Utah Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Utah has logged 11,426 severe-weather events — about 369 a year — with 238 direct deaths, 1,162 injuries and $1.0B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind2,0917 d$16.3M
Winter Storm1,65620 d$13.6M
Heavy Snow1,63910 d$6.8M
Flash Flood1,21243 d$156.5M
High Wind1,1374 d$127.7M
Drought1,019——
Winter Weather8241 d$3.8M
Hail447—$1.3M
Flood1856 d$348.1M
Dense Fog1706 d$1.3M
Frost/Freeze169—$100K
Heavy Rain133—$2.3M
Wildfire13211 d$121.2M
Avalanche10180 d$259K
Debris Flow90—$12.7M
Lightning7522 d$1.8M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (180)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
AvalancheJanuary 29, 2010
Wasatch Mountains I-80 North · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 27, 2010
Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80 · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 24, 2010
Wasatch Mountains I-80 North · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 30, 2008
Western Uinta Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 14, 2008
Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80 · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 31, 2007
Western Uinta Mountains · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
AvalancheDecember 25, 2007
Western Uinta Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 23, 2007
Wasatch Mountains I-80 North · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
LightningOctober 13, 2007
Summit · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
AvalancheFebruary 21, 2007
Wasatch Mountains South Of I80 · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 18, 2007
Wasatch Mountains I80 North · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 17, 2007
Central And Southwest Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 17, 2007
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs · 1 killed ·
AvalancheMarch 11, 2006
Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most Of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 1, 2006
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 2, 2005
Duchesne · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 12, 2005
Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell · 1 killed ·
Winter StormMarch 24, 2005
Great Salt Lake Desert And Mountains/Wendover/Snowville · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
Winter StormMarch 24, 2005
West Central Utah/Delta · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Heavy SnowJanuary 3, 2005
Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 11, 2004
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 11, 2004
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 11, 2004
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 10, 2004
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
LightningOctober 1, 2003
Wasatch · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 14, 2003
Summit · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
AvalancheFebruary 15, 2003
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 21, 2002
Utah · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 31, 2002
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 4, 2001
Utah · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 13, 2001
Washington · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 27, 2001
Wasatch Mountains South Of I80 · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 14, 2000
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 24, 2000
Salt Lake · 1 killed · 6 injured ·
LightningMay 29, 1999
Grand · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 29, 1999
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · 1 killed ·
AvalancheNovember 7, 1998
Wasatch Mountains South Of I80 · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodSeptember 5, 1998
Kane · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 10, 1998
Salt Lake · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Winter StormDecember 7, 1997
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.