Strong Wind in Castle Country, Utah

Strong Wind January 12, 2014 · Castle Country, Utah

55 mph

Measured gust (48 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At approximately 2 pm MST, strong winds in Ferron pulled the roof off of the fire station in town, with only the roof's plywood substructure remaining. The maximum recorded wind gust in Ferron was 55 mph.

The wider storm

A relatively slow-moving upper-level storm system brought snowfall to Utah, with the heaviest snow isolated to the far northern mountains. In addition, winds were gusty across the state, and led to some damage in Ferron, Utah.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 497609. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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