Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 13 at 2:36PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 13, 2026 - 1:36pm
Expires:
May 13, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 236 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Cedar Fort to 16 miles east of Woodland
Hills. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Provo, Payson, Orem, South Jordan, Lehi, Draper, Riverton, Spanish
Fork, Pleasant Grove, Springville, American Fork, Herriman, Eagle
Mountain, Lindon, Alpine, Santaquin, Mapleton, Bluffdale, Salem, and
Elk Ridge.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 232 and 289.
US Route 6 between mile markers 138 and 205.
US Route 40 between mile markers 46 and 50.
US Route 89 between mile markers 286 and 312.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
central and northern Utah.
Area Description:
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Salt Lake Valley; Utah Valley; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Western Millard and Juab Counties; Eastern Juab/Millard Counties; Central Mountains; Sanpete Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: