Tornado and Damaging Winds in Utah, May 3, 1993

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Utah, May 3, 1993
Start: 1993-05-03T17:54
End: 1993-05-03T20:35
Location: Utah

May 3, 1993 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $552,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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.

Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tooele

When: May 3, 5:54 PM MST
Where: Tooele County, Wendover
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.449, -113.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Box Elder

When: May 3, 6:55 PM MST
Where: Box Elder County, Lakeside
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.521, -113.082 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Box Elder

When: May 3, 6:55 PM MST
Where: Box Elder County, Salt Lake City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.521, -113.082 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Utah

When: May 3, 7:15 PM MST
Where: Utah County, Genola
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.120, -111.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tooele

When: May 3, 7:40 PM MST
Where: Tooele County, Stansbury Park
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.449, -113.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Tooele

When: May 3, 7:40 PM MST
Where: Tooele County, Erda
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.620, -112.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Davis

When: May 3, 7:55 PM MST
Where: Davis County, Layton
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.991, -112.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Weber

When: May 3, 8:30 PM MST
Where: Weber County, Farr West
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.270, -111.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front moved into northwest Utah during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The cold front produced thunderstorms as it moved through the area. Some of these thunderstorms produced damaging winds and even a tornado. The high winds reduced visibilities due to blowing dust and salt. In Genola, the wind blew down a newly constructed fence, several trees, and tore a roof off a small barn. The high winds along the Wasatch Front downed many power lines. A microburst damaged a greenhouse in a nursery and garden center in Farr West. Debris from the greenhouse then flattened the shrubs and bedding plants inside. The owner estimated the damage at $30,000 to $40,000. Several houses close to this area also had some wind damage in their yards. One of these thunderstorms produced a tornado. Erda is five miles north of Tooele. The tornado first tore off the top of an electric pole then moved into a drive-in theater. It totally destroyed the movie screen. The tornado then tipped a mobile home over before it moved into an open field, and went back into the clouds. A few windows on the mobile home were broken. The movie screen was worth $50,000, and will have to be replaced. Many objects including a small camper shell, trash barrels, and a wood pile were only blown a short distance or not even disturbed. The mobile home was located behind a not so sturdy metal building. That building was not damaged. Trees surrounding a nearby house were also not damaged. This event was witnessed by a woman who lived next to the drive-in. The woman said, "That she saw the screen being twisted in a whirling motion".

Thunderstorm Wind, Salt Lake

When: May 3, 8:30 PM MST
Where: Salt Lake County, Kearns
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.668, -111.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Salt Lake

When: May 3, 8:35 PM MST
Where: Salt Lake County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.668, -111.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Utah in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Utah, 1993 Warnings in Utah, May 1993

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10355135, 10355090, 10355091, 10355154, 10355136, 10355137, 10355107, 10355155, 10355168, 10355169.