Utah, 1996

High Wind in Utah, February 24, 1996

February 24, 1996 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A dry cold front moved through Northwest Utah on this date. At the Wendover Port of Entry winds gusted as high as 52 knots (60 mph).

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.

A dry cold front moved through Northwest Utah on this date. At the Wendover Port of Entry winds gusted as high as 52 knots (60 mph). Small rocks and gravel were reported to be lifted from the ground causing some minor damage.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful

When
February 24, 6:00 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$2,000

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

Every storm in Utah in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, February 1996

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: 5536172.