Thunderstorm Wind — Salt Lake, Utah

2024-07-27 · near Garfield, Salt Lake, Utah

Event narrative

The KF6RAL-6 Salt Lake Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.

Wider weather episode

Sufficient moisture in combination with a shortwave impulse brushing by the area resulted in numerous strong thunderstorm wind gusts in addition to isolated instances of flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198026. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.