Thunderstorm Wind, Weber
- When
- April 7, 1:05 PM MST to 1:10 PM MST
- Where
- Weber County, Ogden
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Crop damage
- $200
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -111.970
Damaging Wind in Utah, April 7, 1998
A spotter on the Ogden Bench reported a severe thunderstorm with a wind gust to 59 mph (51kts) and pea-sized hail 1" deep.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $200
- 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 spotter on the Ogden Bench reported a severe thunderstorm with a wind gust to 59 mph (51kts) and pea-sized hail 1" deep.
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:06 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 7, 1998
- Hail in Illinois, April 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 7 to 27, 1998
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 7, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, April 7, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, April 7 to 12, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 7, 1998
- Tornado in Indiana, April 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 7, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, April 7, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, April 1998
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: 5665409.