Thunderstorm Wind — Uintah, Utah

2024-06-21 · near (vel)vernal Arpt, Uintah, Utah

Event narrative

A strong to severe thunderstorm moved through Vernal on the afternoon of the 21st, producing some strong wind gusts. The only severe wind gust recorded with this event was the 72 mph gust recorded at KVEL ASOS at the Vernal Airport at 4:12 PM MDT. No reports of wind damage were received with this event.

Wider weather episode

Very deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto combined with monsoonal moisture was forced through eastern Utah and western Colorado due to a large high pressure ridge over the Central U.S. and a deep low pressure trough over the Great Basin. This deep moisture combined with strong instability and shear to produce widespread severe weather across eastern Utah and western Colorado with thunderstorms producing severe wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding and debris flows. One particular storm even produced a landspout tornado in southeast Utah. Frequent lightning also resulted in lightning damage in Montrose, Colorado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198105. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.