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Severe weather makes its presence felt Friday around Utah

Aug 5, 2022, 9:00 PM

Drivers in parts of Salt Lake and Tooele counties could be facing some winter driving conditions du...

The National Weather Service building in Salt Lake City. The NWS says the cold temperatures experienced in Utah this winter are a result of two weather events. (Paul Nelson)

(Paul Nelson)

BY MARK JONES

Digital Content Producer

SALT LAKE CITY — Severe weather made its presence felt in all sorts of ways around the state on Friday.

According to the National Weather Service out of Salt Lake City, various parts of the state got hit by wind and rain.

Some highlights from thunderstorms today across northern Utah…

🌧0.72″ Joes Valley (Central Mtns)
🌧0.40″ Point of the Mountain
🌧0.35″ Olympus Cove

🌬55mph Ferron
🌬49mph SR-248 (Wasatch Back)
🌬43mph Legacy Parkway#utwx #wywx https://t.co/TGgF3AzOzu

— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) August 6, 2022

Friday’s severe weather also made traveling difficult, especially in northern Utah.

⚠ Caution I-15 travelers in Draper and Bluffdale! Heavy rainfall is causing wet roads and possibly ponding along I-15 at the south end of Salt Lake Valley. #utwx pic.twitter.com/I5EvYf3hXb

— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) August 5, 2022

Friday evening, The Chicks were scheduled to perform at the Usana Amphitheatre. While the show went on as scheduled, it was delayed by about a half hour as severe weather passed through the area.

Doors are OPEN! Please proceed to the main gates and have your tickets out and ready to scan. pic.twitter.com/afxcegdgAv

— USANA Amphitheatre (@usanaamp) August 6, 2022

According to the KSL weather forecast, Salt Lake City and Ogden have a 70% chance of more showers on Saturday. Provo has a 60% chance of additional rain on Saturday. St. George has only a 10% chance of rain over the weekend.

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