High Wind — Western Uinta Mountains, Utah

2020-10-14 to 2020-10-15 · Western Uinta Mountains, Utah

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 93 mph was recorded by the Chepeta sensor. Also, the Dry Ridge sensor in place for the East Fork Fire recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph. In addition, the Incident Meteorologist on the East Fork Fire relayed reports of trees blown over.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front passage brought strong, damaging winds to the Uinta Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924717. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.