Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 13 at 3:29PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 13, 2026 - 2:29pm
Expires:
May 13, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Emigration Canyon to near Samak to 16
miles west of Fruitland. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Salt Lake City, Park City, Morgan, Coalville, Heber City, Holladay,
South Salt Lake, Heber, Summit Park, Kamas, Oakley, Francis, Daniel,
Tabiona, Wanship, South Snyderville Basin, Mill Creek Canyon, Samak,
East Canyon State Park, and Emigration Canyon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 304 and 305.
Interstate 84 between mile markers 104 and 108, and between mile
markers 113 and 119.
Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 123 and 172.
US Route 40 between mile markers 0 and 61.
Utah Route 35 between mile markers 0 and 47.
Mirror Lake Highway between mile markers 0 and 40.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
northern Utah.
Area Description:
Salt Lake Valley; Wasatch Back; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Western Uinta Basin
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: