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WWUS85 KSLC 111759
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1159 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
UTZ109-110-111830-
BEAR LAKE AND BEAR RIVER VALLEY UT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH UT-
1159 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN CACHE
AND NORTHWESTERN RICH COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM MDT
...
AT 1159 AM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GARDEN CITY, OR NEAR BEAR LAKE IDAHO PORTION, MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
BEAR LAKE IDAHO PORTION, GARDEN CITY, BEAR LAKE, GARDEN, PICKELVILLE,
AND LAKOTA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON BEAR
LAKE. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WAVES AND VERY CHOPPY
WATERS WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. BOATERS ARE
URGED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF POSSIBLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
US ROUTE 89 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 488 AND 502.
UTAH ROUTE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 115.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR BEAR LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4187 11132 4193 11154 4200 11151 4201 11127
4201 11124 4200 11124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 200DEG 34KT 4198 11140
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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