Thunderstorm Wind, Salt Lake
- When
- July 30, 3:00 PM MST to 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.730, -111.870
Damaging Winds in Utah, July 30, 1998
A microburst wind gust to 65 mph (56kts) was measured at the BYU weather station in Provo. Thunderstorm winds also caused a 20' tree to fall on a 2 story home in South Salt Lake.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- 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 65 mph (56kts) was measured at the BYU weather station in Provo. Thunderstorm winds also caused a 20' tree to fall on a 2 story home in South Salt Lake.
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Utah
- When
- July 30, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Utah County, Provo
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $600
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -111.670
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Flood in Maryland, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
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: 5663890, 5663889.