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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

August 23, 2024Emery County, Wayne County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2024, 5:21 PM MDT for Emery County, Wayne County, Utah. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 23, 2024, 5:21 PM MDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2024, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Emery County, UT, Wayne County, UT

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 23, 3:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 3:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
419 PM MDT Fri Aug 23 2024

UTZ104-108-110-232300-
Wasatch Back UT-Northern Wasatch Front UT-Wasatch Mountains I-
80 North UT-
419 PM MDT Fri Aug 23 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Weber, south
central Cache, eastern Box Elder, north central Davis and west
central Morgan Counties through 500 PM MDT...

At 418 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Riverdale, or over Hill Air Force Base, moving northeast at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Ogden, Layton, Hill Air Force Base, Roy, Clearfield, Kaysville,
Syracuse, Clinton, North Ogden, South Ogden, Washington Terrace,
Riverdale, Hooper, South Weber, Marriott-Slaterville, Uintah, Weber
State University, West Haven, West Point, and Pleasant View.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 15 between mile markers 330 and 350.
 Interstate 84 between mile markers 82 and 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4143 11158 4098 11203 4104 11222 4135 11201
      4136 11198 4137 11200 4152 11189 4152 11182
      4151 11180 4153 11179 4153 11170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 213DEG 40KT 4116 11202

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Local storm report, Aug 23, 4:31 PM MDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:34 PM MDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
434 PM MDT Fri Aug 23 2024

UTZ109-110-232300-
Bear Lake and Bear River Valley UT-Wasatch Mountains I-80 North UT-
434 PM MDT Fri Aug 23 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Cache
and northwestern Rich Counties through 500 PM MDT
...

At 433 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
7 miles northwest of Laketown, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Laketown, Garden City, Garden, Bear Lake, Meadowville, Pickelville,
and Lakota.

This storm will be capable of producing strong gusty winds on Bear
Lake. This will lead to a sudden increase in waves and very choppy
waters which will result in hazardous boating conditions. Boaters are
urged to seek safe harbor if possible.

This includes the following highways...
 US Route 89 between mile markers 475 and 480, and between mile
markers 489 and 502.
 Utah Route 30 between mile markers 110 and 118.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4173 11144 4181 11162 4200 11148 4200 11118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 210DEG 27KT 4190 11144

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:46 PM MDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:46 PM MDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 5:09 PM MDT, 12 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 23, 2:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Kane	34 min
Aug 23, 2:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield, Kane	28 min
Aug 23, 2:49 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	SLC	Beaver, Box Elder, Iron, Juab, Millard, Salt Lake and 3 more	31 hr
Aug 23, 2:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield, Kane	33 min
Aug 23, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Cache	46 min
Aug 23, 3:22 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Garfield, Kane	4 hr
Aug 23, 3:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield	52 min
Aug 23, 3:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Morgan, Summit	50 min
Aug 23, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Kane	23 min
Aug 23, 3:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Box Elder, Cache	48 min
Aug 23, 3:46 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Garfield	3 hr
Aug 23, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield, Kane	44 min
Aug 23, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Cache	48 min
Aug 23, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield	47 min
Aug 23, 4:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Morgan, Summit, Wasatch	61 min
Aug 23, 4:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Davis, Weber	41 min
Aug 23, 4:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Rich	26 min
Aug 23, 4:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Garfield, Wayne	54 min
Aug 23, 4:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Sanpete, Utah	59 min
Aug 23, 4:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Garfield	44 min
Aug 23, 4:53 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Garfield, Wayne	4 hr
Aug 23, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	SLC	Garfield	51 min
Aug 23, 5:20 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SLC	Garfield, Kane	8 hr

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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.