SOUTHERN UTAH – Strong and gusty winds are blowing across Southern Utah Tuesday night and, as forecast by the National Weather Service, are expected to continue into Wednesday morning.
Read more: NWS issues High Wind Warning for portions of western, Southern Utah
Motorists are advised to take extra caution, especially while crossing bridges, overpasses and un-sheltered areas. Vehicles, especially high profile vehicles, can be difficult to control at times in high winds.
Utah Department of Transportation posted an alert at 7 p.m. advising 55 mph wind gusts were being observed along Interstate 15 at Point of the Mountain, and 45 mph and higher crosswind gusts along West Desert Interstate 80. For impacts on specific routes, visit UDOT’s road weather alerts Web page linked here.
Take caution or trees as winds can uproot them and tear limbs off with a single gust, as evidenced by photos in the gallery below taken at a residence in Santa Clara and at the St. George Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on E. 400 South in St. George.
The National Weather Service issued a “Hard Freeze Warning” Tuesday, effective from midnight to Wednesday morning for Beaver, Iron and Washington counties. Read more here: Hard Freeze Warning issued for Southwest Utah.
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High winds impact Springdale, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Shellie Hendrickson, St. George News
High winds impact Springdale, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Shellie Hendrickson, St. George News
Heavy winds impact Bloomington Hills area of St. George, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Lindsey Hendrickson, St. George News
Heavy winds impact Southern Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of ChandaDawn2,, St. George News
Heavy winds send trampoline flying, St. George Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by and courtesy of Tiffinie Burrows Vogel, St. George News
Heavy winds caused a trampoline to take flight. Owners improvise a system to keep it in place through the night, St. George, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by and courtesy of Tiffinie Burrows Vogel, St. George News
Heavy winds Tuesday evening impact visibility near the Red Mountain, Ivins, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by and courtesy of Christine Shumate, St. George News
Heavy winds on Tuesday uprooted a tree in Enterprise, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by and courtesy of Kirby Schimbeck, St. George News
A tree in the Target parking lot is uprooted due to heavy winds on Tuesday evening, St. George, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by and courtesy of Elizabeth Carney, St. George News
Heavy winds impact Southern Utah. Kendra Sunday wrote: "My before and after of our garden cover. Only up 3 days. Sad face all day." Southern Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Kendra Sunday, St. George News
Heavy winds Tuesday evening impact visibility near the Red Mountain, Ivins, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Maris Deanne, St. George News
Heavy winds Tuesday evening impact visibility near the Red Mountain, Ivins, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Maris Deanne, St. George News
Heavy winds impact Kanab, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Matt Jones, St. George News
Heavy winds impact Kanab, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Matt Jones, St. George News
A tree uprooted during heavy winds Tuesday evening, Santa Clara, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by and courtesy of Codie Stark, St. George News
A tree uprooted during heavy winds Tuesday evening, Santa Clara, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A tree uprooted at the St. George Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during heavy winds Tuesday evening, St. George, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by Ric Wayman, St. George News
A tree uprooted at the St. George Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during heavy winds Tuesday evening, St. George, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by Ric Wayman, St. George News
A tree uprooted at the St. George Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during heavy winds Tuesday evening, St. George, Utah, April 14, 2015 | Photo by Ric Wayman, St. George News
Travel weather highlights posted by Utah Department of Transportation, April 14, 2015, 4 p.m. | Image courtesy of UDOT, St. George News | Click on image to enlarge
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Was it windy where you live?
I have (had) a secured, 3 foot tall rooster weather vein mounted on my deck. It now looks like George Foreman took a sledge hammer to it. And worse of all, ObamaCare says it doesn’t cover act of God claims.
(note) Memorial services will be announced after the front moves out.
I’m so sorry about your loss. I can bring funeral potatoes and a green jello salad. Let me know if you need anything else.
First you should find out if you’re even welcomed..
I didn’t realize that many people owned trampolines! It hurts to see all the fallen trees, though…
Well you can always replant a trampoline