Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
401 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

.SYNOPSIS...A monsoon surge will continue across the entire
region today. A drier airmass will build into southern Utah
Thursday, reaching northern Utah by Friday. A drier, more stable
pattern will continue into early next week.

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.SHORT TERM (Through 12Z Friday)...Today will be the last day of
the state-wide monsoonal surge, with drying air gradually
building into southern Utah Thursday.

Morning upper air and satellite analysis indicates the upper level
ridge has shifted somewhat eastward over the last 24 hours, now
centered over roughly the Dallas area. A shortwave
trough/potential MCV is located across southern Nevada.
Additional weak shortwave troughs/MCVs are likely present but
difficult to detect at this time.

An area of enhanced showers and embedded thunderstorms is crossing
northern Utah, with cooling cloud tops on IR approaching the
western Uinta Basin as of 330 AM. This area will continue to
shift across northern Utah through early morning.

Guidance indicates the previously mentioned MCV will cross Utah
from southwest to northeast through Thursday morning. This
combined with SBCAPE values between 500-1000 J/kg by this
afternoon plus 95th+ percentile precipitable water values will
set the stage for a widespread convective threat across much of
the state today. What's different today is an increase in deep
layer shear across northern and central Utah, reaching around
20-30kts. Previous days deep layer shear averaged around 10 kts.

As a result, CAMS are indicating the potential for a line of
organized convection developing across west central Utah and
shifting north and east with time. Current timing suggests this
area of strong convection would reach the Wasatch Front by around
5-8 PM.

As is always the case with convection associated with monsoonal
surges, a few questions arise. First, will cloud cover hamper
destabilization this afternoon and evening? Will northern Utah
remain subsident longer than expected in the wake of this
morning's convection? The majority of the CAM guidance suggests
that sufficient destabilization will occur on both accounts for
the potential for organized convection, but this is something that
will need to be monitored for bust potential. For now, added heavy
rain, small hail and gusty winds to the forecast in areas with the
highest threat this afternoon and evening.

Another night of nocturnal convection is expected for northern
Utah tonight, which will need to be monitored for the threat of
flash flooding. HREF average return intervals show >60% chance 5
year return intervals will be exceeded across northern Utah, with
>40% chance 10 year return intervals will be exceeded (in a broad
area for both) tonight into Thursday morning.

With dry air advection shifting into central Utah by Thursday
afternoon, the heavy rain threat with Thursday afternoon and
evening convection will be mainly across northern Utah. By Friday
morning, the end of this monsoon surge will be in the books.

.LONG TERM (After 12Z Friday)...Nearly zonal flow will be set up
across Utah Friday. This will allow the drying trend to continue.
Southern Utah will have precipitable water values substantially
lower than the previous day. Mostly dry conditions are forecast
there, with only a low chance for a shower or thunderstorm near
higher terrain. Precipitable water values will decrease, but stay
from roughly 0.8-1" across northern Utah with shortwave energy
contributing to isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms.
The best precipitation chances will be in the northern mountains.

Monsoonal moisture advection will continue to lower as the ridge
that was in the southern plains retrogrades, bringing near zonal
flow Friday. Similar conditions are forecast Saturday. Southern
Utah will be dry, while moisture content will decrease more
throughout northern Utah, but afternoon showers and thunderstorms
are expected in the mountains.

Flow will transition to northwest Sunday, which will lower
precipitation chances throughout northern Utah. As the ridge
slides eastward early in the week, a few days of shortwave ridging
will be established throughout southwest Wyoming and Utah.

Conditions will be around 5-10F cooler than normal Friday through
the weekend, with near normal temperatures early in the week.

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.AVIATION...KSLC...VFR conditions will prevail with scattered
afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Any shower or thunderstorm
will be capable of heavy rain, which could lower visibility or
ceiling into MVFR range. Winds will prevail from the southeast
most of the morning, with a transition to northwest flow around
17Z. Confidence on wind direction through the afternoon is low and
will depend on where showers and thunderstorms are. Gusty,
erratic winds could occur with nearby showers or thunderstorms.

.REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...Scattered afternoon showers
and thunderstorms with heavy rain could drop ceilings and
visibility from VFR range. Gusty, erratic outflow winds could
occur with nearby showers or thunderstorms. Showers and
thunderstorms are expected from 18Z-00Z in southern Utah and from
18Z-06Z in northern Utah.

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.FIRE WEATHER...A monsoon surge will continue to bring deep moisture
to the state today. This will result in multiple rounds of
showers and thunderstorms with wetting rains, cooler temperatures
and higher humidities. The monsoon surge will come to an end
Thursday across southern Utah as drier air begins to shift into
the region. By Friday, this drying trend will reach northern Utah.
Expect a very dry airmass to shift into place, with afternoon
humidities levels below 15 percent across southern Utah, 25 to 35
percent across northern Utah Friday into the weekend.

Outside of a weak disturbance grazing far northern Utah Saturday,
there is little threat of precipitation through at least midweek
next week as a drier airmass remains in place.

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.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...None.
WY...None.
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Kruse/Wilson

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

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
127 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ125-128-022015-
South Central Utah UT-Southern Mountains UT-
127 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Garfield and north central Kane Counties through 215 PM MDT...

At 127 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles north of Big Water, or 30 miles northwest of Page, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Garfield and north central Kane Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3720 11171 3728 11185 3762 11163 3750 11138
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 216DEG 24KT 3732 11168

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HM

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
133 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ125-127-128-131-022015-
South Central Utah UT-Bryce Canyon Country UT-Southern Mountains UT-
Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell UT-
133 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Garfield and central Kane Counties through 215 PM MDT...

At 132 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Henrieville, or 26 miles southwest of Escalante,
moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Escalante, Henrieville, Cannonville and Kodachrome Basin State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 US Route 89 between mile markers 17 and 37.
 Utah Route 12 between mile markers 23 and 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3706 11185 3713 11211 3791 11203 3777 11148
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 194DEG 37KT 3744 11187

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HM

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
133 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ117>119-022015-
Sanpete Valley UT-Sevier Valley UT-Central Mountains UT-
133 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Sanpete and north central Sevier Counties through 215 PM MDT...

At 133 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Salina, or 15 miles northeast of Richfield, moving northeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Gunnison, Salina, Centerfield, Aurora, Redmond, Mayfield, Sigurd,
Sterling and Axtell.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 47 and 67.
 US Route 50 between mile markers 154 and 158.
 US Route 89 between mile markers 226 and 252.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3878 11180 3885 11200 3929 11179 3913 11144
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 211DEG 22KT 3889 11185

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MPS

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
140 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 S Mills               39.41N 112.05W
08/02/2023  M61 MPH          Juab               UT   Mesonet

            Mesonet station UT26 I-15 at Sevier River
            NB.

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