Flood, Box Elder
- When
- May 16, 9:35 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Box Elder County, Brigham City Area
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 41.521, -113.082 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Utah, May 16, 1996
A line of "dying" thunderstorms moved through northern Utah in the evening. 55" in 20 minutes time.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $40,000
- 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 line of "dying" thunderstorms moved through northern Utah in the evening. Rainfall amounts ranged from 0.35-0.55" in 20 minutes time. Minor street flooding was reported by both weather spotters and the Utah Highway Patrol dispatch in the Brigham City area. Ponding of water on Interstate-15 caused a multicar accident in which several people were injured. Damage was estimated to be in the neighborhood of $40,000.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
- Flooding in Montana, May 16, 1996
- Flood in California, May 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
More
Every storm in Utah in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, May 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: 5569705.