High winds expected to precede heavy storm system, likely beginning Thursday evening

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) One of three semi truck trailers that flipped over on I-80 westbound in high winds around 8:00 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2018. The incidents happened between mile posts 79 to 82 just east of the Rowley-Dugway exit in Tooele County. Wrecking crews were kept busy all morning righting the rigs.Most of the eastern third of Utah — including the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys — was under a high wind warning beginning Thursday morning, with gusts approaching 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

In general, winds were expected to blow between 35 to 45 mph, and crosswinds were expected to affect travel in east-west oriented routes, including Interstate 80…