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WEBER COUNTY — A high wind event concentrated in Davis and Weber Counties began Saturday evening and continued into Sunday morning, causing power outages and significant damage in affected areas. Approximately 3,830 Rocky Mountain Power customers, mostly in Ogden and surrounding areas, were without power Monday morning.
#UTWind
According to the National Weather Service of Salt Lake City, the strongest winds along the northern Wasatch Front continued through Sunday morning and remained strong through the afternoon.
Strongest winds along the nrn Wasatch Front will cont thru the morning, will decrease but remain strong into the afternoon. #utwx#utwind
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) May 1, 2016
The Salt Lake City NWS reported the first 90 mph gusts of wind at the junction of Park Lane and US-89 in Farmington at approximately 4:45 a.m. with a max measurement of 91 mph at 5:52 a.m. Sunday.
You can see a map of peak wind gusts or a log of recent wind in your area by going to the NWS website.
Road closures
The Utah Department of Transportation reported Sunday morning that I-15 in Davis County was setting restrictions for high profile vehicles. That restriction was lifted as of 10:45 a.m.
Restrictions lifted: I-15 Davis Co open to semis. @UtahTrucking
— UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) May 1, 2016
According to Lt. Lee Perry of Utah Highway Patrol, I-15 northbound near Corinne, Utah in Box Elder County would be shut down while UHP cleared three tipped semitrucks that fell during the windstorm. I-15 northbound was completely shut down and traffic was being rerouted through S.R. 13. Southbound traffic had one lane open. UHP reopened I-15 northbound at approximately 2:15 p.m.
Perry also said that the area would continue to be restricted to high profile vehicles. Perry added that all three semitrucks that tipped were empty and susceptible to the wind.
I-15 Box Elder. Semis/High Profile Veh. prohibited, NB/SB from Tremonton (Ex 376) to Plymouth (MP 392). Use SR-13
— UDOT Region One (@UDOTRegionOne) May 1, 2016
I-15 Box Elder. Update, NO high profile vehicles/semis NB/SB from Brigham City to Elwood. Use SR-13 or SR-38.
— UDOT Region One (@UDOTRegionOne) May 1, 2016
Park Lane in Farmington:
SR-225 Park Lane. Partial closure of X-change remains through tomorrow AM. Extreme congestion expected tomorrow. Use alts.
— UDOT Region One (@UDOTRegionOne) May 1, 2016
Damage
Kaysville City posted a video on their Facebook page documenting severe damage to a home on Oxford Drive where a large tree fell into the house. No one was injured in the incident.
Hundreds of people are reporting damage in their area, including downed trees, broken fences and missing roofing and siding from their homes.
— Maren Baumgartner (@Mare_Bear_Baum) May 1, 2016
Here are a few images taken from today's severe wind storm. pic.twitter.com/HWEGszDRXo
— Rocky Mountain Power (@RMP_Utah) May 1, 2016
My neighbor's tree fell on their house. They were trying to pull it the other way. @fox13now@KSL5TV@standardexpic.twitter.com/OPXul3pKJw
— Krista Kendall (@Kkendaly) May 1, 2016
Power outage
There is currently a large-scale power outage in Layton and Ogden, affecting the surrounding areas and leaving approximately 24,000 people without power, Rocky Mountain Power reported Sunday at 1 p.m.. They said that all available crews are working on restoring power to those without power.
The storm affected as many as 39,000 customers Sunday night, which has reduced to the current amount at about 24000 by noon Sunday.
— Rocky Mountain Power (@RMP_Utah) May 1, 2016
Damages continue. If high winds remain, crews may have difficulty w/repairs. Expect some repairs go into Monday. Thank you for your patience
— Rocky Mountain Power (@RMP_Utah) May 1, 2016
Currently 13,754 customers in Ogden are without power. Rocky Mountain Power has brought in crews from Price to Idaho to restore power
— Ogden Fire Dept (@OgdenFireDept) May 2, 2016
To report a power outage or see the latest updates on the outages, visit Rocky Mountain Power’s website.
Safety
As a reminder, Rocky Mountain Power said to treat all down power lines as live and dangerous and to not attempt to move them. As an additional safety reminder, any stoplights that are out as a result of the outages should be treated as a four-way stop.
As a safety reminder please treat all down lines as live and dangerous. Thank you for your patience as we work to safely restore your power.
— Rocky Mountain Power (@RMP_Utah) May 1, 2016
iWitness
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Contributing: Alex Cabrero, Ashton Goodell