WWUS85 KSLC 240152
SPSSLC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
752 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026
 
UTZ101-102-105-106-108-111-112-240230-
Salt Lake Valley UT-Wasatch Back UT-Utah Valley UT-
Western Uinta Mountains UT-Tooele and Rush Valleys UT-
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains UT-Wasatch Mountains South of I-
80 UT-
752 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Salt Lake,
northwestern Wasatch, northwestern Utah and east central Tooele
Counties through 830 PM MDT
...

At 752 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Dugway English Village to
7 miles southwest of Cedar Fort. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
West Valley City, Sandy, Tooele, Grantsville, West Jordan, South
Jordan, Lehi, Draper, Riverton, Pleasant Grove, Cottonwood Heights,
Midvale, American Fork, Herriman, Eagle Mountain, Heber, Lindon,
Alpine, Stansbury Park, and Bluffdale.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 15 between mile markers 275 and 297.
 Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 93 and 95.
 US Route 40 between mile markers 13 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northern Utah.

&&

LAT...LON 4067 11237 4056 11133 4018 11205 4028 11276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 233DEG 35KT 4029 11264 4023 11216 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

JCW