I was up early this morning as I have quite a bit of yardwork to do today, but the weather is not cooperating. Showers and thunderstorms extend from the Oquirrhs into eastern Utah at 1300 UTC (0700 MDT).
These storms have been moving northward, leaving a trial of lightning strikes from I-70 to just north of Evanston. The highest lightning-strike densities are well east of I-15, but there have also been a few in the Salt Lake Valley and adjoining Wasatch Mountains.
Source: LightningMaps.org. Lightning in hour ending at 0709 MDT. |
In addition to rain, we've had some strong winds in the area. My house has done quite a bit of shaking at times. Weather observations from a citizen observer in the upper aves show a peak gust of 68 mph yesterday at about 1900 MDT and then a gust this morning of 54 mph at about 0700 MDT.
Source: MesoWest |
Since yesterday, peak gusts reported to MesoWest include 78 mph on the Salt Flats, 70 mph at the Moab Airport, 68 mph in the upper Aves, 64 mph in Magna, 62 mph in Parley's Canyon, 61 mph near Point of the Mountain, and 52 mph at the Salt Lake City Airport. The list of stations reporting gusts over 50 mph is remarkably long, so strong gusts were reported in many areas.
Stay safe out there. When thunder roars, head indoors.
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