Thunderstorm Wind, Tooele
- When
- July 10, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tooele County, 15 mi SE of Delle
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.620, -112.580
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Utah, July 10, 1998
A microburst wind gust to 72 mph (62kts) was measured at the Muskrat Springs RAWS from a severe thunderstorm. Lightning claimed the life of a construction worker in Draper and injured 2 co-workers.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- 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.
A microburst wind gust to 72 mph (62kts) was measured at the Muskrat Springs RAWS from a severe thunderstorm. Lightning claimed the life of a construction worker in Draper and injured 2 co-workers.
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Salt Lake
- When
- July 10, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Salt Lake County, Draper
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.668, -111.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Salt Lake | 1998-07-10 | 46 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Wildfire in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Mississippi, July 10, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Tornado in Idaho, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 10, 1998
- Flooding in Florida, July 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, July 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: 5663815, 5663816.