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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 6, 2025Cache County, Davis County, Weber County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 6, 2025, 3:12 AM MDT for Cache County, Davis County, Weber County, Utah. It took effect at May 6, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2025, 3:12 AM MDT (09:12 UTC)
In effect from
May 6, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 7, 2025, 4:00 AM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Cache County, UT, Davis County, UT, Weber County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2025-05-06Temperature 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 2025-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

686 
WWUS75 KSLC 060912
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
Issued by National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
312 AM MDT Tue May 6 2025

UTZ104-061715-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.250507T0000Z-250507T1000Z/
Northern Wasatch Front-
Including the cities of Ogden and Bountiful
312 AM MDT Tue May 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MDT 
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. 
  The strongest winds can be expected around Farmington and 
  Centerville, as well as the mouth of Weber Canyon.

* WHERE...Northern Wasatch Front.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 
  Strong cross winds can be expected along Highway 89 through Davis 
  and Weber Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
426 
WWUS75 KSLC 062030
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
Issued by National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
230 PM MDT Tue May 6 2025

UTZ107-071000-
/O.EXA.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.250507T0000Z-250507T1000Z/
Cache Valley/Utah Portion-
Including the cities of Logan and Smithfield
230 PM MDT Tue May 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MDT 
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected 
  near canyons.

* WHERE...Cache Valley/Utah Portion.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

UTZ104-071000-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.250507T0000Z-250507T1000Z/
Northern Wasatch Front-
Including the cities of Ogden and Bountiful
230 PM MDT Tue May 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM 
MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. 
  The strongest winds can be expected around Farmington and 
  Centerville, as well as the mouth of Weber Canyon.

* WHERE...Northern Wasatch Front.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 
  Strong cross winds can be expected along Highway 89 through Davis 
  and Weber Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MT
896 
WWUS75 KSLC 070954
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
Issued by National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
354 AM MDT Wed May 7 2025

UTZ104-107-071100-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250507T1000Z/
Northern Wasatch Front-Cache Valley/Utah Portion-
Including the cities of Ogden, Bountiful, Logan, and Smithfield
354 AM MDT Wed May 7 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Winds continue to subside across the area. Occasional gusts to 
around 30 mph can be expected through sunrise near canyons.

$$

MPS

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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.