Alert archive / Utah / Wind Advisories in 2022
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
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.
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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.
- 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
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.