High Wind in Western Uinta Mountains, Utah

High Wind December 21, 2022 · Western Uinta Mountains, Utah

84 mph

Measured gust (73 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 101 mph was recorded at the Chepeta RAWS. A wind gust of 97 mph was recorded at the Windy Peak mesonet site, and a gust of 85 mph was recorded at the Lofty Lake Peak mesonet site.

The wider storm

Wind gusts exceeded 50 mph over much of Utah, with gusts peaking at over 100 mph over some mountain locations, as a winter storm tracked into the Plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1068781. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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