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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

July 29, 2021Garfield County, Wayne County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 7:41 PM MDT for Garfield County, Wayne County, Utah. It was in force for 34 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 29, 2021, 7:41 PM MDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garfield County, UT, Wayne County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 260 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 407 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
407 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2854 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

835 
WUUS55 KSLC 300141
SVRSLC
UTC017-055-300215-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0049.210730T0141Z-210730T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
741 PM MDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Garfield County in southern Utah...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southern Utah...

* Until 815 PM MDT

* At 741 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Capitol Reef
  National Park, moving northwest at 20 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...
  Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey, Teasdale and Fruita. 

This includes the following highways...
 Utah Route 12 between mile markers 107 and 122.
 Utah Route 24 between mile markers 66 and 84.

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 3822 11108 3807 11118 3816 11156 3841 11140
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 116DEG 17KT 3818 11122 

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

ND
2 follow-up statements
100 
WWUS55 KSLC 300157
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
757 PM MDT Thu Jul 29 2021

UTC017-055-300215-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210730T0215Z/
Garfield UT-Wayne UT-
757 PM MDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...

At 757 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Capitol Reef National Park, moving northwest at 20 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...
Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey, Teasdale and Fruita. 

This includes the following highways...
 Utah Route 12 between mile markers 107 and 122.
 Utah Route 24 between mile markers 66 and 84.

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 3822 11108 3807 11118 3816 11156 3841 11140
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 116DEG 17KT 3821 11131 

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

ND
386 
WWUS55 KSLC 300208
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
808 PM MDT Thu Jul 29 2021

UTC017-055-300218-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210730T0215Z/
Garfield UT-Wayne UT-
808 PM MDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small 
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3822 11108 3807 11118 3816 11156 3841 11140
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 116DEG 17KT 3822 11133 

$$

ND

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 6:03 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield117 min
Jul 29, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane27 min
Jul 29, 6:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane36 min
Jul 29, 7:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington24 min
Jul 29, 7:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWayne29 min
Jul 29, 7:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWayne37 min
Jul 29, 7:40 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane3 hr
Jul 29, 7:46 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane3 hr
Jul 29, 7:52 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Wayne113 min
Jul 29, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCIron19 min
Jul 29, 8:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCIron39 min
Jul 29, 9:01 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCWashington3 hr
Jul 29, 9:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCCarbon63 min
Jul 30, 3:38 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchSLCBeaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington and 1 more19 hr
Jul 30, 2:17 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCWashington3 hr
Jul 30, 2:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSevier42 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.