Utah Winds

We are at the Oquirrah Inn, 8740 North State Highway 36, Lakepoint, Utah 84074. This is 18 miles from our goal of Salt Lake City, Utah. Last night the winds were extremely strong and it also rained. We rode through wind and rain as we got closed to Salt Lake, but then we got to a sign that said, "Strong Wind Gust Area." My question was,"How much stronger can they get?" They got stronger. A lot stronger. We rode on the shoulder for over 30 miles at about 20 MPH until we found some place to stay.