Orem, UT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Salt Lake,
northwestern Wasatch, southwestern Summit and north central Utah
Counties through 615 PM MDT
...

At 544 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mount Olympus to near Big Cottonwood Canyon to
7 miles south of Wasatch Mountain State Park. Movement was northeast
at 15 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...
Salt Lake City, Provo, Sandy, Murray, Park City, Heber City, West
Jordan, Orem, Taylorsville, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Holladay,
South Salt Lake, Heber, Lindon, Alpine, Summit Park, Daniel, Little
Cottonwood Canyon, and Millcreek.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 15 between mile markers 297 and 301.
Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 125 and 140, and between
mile markers 144 and 145.
US Route 40 between mile markers 4 and 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 478, 482, 484, 488, 489, AND 492...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478, 482, 484, 488, 489, AND 492...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert, Fire
Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin, Fire Weather Zone 484
Tavaputs Plateau, Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National Forest,
Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire Weather Zone
492 Central Utah West Desert.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Wednesday until 11 PM, Scattered dry
thunderstorms with numerous outflow wind gusts to around 40 mph
and isolated wind gusts to around 60 mph.

* WINDS...Friday and Saturday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts
up to 40 to 50 mph. Winds may temporarily turn northwesterly
and lighter on Friday night behind an initial cold front
before returning to strong out of the southwest on Saturday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Friday and Saturday, as low as 5 percent
with little to no overnight recovery Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
lightning...dry fuel conditions...and gusty microburst winds will
create favorable conditions for new fire starts and extreme fire
behavior.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 478, 482, 484, 488, 489, AND 492...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478, 482, 484, 488, 489, AND 492...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert, Fire
Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin, Fire Weather Zone 484
Tavaputs Plateau, Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National Forest,
Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire Weather Zone
492 Central Utah West Desert.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Wednesday until 11 PM, Scattered dry
thunderstorms with numerous outflow wind gusts to around 40 mph
and isolated wind gusts to around 60 mph.

* WINDS...Friday and Saturday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts
up to 40 to 50 mph. Winds may temporarily turn northwesterly
and lighter on Friday night behind an initial cold front
before returning to strong out of the southwest on Saturday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Friday and Saturday, as low as 5 percent
with little to no overnight recovery Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
lightning...dry fuel conditions...and gusty microburst winds will
create favorable conditions for new fire starts and extreme fire
behavior.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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