A moist Pacific storm system moved through Utah on February 27. In addition to statewide precipitation, the system also helped produce some thunderstorms along the Utah/Arizona border, which caused some strong wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
A moist Pacific storm system moved through Utah on February 27. In addition to statewide precipitation, the system also helped produce some thunderstorms along the Utah/Arizona border, which caused some strong wind gusts.
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 Feb 27, 9:07 AM MST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 907 AM MST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS...THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND LONGER DURATION PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH NEVADA THIS MORNING. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE EXITING TOMORROW MORNING. PRECIPITATION...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW...IS STARTING TO FILL IN OVER WESTERN UTAH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM AND COVERAGE WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARM SYSTEM WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS HIGH FOR MOST OF THE EVENT...6500 TO 7000 FEET. THEY LOOK TO DROP AS LOW AS 5500 FEET TOMORROW MORNING...BUT MOST OF THE PRECIP SHOULD BE DONE BY THEN. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY RETURNS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM BUT ANOTHER TROUGH QUICKLY FOLLOWS ON ITS HEELS TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW THE AIRMASS TO WARM BETWEEN SYSTEMS SO SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT RATHER HIGH ONCE AGAIN. THE FIRST PIECE OF THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE THE STRONGEST...BRINGING AMPLE MOISTURE AND EXCELLENT DYNAMICS AS IT PUSHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. 700 MB FLOW GETS STRONG ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...50 TO 55 KTS IN BOTH THE GFS AND EC...WITH A FAIRLY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE ALREADY BEGUN BY THIS TIME AND THIS MAY LIMIT THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS. THE SECOND PIECE OF THE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS ARIZONA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT WILL KEEP ENOUGH MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS OVER UTAH TO KEEP PRECIPITATION GOING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER...PERHAPS REACHING 5500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A DIRTY RIDGE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. NO UPDATES EXPECTED TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING. && .AVIATION...CEILINGS AT THE SLC TERMINAL WILL HOVER NEAR 7K FT AGL THROUGH ABOUT 20-21Z BEFORE LOWERING BELOW 6KT FT AGL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON IN SHOWERS. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MVFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 21Z AND 01Z. SOUTH WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH 20-21Z WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 18 AND 20Z. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AFTER 21Z. ERRATIC WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR THE STRONGEST SHOWERS. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...NONE. WY...NONE. && PUBLIC...TRAPHAGAN AVIATION...STRUTHWOLF FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 624 AM MST THU FEB 27 2014 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-281400- 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- 624 AM MST THU FEB 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 6500 TO 7000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWER TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET TONIGHT. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED BELOW 6000 FEET...BUT LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE STORM THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS REACHING 40 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES EAST ACROSS UTAH. BEHIND THE HIGH PRESSURE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND SOME OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND WIDESPREAD...AND MORE PROLONGED PRECIPITATION EVENT WILL FOLLOW FOR FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOWS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. SOME OF THE HIGHER VALLEYS MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD. ALSO...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING. THE FOCUS OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT INTO NORTHERN UTAH FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE. ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH SCATTERED VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/ (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 60-year-old tree was knocked over in St. George by gusty winds. The tree fell onto the home, causing damage to the roof. There were no injuries associated with the event, as no one was home at the time. The peak recorded wind gust in the area during this time was 49 mph.
The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded several strong wind gusts, reaching a peak speed of 65 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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