Utah Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/30/2026 04:15

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 5:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 30, 2026 - 4:15am
Expires: 
August 30, 2026 - 4:45am
Description: 
At 514 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over South Jordan, or 8 miles west of Sandy, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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, Sandy, Murray, Park City, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Holladay, South Salt Lake, Herriman, Bluffdale, Summit Park, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Millcreek, and Kearns. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 289 and 304. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 123 and 151. US Route 40 between mile markers 0 and 8.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Salt Lake Valley; Wasatch Back; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
Forcast Office: 
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov