Utah Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/29/2026 17:59

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 29 at 6:59PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 29, 2026 - 5:59pm
Expires: 
May 29, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 659 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm over West Valley City, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, Ogden, Layton, Murray, Bountiful, Farmington, Hill Air Force Base, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Roy, Cottonwood Heights, Clearfield, Midvale, Kaysville, and Holladay. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 289 and 342. Interstate 84 between mile markers 82 and 91. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 98 and 129.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
Forcast Office: 
NWS Salt Lake City UT