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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

August 17, 2024Garfield County, Kane County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2024, 2:10 PM MDT for Garfield County, Kane County, Utah. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 17, 2024, 2:10 PM MDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2024, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Garfield County, UT, Kane County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 17, 1:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 17, 2:01 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 2:01 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:37 PM MDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
137 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024

UTZ122-125-172015-
Southwest Utah UT-Southern Mountains UT-
137 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024

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

At 137 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20
miles northwest of Enoch, or 23 miles north of Cedar City, moving
north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central
Beaver and north central Iron Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for
southern Utah.

&&

LAT...LON 3795 11317 3796 11330 3827 11338 3826 11303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 182DEG 14KT 3800 11325

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

CRK

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:39 PM MDT, 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
139 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024

UTZ125>127-172030-
Upper Sevier River Valleys UT-Bryce Canyon Country UT-
Southern Mountains UT-
139 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Garfield and east central Iron Counties through 230 PM MDT
...

At 138 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Panguitch Lake, or 28 miles east of Cedar City, moving northeast at
30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Panguitch, Panguitch Lake, Red Canyon, and Hillsdale.

This includes the following highways...
 US Route 89 between mile markers 120 and 148.
 Utah Route 12 between mile markers 0 and 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for
southern Utah.

&&

LAT...LON 3760 11258 3773 11270 3811 11229 3788 11201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 231DEG 28KT 3771 11256

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

CRK

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:40 PM MDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
140 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024

UTZ109-110-WYZ021-172015-
Bear Lake and Bear River Valley UT-Wasatch Mountains I-80 North UT-
Southwest Wyoming WY-
140 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Rich,
northeastern Morgan, northwestern Summit and northwestern Uinta
Counties through 215 PM MDT
...

At 139 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles west of Evanston, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Woodruff and Almy.

This includes Interstate 80 in Utah near mile marker 195.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for
northern Utah...and southwestern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4112 11121 4123 11143 4166 11128 4148 11080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 206DEG 32KT 4126 11126

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

STW

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:54 PM MDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:02 PM MDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:10 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 10:20 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Beaver	40 min
Aug 17, 11:02 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Beaver, Millard	43 min
Aug 17, 11:35 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Washington	40 min
Aug 17, 11:40 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Salt Lake	35 min
Aug 17, 11:45 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Beaver, Millard	45 min
Aug 17, 11:45 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Juab	45 min
Aug 17, 11:58 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Washington	32 min
Aug 17, 12:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Davis	28 min
Aug 17, 12:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SLC	Washington	117 min
Aug 17, 12:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Kane	48 min
Aug 17, 12:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Utah	33 min
Aug 17, 12:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Tooele	43 min
Aug 17, 12:28 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Kane, Washington	6 hr
Aug 17, 12:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Utah	30 min
Aug 17, 12:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Beaver, Millard	45 min
Aug 17, 12:37 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Kane	9 hr
Aug 17, 12:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Iron, Kane, Washington	34 min
Aug 17, 12:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch	27 min
Aug 17, 12:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Box Elder, Tooele	50 min
Aug 17, 1:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Wasatch	30 min
Aug 17, 1:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC		48 min
Aug 17, 1:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Summit	47 min
Aug 17, 1:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Duchesne, Summit, Wasatch	41 min
Aug 17, 1:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Juab	32 min
Aug 17, 1:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Iron	38 min
Aug 17, 1:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC		51 min
Aug 17, 1:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Rich	35 min
Aug 17, 1:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield, Iron	28 min
Aug 17, 1:51 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Garfield, Kane	6 hr
Aug 17, 1:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Rich, Summit	39 min
Aug 17, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Utah	36 min
Aug 17, 2:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Kane	43 min
Aug 17, 2:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Sanpete	35 min
Aug 17, 2:25 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Kane	6 hr
Aug 17, 2:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Sanpete	23 min
Aug 17, 3:17 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Washington	3 hr
Aug 17, 3:40 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Kane	3 hr
Aug 17, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Iron	37 min
Aug 17, 4:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Emery	28 min
Aug 17, 4:08 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Emery	3 hr
Aug 17, 4:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC		23 min
Aug 17, 4:50 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SLC	Washington	115 min
Aug 17, 4:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Washington	24 min
Aug 17, 5:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Washington	44 min
Aug 17, 5:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Millard	25 min
Aug 17, 5:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Iron	31 min
Aug 17, 2:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Uinta	42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.