Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 5:38PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 30, 2026 - 4:38pm
Expires:
August 30, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 538 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Payson, moving east at 20 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...
Payson, Spanish Fork, Springville, Santaquin, Mapleton, Salem, Elk
Ridge, Woodland Hills, Rocky Ridge, Palmyra, Benjamin, Lake Shore,
Spring Lake, West Mountain, Elberta, Genola, and Goshen.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 239 and 261.
US Route 6 between mile markers 150 and 185.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Utah Valley; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Eastern Juab/Millard Counties
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov