High Wind in Southern Wasatch Front, Utah

High Wind March 5, 2017 · Southern Wasatch Front, Utah

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

$60K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Maximum recorded wind gusts included 66 mph at the Pioneer Crossing sensor, 63 mph in Pleasant Grove, and 58 mph in Lehi. The most significant damage across the area was reported in Eagle Mountain, where multiple fences were blown down, a trampoline became airborne and landed on a car, and miscellaneous roof and siding damage was reported.

The wider storm

A cold front moved through Utah on March 5, producing strong, and sometimes destructive, winds both ahead of and behind the front. The front also brought snowfall to the state, with the heaviest snow in northern Utah.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 688883. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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