A microburst resulted in damage to a mobile home and a number of solar panels. The event occurred from a high-based thunderstorm with no precipitation or lightning.
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A microburst resulted in damage to a mobile home and a number of solar panels. The event occurred from a high-based thunderstorm with no precipitation or lightning.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 6, 3:00 PM MST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FIRE WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 400 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. A WEAK FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. && .DISCUSSION...LARGE SUMMER ANTICYCLONE ON PLACE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. MOISTURE CREEPING INTO THE RIDGE PROVIDING AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS PRIMARILY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. MOST ORGANIZED CONVECTION DEVELOPED EAST OF CEDAR BREAKS...AND OVER THE UINTAS...SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE TODAY IS INCREASED CONVECTION OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN WEST CENTRAL UTAH. MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING THERE WITH STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW. HIGHEST THUS FAR 52 MPH AT BRIMSTONE RESERVOIR WITH A NUMBER OF 40 TO 45 MPH GUSTS. THIS AREA WAS ADDED TO THE RFW EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR DETAILS. EXPECT A DECREASE IN CONVECTION IN GENERAL WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...WOULD NOT RULE OUT NOCTURNAL CONVECTION CONTINUING ACROSS THE UINTAS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL. AIRMASS IN GENERAL DRIES ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TOMORROW...BUT MOISTENS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AS AN UPPER TROUGH DRAGS A WEAK FRONT INTO THE STATE. H7 TEMPS COOL A FEW DEGREES TO ABOUT 16C. NOT A VERY POTENT SYSTEM...ONLY CHANCE POPS INCLUDED IN THE GRIDS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. RELATIVE COOLING LASTS INTO MONDAY BEFORE A RETURN TO HOT WEATHER STATEWIDE BY MIDWEEK. H7 TEMPS CRAWL BACK TO 20-22C ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH AND EVEN APPROACH 20C IN NORTHERN VALLEYS. RING OF FIRE CONVECTION APPEARS TO STAY AWAY FORM THE CWA IN GENERAL...SO ONLY POPS ARE ACROSS HIGHEST TERRAIN AND ISOLATED IN COVERAGE. && .AVIATION...NORTH LAKE BREEZE HAS COMMENCED. NORMAL SWITCH TO SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE EXPECTED NEAR 03Z THIS EVENING AT SLC. CONVECTION FAR EAST OF THE AIRFIELD WILL ALLOW A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS FROM 23Z THROUGH 02Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL CU SHOWING SIGNS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST UT AS WELL AS FAR EASTERN NV. EXPANDED THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL UT THIS EVENING. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UT ON SATURDAY...AND SHOULD RESULT IN GREATER COVERAGE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. EXPECT CONVECTIVE COVERAGE TO DIMINISH FURTHER SOUTH...AND REMAIN CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY FLOW COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN UT. HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE DISTRICT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES UTZ427-431-432-434>438-440-441-445>449. FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR UTZ420>427-431-432-434>440-445-446. WY...NONE. && SMITH/YOUNG/SEAMAN FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 500 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-071200- CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL- SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH- UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 500 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN UTAH WILL BE NEAR RECORD LEVELS. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN UTAH AND IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF RAIN. DUE TO VERY DRY VEGETATION AND POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH. REFER TO FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER DURING EXTREME HEAT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES AND CHECK ON THE ELDERLY. HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TAKE SHELTER DURING STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON SATURDAY ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING AS WELL AS NORTHWEST UTAH. STRONGER STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STORMS IN NORTHWEST UTAH COULD BRING DRY LIGHTNING TO THIS REGION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. BREEZY AND HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ON SATURDAY. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH READINGS NEAR THE CENTURY MARK IN THE WASATCH FRONT ON SATURDAY...BUT A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH. A DRYING TREND BUT WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. TEMPERATURES COULD AGAIN REACH NEAR RECORD LEVELS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. TARDY FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 193 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Microburst damage was reported by ABC TV in Salt Lake City.
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