View Original Image at Full SizeFigure 5. A. An upper level low pressure trough approaches the Great Basin. B. Energy from the low pressure is stalled by the Sierra Nevada Mountains, resulting in strong wind energy developing from the south end in the southern Great Basin. C. The cold front intensifies along the Wasatch Front and the eastern Great Basin with accompanying strong southerly winds.
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