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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 7, 2024Washington County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2024, 2:08 PM MDT for Washington County, Utah. It took effect at May 7, 2024, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2024, 2:08 PM MDT (20:08 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2024, 9:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 8, 2024, 8:00 AM MDT
In force
11 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 20:09 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

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2024-05-07Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2024-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -75 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3858 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

242 
WWUS75 KSLC 072008
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
208 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

UTZ102-103-106-121-130-080415-
/O.CON.KSLC.FZ.W.0002.240508T0600Z-240508T1800Z/
Tooele and Rush Valleys-Eastern Box Elder County-Utah Valley-San
Rafael Swell-Western Canyonlands-
Including the cities of Vernon, Payson, Green River, Hanksville,
Snowville, Goblin Valley, Brigham City, Provo, Lehi, Tooele, and
Grantsville
208 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON 
MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

* WHERE...San Rafael Swell, Eastern Box Elder County, Tooele and 
  Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, and Western Canyonlands.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

UTZ123-080415-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.240508T0300Z-240508T1400Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of Hurricane, St George, and Ivins
208 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MDT 
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Lower Washington County, particularly near canyons 
  including Toquerville and Hurricane.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 8 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

CRK
3 follow-up statements
112 
WWUS75 KSLC 080440
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1040 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

UTZ102-103-106-121-130-081245-
/O.CON.KSLC.FZ.W.0002.240508T0600Z-240508T1800Z/
Tooele and Rush Valleys-Eastern Box Elder County-Utah Valley-San
Rafael Swell-Western Canyonlands-
Including the cities of Lehi, Snowville, Payson, Hanksville,
Vernon, Brigham City, Goblin Valley, Tooele, Grantsville, Green
River, and Provo
1040 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...San Rafael Swell, Eastern Box Elder County, Tooele and 
  Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, and Western Canyonlands.

* WHEN...Until noon MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

UTZ123-081245-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T1400Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of Ivins, St George, and Hurricane
1040 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Lower Washington County.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

MT
034 
WWUS75 KSLC 081014
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
414 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

UTZ102-103-106-121-130-081800-
/O.CON.KSLC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240508T1800Z/
Tooele and Rush Valleys-Eastern Box Elder County-Utah Valley-San
Rafael Swell-Western Canyonlands-
Including the cities of Grantsville, Vernon, Provo, Goblin
Valley, Lehi, Brigham City, Hanksville, Green River, Snowville,
Payson, and Tooele
414 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...San Rafael Swell, Eastern Box Elder County, Tooele and 
  Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, and Western Canyonlands.

* WHEN...Until noon MDT today.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

UTZ123-081400-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T1400Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of Ivins, Hurricane, and St George
414 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Lower Washington County.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM MDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

HM
819 
WWUS75 KSLC 081401
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
801 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

UTZ123-081515-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T1400Z/
Lower Washington County-
Including the cities of Hurricane, St George, and Ivins
801 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Occasional wind gusts to 35 mph near canyons will be possible 
through late morning, however the threat for gusts to 45 mph has 
ended.

$$

UTZ102-103-106-121-130-081800-
/O.CON.KSLC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240508T1800Z/
Tooele and Rush Valleys-Eastern Box Elder County-Utah Valley-San
Rafael Swell-Western Canyonlands-
Including the cities of Vernon, Payson, Green River, Hanksville,
Snowville, Goblin Valley, Brigham City, Provo, Lehi, Tooele, and
Grantsville
801 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

* WHERE...San Rafael Swell, Eastern Box Elder County, Tooele and 
  Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, and Western Canyonlands.

* WHEN...Until noon MDT today.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

CRK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 9:03 AM MDTFreeze WarningSLCBox Elder, Emery, Garfield, Sevier, Tooele, Utah and 1 more25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.