Severe Utah storms cause weak tornado, localized flooding, high wind gusts

SALT LAKE CITY — Severe weather across the state caused a weak tornado, flash flood warnings, localized flooding and high wind gusts Wednesday.

A landspout tornado was reported just before 2 p.m. in an open field near the Stansbury mountains six miles southwest of Grantsville with no damage caused, said Glen Merrill, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City. In a landspout tornado, circulation starts at the ground level and lifts vertically, he said.

Around 5 p.m., the weather service reported a wind gust of 91 miles per hour on the west side of the Great Salt Lake.

A few hours later, a thunderstorm swept thorough Salt Lake City, causing localized flooding under the 3300 South overpass, prompting officials to ask drivers to avoid travel on I-215.

A wind storm at a football practice at South Jordan City Park sent athletes and spectators running off the field at around 7:15 p.m.

The National Weather Service also issued a flash flood warning for Stockton in Tooele County, which was recently hit with a severe fire, as well as in Kane and Washington Counties.

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