Thunderstorm Wind — Uintah, Utah

2010-07-28 · near Leeton, Uintah, Utah

$25K

Property damage

53 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds extended across a large portion of the eastern Uintah Basin and brought down numerous trees and power lines. Downed trees in the Lapoint area damaged a vehicle and home. Small hail was also reported with this line of storms, as well as numerous small lightning caused fires.

Wider weather episode

Subtropical moisture across the area combined with afternoon heating to generate heavy rain producing thunderstorms, which resulted in areas of flash flooding in southeast Utah. Strong thunderstorms also produced damaging wind gusts and lightning caused fires across portions of the eastern Uintah Basin.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 354659. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.