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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

August 17, 2021Summit County, Wasatch County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2021, 7:14 PM MDT for Summit County, Wasatch County, Utah. It was in force for 31 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
Aug 17, 2021, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Summit County, UT, Wasatch County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 00:00Z on 2021-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 920 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 00:00Z on 2021-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 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
920 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

974 
WUUS55 KSLC 180114
SVRSLC
UTC043-051-180145-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0082.210818T0114Z-210818T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
714 PM MDT Tue Aug 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Wasatch County in northern Utah...
  Southwestern Summit County in northern Utah...

* Until 745 PM MDT

* At 713 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Timber Lakes,
  or near Heber City, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 700 pm a 69 mph wind gust was 
           reported at Deer Creek Dam.  

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Park City, Heber City, Heber, Kamas, Oakley, Francis, Daniel,
  Wasatch Mountain State Park, Samak, Timber Lakes, Midway,
  Charleston, Wallsburg, Peoa, Deer Creek State Park, Woodland,
  Marion, Hailstone, Jordanelle Reservoir and Rockport State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 US Route 40 between mile markers 5 and 27.
 Utah Route 35 between mile markers 0 and 15.
 Mirror Lake Highway between mile markers 0 and 17.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4035 11141 4052 11156 4078 11139 4060 11099
      4047 11110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 233DEG 37KT 4048 11132 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MPS
1 follow-up statement
361 
WWUS55 KSLC 180139
SVSSLC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
739 PM MDT Tue Aug 17 2021

UTC043-051-180148-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210818T0145Z/
Wasatch UT-Summit UT-
739 PM MDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASATCH AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUMMIT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However small hail and gusty winds are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4035 11141 4052 11156 4078 11139 4060 11099
      4047 11110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 233DEG 37KT 4063 11105 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 6:05 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCMillard3 hr
Aug 17, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab35 min
Aug 17, 6:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCMillard59 min
Aug 17, 6:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCUtah36 min
Aug 17, 6:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCUtah, Wasatch26 min
Aug 17, 6:57 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane, San Juan5 hr
Aug 17, 8:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSalt Lake38 min
Aug 17, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCTooele30 min
Aug 17, 9:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane35 min
Aug 17, 9:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab32 min
Aug 17, 10:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab30 min
Aug 17, 10:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSalt Lake28 min
Aug 18, 12:23 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC52 min
Aug 18, 12:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCMillard44 min
Aug 18, 12:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab45 min
Aug 18, 1:42 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab48 min
Aug 18, 4:38 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCIron5 hr
Aug 18, 4:41 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCIron3 hr
Aug 18, 6:02 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCIron, Washington4 hr
Aug 18, 7:30 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane, Washington90 min
Aug 18, 7:55 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningSLCGarfield, Iron, Kane, Washington6 hr
Aug 18, 8:58 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane, Washington92 min
Aug 18, 11:05 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCTooele40 min
Aug 18, 11:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSalt Lake45 min
Aug 18, 12:11 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Wayne6 hr
Aug 18, 12:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCDavis, Salt Lake, Tooele2 hr
Aug 18, 12:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC31 min
Aug 18, 12:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab, Tooele56 min
Aug 18, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCPiute28 min
Aug 18, 1:05 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCWayne3 hr
Aug 18, 1:12 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield2 hr
Aug 18, 1:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBeaver31 min
Aug 18, 1:24 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningSLCJuab, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah3 hr
Aug 18, 1:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab, Tooele, Utah81 min
Aug 18, 1:39 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane, Washington3 hr
Aug 18, 1:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCSalt Lake, Utah2 hr
Aug 18, 2:27 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCUtah3 hr
Aug 18, 2:37 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCUtah113 min
Aug 18, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSummit24 min
Aug 18, 2:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCGarfield49 min
Aug 18, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane46 min
Aug 18, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWasatch27 min
Aug 18, 3:25 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCUtah3 hr
Aug 18, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSanpete49 min
Aug 18, 3:46 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCEmery, Wayne3 hr
Aug 18, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane44 min
Aug 18, 4:22 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield3 hr
Aug 18, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC49 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.