Utah, 1995

Damaging Wind in Utah, August 23, 1995

August 23, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tooele

When
August 23, 6:50 PM MST
Where
Tooele County, Tooele
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
40.449, -113.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dropped 0.75 inches in 20 minutes in the mountains west of Huntington. The runoff produced a flash flood and mud flows across Highway 31. Later in the day a 46-year-old male was struck by lightning while working in a gravel pit. He was knocked unconscious by the bolt. He was taken to a hospital and later released. In Tooele, a severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust measured at 72 mph, and dropped .92 inch of rain in 15 minutes.

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.

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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: 10355148.