Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 4:56PM MDT until August 29 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 3:56pm
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
Eastern Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 456 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
of Big Water, or 42 miles south of Escalante, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated and mesonet observed.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Lake Powell and Dangling Rope Marina.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Kane, UT; San Juan, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov