Thunderstorm Wind — Tooele, Utah

2025-05-11 · near Pehrson Station, Tooele, Utah

Event narrative

The VERNON HILL mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.

Wider weather episode

Mid level height falls ahead of an approaching trough resulted in the development of scattered convection throughout the day. Given dry low levels and a well mixed boundary layer, DCAPE values were high, and numerous dry to mostly dry microbursts were observed across Utah.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246999. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.