Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 11:12AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 10:12am
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
At 1111 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Clinton to near Eagle Mountain. Movement was
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, Sandy, Ogden, Layton,
Murray, Bountiful, Farmington, Park City, Morgan, Coalville, Hill Air
Force Base, Heber City, West Jordan, Orem, Taylorsville, South
Jordan, Lehi, and Draper.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 262 and 347.
Interstate 84 between mile markers 82 and 119.
Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 106 and 181.
US Route 40 between mile markers 0 and 24, and between mile markers
28 and 43.
Utah Route 35 between mile markers 0 and 5.
Mirror Lake Highway between mile markers 0 and 1.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley; Utah Valley; Wasatch Back; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov