SALT LAKE CITY — A storm moving into the Wasatch Front Monday evening brought winds up to 70 miles per hour, which caused all flights from the Salt Lake City International Airport to be temporarily grounded.
The airport announced around 5:40 p.m. that the Federal Aviation Administration put a "ground stop" on all departures from SLC due to the extreme weather. Around 6:20, officials announced that the flights were resumed.
Flights have now resumed. Please check with your airline regarding possible delays. Thanks for your patience and safe travels.
— SaltLakeCityAirport (@slcairport) July 4, 2023
The National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings extending from Perry in Box Elder County to Payson in the southern portion of Utah County.
"These storms mean business! Up to 70 mph winds with blowing dust up and down the Wasatch moving east. Take shelter immediately, if outdoors!" the NWS tweeted.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Salt Lake City UT, West Valley City UT and Provo UT until 6:00 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/r4A64RW6Dy
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 3, 2023
The storms may have also caused power outages. There were as many as 15,900 at one point, according to Rocky Mountain Power's outage map. By 8:30 p.m., it was down to 1,400.
"Rocky Mountain Power is making good progress restoring power to customers after a line of strong thunderstorms moved eastward across the Wasatch Front," a company spokesperson said. "Remember to treat any down power line as dangerous, even if it does not appear energized. Stay away, keep others away, call Rocky Mountain Power at 877-508-5088 to report it and other outage conditions."
