60-80+ mph winds now forecast for Wasatch Front tonight

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Just wanted to get this little heads up out there to those living along the Wasatch Front...

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwat ... 0statement
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

THERE CONTINUES TO BE A POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUSLY STRONG EASTERLY
DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO AFFECT THE WASATCH FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...SPECIFICALLY DURING THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

DAMAGING EASTERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...
AND SIMILAR EVENTS IN YEARS PAST HAVE CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BOTH INTERSTATE
TRAVEL AND RAILROAD OPERATIONS. TYPICALLY THESE TYPE OF EVENTS
HAVE HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT FROM
NORTH SALT LAKE TO BRIGHAM CITY...BUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE WASATCH
FRONT FROM SPANISH FORK NORTH HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS. SMALL CHANGES TO THE STORM'S TRACK MAY CHANGE THE LOCATION
AND OR STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS.

[JasonI am a nobody!]

Cool....clear out the nasty smog buildup! Been having bouts of high wind all over the globe this past week....

[durangoutcaptain of 1,000]

Thansk for the heads up Flagg. I will be driving back from Boise on Wed. I guess I'll leave early.

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Cool....clear out the nasty smog buildup! Been having bouts of high wind all over the globe this past week....

I know, in fact, was going to post all the strange high-wind events that have taken place in the past week, but figured they would be of no consequence to anyone since they are past events.

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Thansk for the heads up Flagg. I will be driving back from Boise on Wed. I guess I'll leave early.

My pleasure. I would try and get home before 6:00 PM if you can (that's when the winds are forecast to develop). They're supposed to be strongest between 3:00 AM and 9:00 AM. I hope all goes OK with your travel.

[truthseekercaptain of 100]

Wind on the wasatch front is usually from the west, sometimes from the south, and sometimes from the north. It is much more rare to get an east wind.

The forecast of an east wind does tend to remind me of this scripture:

Moroni 7:31 And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Wind on the wasatch front is usually from the west, sometimes from the south, and sometimes from the north. It is much more rare to get an east wind.

The forecast of an east wind does tend to remind me of this scripture:

Moroni 7:31 And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

[Songbirdcaptain of 1,000]

Good luck guys! But hey, there is wind all over the world in the last week!

[moonwhimcaptain of 1,000]

We have high winds in Sacramento today.

[John Lockecaptain of 1,000]

Wind on the wasatch front is usually from the west, sometimes from the south, and sometimes from the north. It is much more rare to get an east wind.

The forecast of an east wind does tend to remind me of this scripture:

Moroni 7:31 And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

rare huh? http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/projects/99 ... story.html title of that article is "violent winds nothing new along Wasatch" I'm not sure where you get this notion of them being rare...they are anything but rare.....

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Wind on the wasatch front is usually from the west, sometimes from the south, and sometimes from the north. It is much more rare to get an east wind.

The forecast of an east wind does tend to remind me of this scripture:

Moroni 7:31 And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

rare huh? http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/projects/99 ... story.html title of that article is "violent winds nothing new along Wasatch" I'm not sure where you get this notion of them being rare...they are anything but rare.....

John, the last time we had a wind event resembling the wind speeds they're expecting later tonight and tomorrow was 1995 and that was a powerful cold front that experienced frontogenesis as it grew in size and strength after crossing Nevada - this current event is due to being caught in the middle of very strong low and high pressure systems (which results in a pressure gradient capable of generating hurricane force winds) combined with a cold front bringing snow and wind. The conditions creating the powerful winds are what is rare. Heck, microbursts from thunderstorms and wrap-around from low pressure systems can generate 70 mph winds in the valleys and canyon areas (east) and they occur all the time... this situation tonight and tomorrow is different.

[truthseekercaptain of 100]

I think you missed my point. I wasn't saying windstorms are rare. My point was that usually the wind comes from the west, north, and south with an east wind being the more rare phenomenon of the directions from which the wind blows.

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

The warnings have been upgraded - they're now saying a potentially dangerous situation is developing and setting up for the Wasatch Front:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=slc

[JasonI am a nobody!]

The warnings have been upgraded - they're now saying a potentially dangerous situation is developing and setting up for the Wasatch Front:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=slc

Thank you for the heads up!!!

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

The warnings have been upgraded - they're now saying a potentially dangerous situation is developing and setting up for the Wasatch Front:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=slc

Thank you for the heads up!!!

Anytime Jason - I just hope we wake up with power in the morning.

[JasonI am a nobody!]

Anytime Jason - I just hope we wake up with power in the morning.

Yeah hopefully my plastic will stay on the gardens....hate to damage my crops. Also hope the chickens and rabbits don't have issues....if the plastic comes off their garden I'll be cleaning up straw for a week with that kind of wind.

[shadowcaptain of 1,000]

Any bets this will be yet another forecast dud?

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Any bets this will be yet another forecast dud?

I don't know shadowman... here's the latest:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=slc

Confidence in a destructive wind event late tonight through Thursday has increased. Focused concern for the strongest wind potential is across the northern Wasatch front from North Salt Lake to Brigham City...but strong and gusty winds are expected for portions of Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah and Cache counties as well.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/ ... LC&pil=NPW

UTZ002>004-011100-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0015.111201T0700Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL...
SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI
755 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 PM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 PM MST THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...AND NORTHERN
WASATCH FRONT...PARTICULARLY NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY... DAVIS
COUNTY...WEBER COUNTY AND EASTERN BOX ELDER COUNTY...AND THE
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...SPECIFICALLY THE EAST BENCH AREAS AND
FAR NORTHERN UTAH COUNTY NEAR LEHI. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN BENCH AREAS FROM OLYMPUS COVE
THROUGH THE AVENUES IN EASTERN SALT LAKE COUNTY.

* WINDS: EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE CORE OF STRONGEST WINDS LOOKS TO IMPACT DAVIS
COUNTY.

* TIMING: DEVELOPING TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRAVELERS
ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BRIGHAM CITY SOUTH THROUGH SPANISH
FORK...PARTICULARLY THROUGH DAVIS COUNTY...MAY ENCOUNTER DELAYS
OR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. SIMILAR EVENTS OCCURRED IN 1983 AND
1999...WHICH PRODUCED WINDS AS HIGH AS 113 MPH ALONG THE
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT. EVENTS SUCH AS THIS HAVE TOPPLED SEMIS
AND OVERTURNED TRAIN CARS...AND CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
PERSONAL PROPERTY. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE
AS DESTRUCTIVE...BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE
EXTRA PRECAUTION THIS EVENING TO SECURE ALL LOOSE
OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRAMPOLINES AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE. POWER
OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

[Songbirdcaptain of 1,000]

It is thursday morning, and I don't see the Col or any of the others on line. Did they lose power? How did the storms go?

[Original_Intentcaptain of 1,000]

No damage that I could see in northern Utah County this morning.....

[tmaccaptain of 1,000]

Looks like Davis County was the hardest hit.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=1830964 ... vis-county

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

Not one leaf rustled all night long and as I am looking outside right now, the wind is blowing a ferocious 0 mph. I guess they got hit pretty good though in Davis County, where 30,000 homes are without power this morning. Reports indicate that some wind gusts up north hit 90 mph and there were multiple rollovers and jackknifes of big rigs that have closed some highways. A few elementary schools have been closed as well up north, but from Salt Lake south, not even a breeze.

From the NWS as of 5:00 AM...

DISCUSSION...DESTRUCTIVE WIND EVENT ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CWA THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 82 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR CENTERVILLE SO FAR...WITH WIDESPREAD WINDS GUSTS OVER 58 MPH FROM LAYTON SOUTH TO SALT LAKE CITY. DAMAGE REPORTS ARE STARTING TO COME IN FROM THESE LOCATIONS. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TRANSFORMERS EXPLODING...POWERLINES DOWN AND SO FAR MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

They just reported that Centerville is getting winds right now of 102 mph. Where I am (Orem - about 45 miles south of Centerville), nothing but a little breeze. Weird.

[shadowcaptain of 1,000]

Wouldn't of been able to even fly a kite at my house.
So. California got hit pretty hard with wind. They suck so that makes sense (right Mark?)!

[ChelCThe Law]

It's been crazy in Davis County. My husband said the freeway was closed to trucks and there were several tipped over. They had sporadic power this morning at his work. Here we've been getting some crazy gusts throwing things around. We had to stake down the trampoline really well and the garbage can lids have been flying around our chicken coop. In fact, right now one is stuck to the wall of the chicken run about six feet up. It ripped the water line from the back of our house that went up to the swamp cooler. The garbage can just missed landing on my husband's motorcycle.

Other than that it's sunny and beautiful. Just like my son's attitude about his writing assignment now- haha!

[Col. Flaggcaptain of 10,000]

One of our facilities up north is still without power and is considering sending their critical care patients to us because they're exhausting all of their back-up generator fuel.

[AGalagaChiasmuscaptain of 100]

It's been crazy in Davis County. My husband said the freeway was closed to trucks and there were several tipped over. They had sporadic power this morning at his work. Here we've been getting some crazy gusts throwing things around. We had to stake down the trampoline really well and the garbage can lids have been flying around our chicken coop. In fact, right now one is stuck to the wall of the chicken run about six feet up. It ripped the water line from the back of our house that went up to the swamp cooler. The garbage can just missed landing on my husband's motorcycle.

Other than that it's sunny and beautiful. Just like my son's attitude about his writing assignment now- haha!

Quick visual for those on the boards not familiar with the area:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/make_img.ph ... 1&force=no

60-80 mph is pretty good. You'll be picking up shingles for a couple of weeks...

[John Lockecaptain of 1,000]

Heart of Davis County here, we got pounded, sure was fun tho! Great opportunity to bring the ward together for cleanup. Good times all around IMO.

[Markcaptain of 1,000]

Wouldn't of been able to even fly a kite at my house.
So. California got hit pretty hard with wind. They suck so that makes sense (right Mark?)!

Just a little breezier than normal down south here. No big deal. Up north it was a lot more severe. The righteous Saints stay away from LA and San Fran. To many crazies and degenerates up that direction.