Effective:

2025-03-12T14:15:00-06:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T05:15:00-06:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Wind Advisory

Type:

Update

Severity:

Moderate

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Western Millard and Juab Counties; Southwest Utah

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45-50 mph expected until a cold front moves through Thursday afternoon/evening when winds transition to a lighter northwest direction. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties, Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Tooele and Rush Valleys, and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Areas of blowing dust may reduce visibilities.

Instruction: Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution.

Effective:

2025-03-12T15:06:00-06:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T06:15:00-06:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Winter Storm Warning

Type:

Alert

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Central Mountains; Southern Mountains

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches possible with locally higher amounts of 2 to 3 feet in locally favored areas such as Brian Head. * WHERE...Central Mountains, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, Western Uinta Mountains, and Southern Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 AM Thursday to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times. Traction law restrictions may be enacted. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

Instruction: If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. For winter road conditions from the Utah Department of Transportation, visit http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov. For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including Official NWS Forecast, High End Amount, and Low End Amount, visit weather.gov/slc/winter.