Utah, 1996

High Wind in Utah, April 18, 1996

April 18, 1996 · NWS SLC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The cold front that brought snow to northern Utah's Mountains created strong, gusty winds elsewhere in the state. Among the reports were a 61 mph (53 kts) wind gust at the St.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.

The cold front that brought snow to northern Utah's Mountains created strong, gusty winds elsewhere in the state. Among the reports were a 61 mph (53 kts) wind gust at the St. George Municipal Airport and a 60 mph (52 kts) gust at Pinto Junction (6 miles west of Cedar City). No damage was reported from these winds.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber

When
April 18, 9:30 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)

High Wind, Western Unita Mountains

When
April 18, 9:30 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Western Unita Mountains forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5569700, 5569701.