Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 4:28PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 3:28pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 428 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles north of Stansbury Park to Eagle
Mountain. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, Ogden, Layton, Murray,
Bountiful, Farmington, Park City, Morgan, Hill Air Force Base, West
Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Lehi, Draper, Riverton, Roy,
Pleasant Grove, and Cottonwood Heights.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 276 and 338.
Interstate 84 between mile markers 82 and 94, and between mile
markers 99 and 101.
Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 93 and 154.
US Route 40 between mile markers 0 and 17.
Utah Route 35 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Mirror Lake Highway between mile markers 0 and 3.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley; Utah Valley; Wasatch Back; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov