Thunderstorm Wind in Uintah County, Utah

Thunderstorm Wind July 14, 2024 · Uintah County, Utah

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Showers and thunderstorms initially formed over the adjacent higher terrain of the eastern Uinta Mountains, before drifting over the Uinta Basin. As these storms moved over the town of Vernal, they produced wind gusts of 45-60 mph. The peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the KVEL ASOS at Vernal Airport. No reports of damage or injury were received.

The wider storm

Increasing moisture across eastern Utah and western Colorado, in association with a weak monsoonal push, brought an increase in shower and thunderstorm coverage. This was the first day of the moisture surge, meaning that surface levels of the atmosphere remained unsaturated, favoring virga and strong, gusty outflow winds.

Began near (vel)vernal Arpt (40.4300, -109.5200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1206686. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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