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Red Cross helps Utahns affected by hurricane-force winds

Posted at 12:46 PM, Sep 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-09 14:46:30-04

The American Red Cross of Utah offered its assistance to people affected by Tuesday's down slope wind event, which caused in many areas along the Wasatch Front Tuesday.

Red Cross volunteers opened four warming stations in Salt Lake County, where tens of thousands of people lost electricity to their homes in Tuesday's storm.

Red Cross spokesman Rich Woodruff said there were a lot of people displaced in Box Elder County and other areas affected by the storm.

Use the video player above to watch our interview with Woodruff.