NWS Salt Lake City UTTO.W 0003August 13, 2026
Tornado Warning: Tooele, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a tornado warning for Tooele in Utah, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on August 13. It was the 3rd tornado warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 3 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 0 in an average August of 2008-2025.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 34 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Salt Lake City UT
- Area
- Tooele
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:56 p.m. MDT, August 13, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. MDT, August 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSLC TO.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Tooele County in northern Utah... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 555 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles southwest of Tooele Army Depot, or 11 miles south of Grantsville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Tooele and Tooele Army Depot around 600 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rush Valley, Stockton, and Erda.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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