Alert archive / Utah / Wind Advisories in 2022

Wind Advisory 21, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 21, 20224 counties in Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Apr 21, 2022, 11:56 PM MDT for 4 counties in Utah. It was in force for 45 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2022, 11:56 PM MDT (05:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2022, 12:41 AM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Morgan County, UT, Summit County, UT, Wasatch County, UT, Weber County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:59 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 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 44 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 2022-04-22Temperature 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 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 2022-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
4012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

246 
WWUS75 KSLC 220556
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1156 PM MDT Thu Apr 21 2022

UTZ108-221100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0021.220422T0556Z-220422T1100Z/
Wasatch Back-
Including the cities of Huntsville, Park City, and Heber City
1156 PM MDT Thu Apr 21 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Wasatch Back.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. Strong crosswinds are possible on
  east-west running routes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ121-128-130-131-221400-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0020.220422T1500Z-220423T0000Z/
San Rafael Swell-South Central Utah-Western Canyonlands-
Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell-
Including the cities of Green River, Goblin Valley, Kanab, 
Escalante, Hanksville, Big Water, and Bullfrog
1156 PM MDT Thu Apr 21 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...South Central Utah, San Rafael Swell, Glen Canyon 
  Recreation Area/Lake Powell and Western Canyonlands.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM MDT Friday.

* 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
219 
WWUS75 KSLC 220641
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1241 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

UTZ108-221100-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-220422T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0007.220422T0641Z-220422T1100Z/
Wasatch Back-
Including the cities of Huntsville, Park City, and Heber City
1241 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Wasatch Back.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and
  cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

UTZ121-128-130-131-221445-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0020.220422T1500Z-220423T0000Z/
San Rafael Swell-South Central Utah-Western Canyonlands-
Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell-
Including the cities of Green River, Goblin Valley, Kanab, 
Escalante, Hanksville, Big Water, and Bullfrog
1241 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...South Central Utah, San Rafael Swell, Glen Canyon 
  Recreation Area/Lake Powell and Western Canyonlands.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM MDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. Rough conditions are expected on
  area lakes including Lake Powell. 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 12:41 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningSLCMorgan, Summit, Wasatch, Weber3 hr
Apr 22, 2:32 AM MDTWind AdvisorySLCCarbon, Duchesne, Emery, Sevier30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Utah, 2022Every wind advisory in 2022

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.