Power Outage in Blanding, UT

This storm began on November 30th and continued into December. Please see the November 2007 Storm Data publication for additional information on this episode. A very moist subtropical flow of air spread across eastern Utah ahead of a powerful low pressure system. This produced widespread heavy snow across the mountains along with strong winds. Heavy snowfall also occurred across the lower elevations of northeast Utah, and heavy rainfall occurred across some of the lower elevations in southeast Utah.

A very moist subtropical flow of air spread across eastern Utah ahead of a powerful low pressure system. This produced widespread heavy snow across the mountains along with strong winds. Heavy snowfall also occurred across the lower elevations of northeast Utah, and heavy rainfall occurred across some of the lower elevations in southeast Utah.|This episode continued into the following month. For additional information please see the December 2007 Storm Data Publication.

Thunderstorm winds resulted in widespread power outages in Blanding as large trees up to 60 feet tall and tree limbs fell onto power lines. A total of 7 lines were downed and 4 power poles were broken. The majority of the power outages lasted about three and one-half hours. Several homes sustained wind damage, mostly to roofs. Shingles were blown off homes and some metal roofs were blown off or curled up in some places. Trampolines were tossed around yards and neighborhoods, several small sheds were blown over and caused damage to equipment, adjacent homes and vehicles. In one instance a shed was wrapped around a power pole which broke the meter for a nearby trailer. Some portable garages were toppled and caused damage to vehicles. Downed power lines sparked two fires.

The roof of a 35 foot high granary was blown 100 feet away over the top of a power line and over another granary. A large number of 8 inch diameter pinyon pine trees in the area were snapped off just above the ground.