High Wind in Tooele and Rush Valleys, Utah

A strong cold front traversed across northern UT in the early morning hours bringing numerous wind gusts in excess of 58mph at sites such as South Mountain, UDOT SR-201 at I-80, and Pacificorp Kennecott Rd. Lake Point. The highest observed wind gust within this forecast zone was measured to be 70mph at the South Mountain site.

A strong system moved across the Great Basin into northern UT with a strong cold front sweeping through the area starting in the extreme late evening hours of 4/21/26, persisting into the early morning hours of 4/22/26. Numerous strong wind gusts were observed across northern UT, particularly across most valley locations.