Tooele and Rush Valleys storm history

A wind gust of 81 mph was recorded at Sr-201 At I-80. Other wind gusts include 64 mph at I-80 at MP 79 Timpie, 63 mph at I-80 at MP 78, 63 mph at Tooele Valley Airport, 62 mph at Sr-112 @ Mp 6 Utah Avenue, and 60 mph At I-80 at Mp 81 Dolomite.

A wind gust of 85 mph was recorded at I-80 at MP 78. Other wind gusts include 82 mph at I-80 at MP 79 Timpie, 65 mph at I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite, and 62 mph at Sr-201 At I-80.

A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Vernon Hill mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 59 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site.

A wind gust of 71 mph was recorded at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 67 mph at the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet site.

A wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Vernon Hill mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 70 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site, and 66 mph at the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet site.

A wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet site.

A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the Vernon Hill mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 71 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site and 68 mph at the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet site.

A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet site. An additional wind gust of 58 mph was recorded by the I-80 @ mp 78 automated weather station.

A wind gust of 63 mph was measured at the Clover mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 59 mph at the SR-36 at MP 6 Boulter Summit mesonet site.

The I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite mesonet site measured the first wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with an initial high wind gust of 58 mph observed 5/4 at 9:20 pm MST. The VERNON HILL mesonet site measured the last wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with a final high wind g…

A wind gust of 87 mph was measured at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 79 mph at I-80 at mile post 79, and 71 mph at I-80 at mile post 78.

The VERNON HILL mesonet site began observing sustained winds in excess of 40 mph beginning late in the evening 2/29 and continued on into the start of March. The VERNON HILL mesonet site also measured the first wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with an initial high wind gus…

Numerous strong wind gusts were observed at mesonet sites through the event, including I-80 at MP 78 (76 mph), I-80 at MP 79 Timpie (74 mph), Vernon Hill (67 mph), and I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite (61 mph). A prolonged period of sustained winds in excess of 40 mph were also noted at th…

Snow Squall. Multiple mesonet stations recorded periods of strong wind gusts (multiple periods in excess of 30 mph) and significant reductions to visibility as a well defined band of snow moved into the area, and gradually began to fall apart as the evening progressed. Some examp…

Non-convective shower activity approaching and moving through the region resulted in a period of strong sustained winds and gusts at many observing sites. Some observations included 64 mph at the VERNON HILL mesonet site and 62 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site.

A wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Vernon Hill mesonet site.

A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 78 mesonet site.

An NWS employee reported snowfall accumulation of 8.3 inches at Tooele.

Snow Squall. The SR-112 @ MP 6 Utah Avenue reported a period of moderate precip (snow) with gusts exceeding 30 mph and visibility below 1 mile. Similar conditions were noted at the Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley Airport ASOS, with a period of light snow coinciding with gusts exceed…

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site at 2:40 am 3/15, with an additional gust of 58 mph noted at 3:20 pm 3/14. The SR-36 at MP 49 Stockton Bar and Grantsville South mesonet sensors also recorded gusts at or in excess of 58 mph within the time…

Several hours of high winds were observed throughout the Toole and Rush Valleys, with the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet sensor recording a peak gust of 82 mph at 5:40 pm. Other mesonet sensors including I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite, SR-112 @ MP 6 Utah Avenue, and SR-201 at I-80 recorded…

A wind gust of 71 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 67 mph at Vernon Hill and 61 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site.

Snowfall accumulation in Tooele ranged from 18-24 inches. Other snowfall accumulations include 14.5 inches with 0.62 inches of snow water equivalent at Grantsville and 10.0 inches with 0.93 inches of snow water equivalent at Stockton.

Coop snowfall observations in the Tooele Valley ranged from 7 to 14 inches. The Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley Airport ASOS recorded 0.96 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 10 inches of snow. In addition, snow at the ASOS was heavy enough to result in a prolonged per…

A wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Vernon Hill mesonet site and a wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site.

A peak wind gust of 76 mph was recorded at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 67 mph at the Vernon Hill mesonet site and 66 mph at the SR-112 @ MP 6 Utah Avenue mesonet site.

The Vernon Hill mesonet site recorded a wind gust of 67 mph. Other wind gusts included a 64 mph gust at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site and a 63 mph gust at the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet site.

Snow Squall. A snow squall moved eastward through portions of the Toole and Rush Valleys during the morning hours. A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded by the I-80 @ mp 78 automated station at 5:10 am MST, along with moderate precipitation and lowered visibility. Similarly, wind gu…

A peak wind gust of 72 mph was recorded by the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet station. Other selected strong wind gusts measured around the zone included 69 mph SR-112 @ MP 6 Utah Avenue, and 63 mph at Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley Airport.

A peak wind gust of 80 mph was recorded by the I-80 at MP 79 automated weather station. An additional significant wind gust of 75 mph was reported by the SR-201 at I-80 station. Other strong wind gusts included 68 mph by the I-80 @ mp 78 station, 62 mph by the LAKE POINT I-80 sta…

An NWS employee recorded 7.0 inches of snow in Tooele.

LANDSPOUT. Location: 40.51, -112.5. Broadcast media shared a viewer video and photo of a landspout in an open field close to the Stansbury Mountains near Grantsville. Time estimated by video, photo, and radar.

Peak wind gusts at mesonet stations included 66 mph at I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite, 63 mph at I-80 at MP 79 Timpie, and 64 mph at SR-36 at MP 49 Stockton Bar.

Storm total snow accumulations included 10 inches in Tooele, Stansbury Park, and Grantsville.

Storm total snow accumulations included 10.5 inches in Vernon and 9.1 inches in Tooele.

Storm total snow amounts included 15 inches in Tooele, 12 inches in Grantsville, and 10 inches in Stansbury Park.

Automated weather station wind gusts included 67 mph at State Route 112 at Milepost 6 Utah Avenue, 60 mph at both Warner and State Route 36 at Milepost 49 Stockton Bar, and 58 mph at Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley Airport.

Numerous high wind gusts between 58 and 74 mph were recorded in the Tooele and Rush Valleys. The Interstate 80 at Milepost 79 Timpie automated weather station recorded a gust of 74 mph. Other automated weather station gusts included 73 mph at State Route 201 at Interstate 80, 71 …

In the wake of a thunderstorm complex, winds increased across the Tooele Valley. Automated weather station recorded peak wind gusts included 60 mph at Interstate 80 at Timpie and 58 mph at State Route 201 at Interstate 80.

Excessively hot temperatures included a daytime of 104 degrees at Tooele, with a nighttime low of only 80 degrees, and a daily average temperature nearly 24 degrees above normal.