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High Wind in Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Utah
High Wind February 6, 2020 – February 8, 2020 · Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Utah
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the Rosebud sensor.
The wider storm
A major winter storm system brought heavy wet snow and very strong winds to the Northern Utah Mountains. Little Cottonwood Canyon was particularly hard hit, with the heavy snow and wind combination resulting in a major avalanche event that closed area ski resorts for two consecutive days.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 878869. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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