Dust Storm — Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, Utah
July 25, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
10
Property damage
$300K
Area
Eastern Juab/Millard Counties
Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorm outflow winds generated blowing dust with near zero visibility along Interstate 15 near milepost 152 south of Fillmore. This resulted in a multi vehicle pileup with at least 22 vehicles involved, 8 fatalities, and 10 injuries. The nearest mesonet site located 7 miles south of the crash site recorded a wind gust to 32 mph around the time of the crash, at approximately 430 PM MDT.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.