Thunderstorm Wind — Salt Lake, Utah

2024-09-29 · near Sugar House, Salt Lake, Utah

Event narrative

The SR-65 at Big Mountain Pass 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

A fairly weak shortwave slipped by the forecast region to the north, but provided sufficient synoptic support to yield scattered high-based convective development, and some convection resulted in severe wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1207249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.