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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

January 27, 2022Washington County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2022, 12:59 PM MST for Washington County, Utah. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2022, 12:59 PM MST (19:59 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2022, 9:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

County Washington County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 2022-01-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

843 
WWUS75 KSLC 271959
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1259 PM MST Thu Jan 27 2022

UTZ123-280100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0002.220127T1959Z-220128T0100Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of St George, Hurricane, and Ivins
1259 PM MST Thu Jan 27 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Lower Washington County.

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

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest winds are expected along the Black
  Rock Canyon portion of the I-15 corridor, as well as the areas
  surrounding the Beaver Dam Mountains. Gusts will not be as 
  strong in the St. George area, but may still reach up to 30 mph 
  at times.

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
2 follow-up statements
221 
WWUS75 KSLC 280052
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
552 PM MST Thu Jan 27 2022

UTZ123-280400-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220128T0400Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of St George, Hurricane, and Ivins
552 PM MST Thu Jan 27 2022

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northerly winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Lower Washington County.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MST this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest winds are expected along the Black
  Rock Canyon portion of the I-15 corridor, as well as the areas
  surrounding the Beaver Dam Mountains. Gusts will not be as
  strong in the St. George area, but may still reach up to 30 mph
  at times.

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
380 
WWUS75 KSLC 280355
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
855 PM MST Thu Jan 27 2022

UTZ123-280500-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220128T0400Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of St George, Hurricane, and Ivins
855 PM MST Thu Jan 27 2022

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Winds have weakened across lower Washington county this evening.
Though some gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible for some prone
gap areas into the early morning, the advisory is being allowed to
expire. 

$$

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

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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.