[STORMREPORTS] Winds buffet Utah Monday
FULL STORY:
"Havoc includes fires, capsized boat, power outages, closed roads
High winds wreaked havoc Monday throughout much of Utah, spreading
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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri May 14 2004 - 06:28:32 EDT
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595062394,00.html
fires, closing roads and capsizing a boat on the Great Salt Lake.
The National Weather Service issued high wind warnings for parts of
the state west of I-15 from the Idaho border through St. George, said Pete
Wilensky, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Salt Lake
City. The warning expired at 9 p.m. Monday.
A wind gust in Eureka, Juab County, was recorded at 81 mph, Wilensky
said.
The gusting winds possibly caused and at least fanned fires in Salt
Lake, Tooele and Utah counties.
Two semi trucks overturned in the wind along I-80, one near Tooele and
another near Wendover. No injuries were reported. But the freeway in the
Wendover area was closed in both directions Monday evening for about two
hours because of low visibility. The road opened about 6 p.m., Utah Highway
Patrol spokeswoman Tammy Palmer said.
A 14-foot sailboat capsized about 1 1/2 miles off the shore of the
Great Salt Lake, ranger Bob Rosell said.
As many as 20,000 customers experienced power outages, the bulk along the
Wasatch Front.
Wind gusts at Salt Lake City International Airport were 71 mph; 72 mph on
Hat Island in the Great Salt Lake; 67 mph in Wendover; and 66 mph at
Dugway, Tooele County. Wind blew at 63 mph in South Jordan and 60 mph in
Delta. The mountains above 6,000 feet could receive 10 inches or more of
snow. "
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