Utah, 1994

Hail in Utah, October 5, 1994

October 5, 1994 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Salt Lake

When
October 5, 4:44 AM MST
Where
Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
40.668, -111.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold upper level trough moved across northern Utah this day. The first of two severe thunderstorms moved northward through the Salt Lake Valley dropping 0.75-inch hail at the NWSFO Salt Lake, and surrounding area. The same storm dropped 1.00-inch diameter hail about 1 mile north at the FAA ARTCC at approximately 5:00MST. The McDonnell Douglas plant (approximately 1 mile north of the NWSFO) sustained roof damage estimated at $250,000. Hail dents in this roof were estimated at 5 to 10 per square foot.

Hail, Salt Lake

When
October 5, 6:38 AM MST
Where
Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Hts
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
40.668, -111.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The second severe thunderstorm moved north along the Wasatch Front. One-inch diameter hail was measured in Cottonwood Heights, and 12 miles south of Salt Lake City. The Cottonwood Heights Mall sustained roof damage estimated at $1.3 million. Hail depth was 8 to 10 inches deep the Cottonwoods Heights area with extensive tree damage.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10355113, 10355114.