Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 3:25PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

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At 325 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Salt Lake City, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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, Bountiful, Morgan, South Salt Lake, North Salt Lake, Centerville, Woods Cross, West Bountiful, Emigration Canyon, East Canyon State Park, Canyon Rim, Millcreek, Salt Lake City International Airport, Henefer and Portersville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 84 between mile markers 104 and 113. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 114 and 119...and between mile markers 123 and 126. Interstate 15 between mile markers 303 and 319. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Location
UT, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley; Wasatch Back; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-10T15:25:00-06:00
states
["UT"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-10T15:25:00-06:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ccf0253e62b03a314add97021a235c3dabb6b749.001.1
references
[]
instruction
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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