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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2026, 5:42 AM MDT for 5 counties in Utah. It took effect at May 27, 2026, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2026, 5:42 AM MDT (11:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2026, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2026, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Counties Beaver County, UT, Iron County, UT, Juab County, UT, Millard County, UT, Washington County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 281 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
824 WWUS75 KSLC 271142 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 542 AM MDT Wed May 27 2026 UTZ115-122-280100- /O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.260527T1500Z-260528T0100Z/ Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah- Including the following locations - Milford, Delta, Beaver, Little Sahara, and Cedar City 542 AM MDT Wed May 27 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/saltlakecity. For information on potential travel impacts visit http://udottraffic.utah.gov MPS
1 follow-up statement
357 WWUS75 KSLC 271754 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 1154 AM MDT Wed May 27 2026 UTZ115-122-280100- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260528T0100Z/ Western Millard and Juab Counties-Southwest Utah- Including the following locations - Beaver, Little Sahara, Delta, Cedar City, and Milford 1154 AM MDT Wed May 27 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/saltlakecity. For information on potential travel impacts visit http://udottraffic.utah.gov STW
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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.