Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 24 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 24, 2026 - 4:45pm
Expires:
June 24, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 544 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mount Olympus to near Big Cottonwood Canyon to
7 miles south of Wasatch Mountain State Park. Movement was northeast
at 15 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, Provo, Sandy, Murray, Park City, Heber City, West
Jordan, Orem, Taylorsville, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Holladay,
South Salt Lake, Heber, Lindon, Alpine, Summit Park, Daniel, Little
Cottonwood Canyon, and Millcreek.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 297 and 301.
Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 125 and 140, and between
mile markers 144 and 145.
US Route 40 between mile markers 4 and 25.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Salt Lake Valley; Utah Valley; Wasatch Back; Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: