A cold front brought strong northwest wind gusts peaking at more than 60 mph.
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The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
A cold front brought strong northwest wind gusts peaking at more than 60 mph.
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 Apr 16, 1:49 AM MST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 249 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front will shift into northern Utah Wednesday. This boundary will shift away from the area by Friday, with gradually warming temperatures over the weekend. && .SHORT TERM (Through 12Z Thursday)...Early morning upper air and satellite analysis indicates the upper level low responsible for widespread valley rain and mountain snow is currently centered near southeastern New Mexico and will continue to pull away from the Rockies. Shortwave ridging is noted behind this trough, crossing into the Great Basin. Shortwave ridging will be the rule through today. An upper level trough will shift south into northern Montana Wednesday. The most significant area of forcing will quickly shift eastward, leaving behind a relatively weak cold front. This cold front will gradually shift south into northern Utah Wednesday morning into Wednesday afternoon, remaining across the northern third of the state. The main impacts from this semi-stationary front will be cooler temperatures, widespread sky cover and a few showers. By Thursday morning, this boundary will be weakening as the main trough starts to shift away from the region. .LONG TERM (After 12Z Thursday)...On Thursday a weak baroclinic zone associated with a grazing shortwave trough will remain draped across the northern fringes of the forecast region. Precipitation chances with these features look minimal, but cooler H7 temperatures associated with the nearby trough will help keep temperatures from roughly central Utah northward near climatological normal. Meanwhile, temperatures across southern Utah are forecast to be around 5 to 10 degrees above normal as any notable impact from the trough appears unlikely. Aforementioned baroclinic zone looks to begin to retreat northward on Friday, allowing temperatures across the northern half of the forecast area to rise, while southern Utah temperatures remain more or less steady. Precipitation chances also remain minimal, with just some isolated showers possible across the high terrain. A similar pattern is noted on Saturday, though models do show potential for another quick grazing shortwave. Exact impacts will depend on what the exact trajectory of this shortwave ends up being, but in general just anticipate it to add a bit more support for some diurnal showers across the high terrain. Increased ridging and further warming H7 temps remain the likely expectation from Sunday into early next week. Some inconsistencies noted on the overall strength of the ridge and when exactly its influence peaks, but day to day forecast looks dry and mild with afternoon high temperatures around 5 to 15 degrees above climatological normal for late April. NBM probabilities include ~30% of afternoon highs at or above 90 degrees Monday and Tuesday for St. George, and ~40% chance of highs at or above 80 degrees for SLC. && .AVIATION...KSLC...Ceilings will gradually lift and then scatter out through the morning, with mostly sunny skies expected by afternoon. A switch to northwesterly winds is expected between 19-20Z. .REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...Gradual clearing is expected statewide as the main weather disturbance shifts east. As a result any lingering ceilings will gradually scatter out across the state. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...None. WY...None. && Kruse/Warthen For more information from NOAA's National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind gust of 64 mph was measured at the I-80 at mile post 1 mesonet site.
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