High Wind — Southwest Utah, Utah

2020-06-28 · Southwest Utah, Utah

Event narrative

Peak wind gusts recorded included 63 mph at the Portable Traffic 1 sensor in Cedar City, 62 mph at the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort sensor, 59 mph by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS, and 59 mph by the Brimstone Reservoir sensor.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system brought high winds across most of western Utah, which resulted in widespread damaging wind gusts, as well as dangerous fire weather conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 906206. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.