-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210726T2230Z/
Washington UT-
417 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...

At 417 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Dameron Valley to 7 miles north of Washington, moving
north at 15 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...
Washington, Hurricane, Dameron Valley, Quail Creek State Park, Ivins,
Veyo and Snow Canyon State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 15 between mile markers 14 and 20.
 Utah Route 18 between mile markers 7 and 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3747 11381 3739 11337 3714 11340 3717 11368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 169DEG 13KT 3729 11368 3725 11351 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Webber
928 
WWUS55 KSLC 262235
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
435 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

UTC053-262244-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210726T2230Z/
Washington UT-
435 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However small 
hail and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. A 
new Significant Weather Advisory has been issued for this storm and 
is valid through 515 PM.

LAT...LON 3747 11381 3739 11337 3714 11340 3717 11368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 169DEG 13KT 3735 11369 3731 11352 

$$

Webber

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington39 min
Jul 25, 6:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington44 min
Jul 26, 3:37 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchSLCBeaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington and 1 more20 hr
Jul 26, 1:13 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane, Washington3 hr
Jul 26, 1:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCWashington23 min
Jul 26, 1:40 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield3 hr
Jul 26, 1:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCPiute43 min
Jul 26, 2:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington45 min
Jul 26, 2:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCWashington53 min
Jul 26, 2:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCIron2 hr
Jul 26, 2:35 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCIron115 min
Jul 26, 2:45 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield4 hr
Jul 26, 2:53 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCIron, Washington3 hr
Jul 26, 3:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBeaver, Iron29 min
Jul 26, 3:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBeaver, Iron23 min
Jul 26, 3:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBeaver, Iron2 min
Jul 26, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington49 min
Jul 26, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCWashington30 min
Jul 26, 3:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCWashington118 min
Jul 26, 3:32 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCBeaver3 hr
Jul 26, 4:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington41 min
Jul 26, 4:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBeaver50 min
Jul 26, 5:30 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane6 hr

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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.