Storms in Utah in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Utah in 1988, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Utah in 1988 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 26
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $3,000
- Episodes
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1988
May 1988
June 1988
- Damaging Wind in Utah, June 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Utah, June 20, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Utah, June 21, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Utah, June 24, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Utah, June 25, 1988
July 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Wind in Utah, August 2, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 10, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 11, 1988
September 1988
November 1988
More
Every year in UtahEvery state in 1988Tornadoes in Utah in 1988Warnings in Utah in 198819871989
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.