Cross winds
We drove out across Southern ID recently and there were thunder storms in the area. They can throw some 50-60 mph winds in the vicinity and we ran through some high winds. Getting pushed around wa...
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This from KSL, Salt Lake, this morning. T-storms in the area yesterday.
“...TOOELE — Roadway wind restrictions on I-80 in Tooele County were lifted Thursday a few hours after being enacted, officials confirmed.
However, a wind advisory remained in place after at least one semitruck blew over on I-80 about 11 miles West of Knolls, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
At one point wind gusts up to 70 mph were reported along the freeway. Winds were reaching 45 mph as of 7:50 p.m....”
“... Initially, semitrucks, RVs and other large vehicles were prohibited from driving on I-80 between Wendover and Tooele but the restriction was lifted just before 8 p.m., Utah Department of Transportation officials said.
In its place, a wind advisory was issued for those large vehicles until 9 p.m. Drivers in the area should expect residual traffic delays, UDOT officials noted.
Additionally, parts of the county — including Knolls, Clive and Low — were placed under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 p.m., the National Weather Service Salt Lake City reported...”
“...TOOELE — Roadway wind restrictions on I-80 in Tooele County were lifted Thursday a few hours after being enacted, officials confirmed.
However, a wind advisory remained in place after at least one semitruck blew over on I-80 about 11 miles West of Knolls, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
At one point wind gusts up to 70 mph were reported along the freeway. Winds were reaching 45 mph as of 7:50 p.m....”
“... Initially, semitrucks, RVs and other large vehicles were prohibited from driving on I-80 between Wendover and Tooele but the restriction was lifted just before 8 p.m., Utah Department of Transportation officials said.
In its place, a wind advisory was issued for those large vehicles until 9 p.m. Drivers in the area should expect residual traffic delays, UDOT officials noted.
Additionally, parts of the county — including Knolls, Clive and Low — were placed under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 p.m., the National Weather Service Salt Lake City reported...”
