Utah, 1997

High Wind in Utah, April 10 to 11, 1997

April 10 to 11, 1997 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Along the Wasatch Front easterly canyon winds developed on both of these mornings. Gusts to 57 and 58 mph (50 kts) were observed on the Bountiful Bench.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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.

Along the Wasatch Front easterly canyon winds developed on both of these mornings. Gusts to 57 and 58 mph (50 kts) were observed on the Bountiful Bench. Minor damage was reported.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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

When
April 10, 4:00 AM MST to April 11, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$20,000

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

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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: 5602785.