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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

October 18, 20215 counties in Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2021, 3:08 PM MDT for 5 counties in Utah. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2021, 3:08 PM MDT (21:08 UTC)
Expired
Oct 18, 2021, 5:37 PM MDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Beaver County, UT, Iron County, UT, Juab County, UT, Millard County, UT, Washington County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 281 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2021-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 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
2246 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

470 
WWUS75 KSLC 182108 AAA
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
308 PM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021

UTZ115-122-190000-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-211018T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0032.211018T2108Z-211019T0000Z/
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City,
and Milford
308 PM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25-40 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will tend to relax towards late
  afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

UTZ128-131-190000-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-211019T0000Z/
South Central Utah-Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell-
Including the cities of Kanab, Escalante, Big Water, and Bullfrog
308 PM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* WHERE...South Central Utah and Glen Canyon Recreation 
  Area/Lake Powell.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
1 follow-up statement
304 
WWUS75 KSLC 182337
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
537 PM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021

UTZ115-122-190045-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-211019T0000Z/
Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah-
Including the cities of Delta, Little Sahara, Beaver, Cedar City,
and Milford
537 PM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Strong winds will continue to diminish this evening.

$$

UTZ128-131-190045-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-211019T0000Z/
South Central Utah-Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell-
Including the cities of Kanab, Escalante, Big Water, and Bullfrog
537 PM MDT Mon Oct 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Strong winds will continue to diminish this evening.

$$

For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/saltlakecity

For information on potential travel impacts visit...
http://udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 3:08 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisorySLCBox Elder, Cache, Carbon, Davis, Duchesne, Emery and 9 more33 hr
Oct 18, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCDavis43 min
Oct 18, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCUtah52 min
Oct 18, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBox Elder, Davis, Weber56 min
Oct 18, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWasatch66 min
Oct 18, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCCache, Weber74 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.