High Wind — Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah

2017-04-13 · Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah

Event narrative

Maximum recorded wind gusts included 82 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 78 mph at SR-201 at I-80, 75 mph at the Point of the Mountain sensor, 73 mph at Vernon Hill, 71 mph at Flight Park South, 69 mph at the University of Utah, and numerous other reports in the 50-64 mph range. Large trees were knocked over and fell onto houses in Murray and Magna, and fence damage was also reported across the area. A trampoline became airborne in South Jordan and landed in an adjacent street. About 7,300 homes in the Salt Lake Valley lost power. At the Salt Lake City International Airport, more than two dozen flights were diverted to other airports across the region due to the strong winds. The Great Salt Lake Marina was also temporarily closed down due to safety concerns with the winds.

Wider weather episode

Very strong winds developed across much of Utah on April 13, ahead of an approaching dry cold front, with wind damage reported in several locations across the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 695803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.