Wind gusts, advisories impact much of Utah; hard freeze warnings tonight in some areas

Large parts of Utah saw high winds Sunday. This map shows the different advisories across the state. Brown indicates a wind advisory, purple a hard freeze warning, and blue a hard freeze watch.

Large parts of Utah saw high winds Sunday. This map shows the different advisories across the state. Brown indicates a wind advisory, purple a hard freeze warning, and blue a hard freeze watch. (National Weather Service)


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SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns across the state might experience a windy Mother's Day.

The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for areas in southern Utah — including St. George, Hurrican, Ivins, Kanab and Escalante — that is set to last until 9 p.m. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and southwest winds from 35 to 40 mph can be expected in these areas.

Other areas in southern Utah are under a wind advisory and can expect to see winds from 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

The agency warned that the winds could cause power outages and blow away unsecured objects. The winds could also create hazardous driving and boating conditions. Blowing dust on Interstate 15 in Washington County caused limited visibility as low as 2 miles.

Northern Utah is not untouched by the high winds. The weather service reported that winds reached 62 mph at Hat Island on the Great Salt Lake and that winds and dust are limiting visibility on Interstate 80 between Wendover and Grantsville.

The agency said visibility in parts of Utah County was limited to 1/3 mile because of the dust.

Southwest Utah is also under a hard freeze warning Sunday night into Monday morning. The weather service warned that Beaver, Cedar City, Milford, Panguitch, Circleville, Koosharem and other areas in the southwest part of the state could see temperatures as low as 25 degrees overnight along with the wind advisory.

People in that area should take steps to protect plants and outdoor water pipes from the expected cold. "To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing," the warning said.

Sanpete Valley is also under a similar hard freeze warning into Monday morning but not under a wind advisory, while eastern Box Elder County is under a hard freeze watch.

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Lisi Merkley is a news producer for KSL.com. Prior to joining KSL in May 2021, she was editor in chief of The Daily Universe at Brigham Young University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and Spanish.

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