Thunderstorm Wind, Rich
- When
- June 28, 9:55 PM MST
- Where
- Rich County, Randolph
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $200
- Crop damage
- $600
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -111.180
Damaging Wind in Utah, June 28, 1998
Jane in Randolph measured a wind gust to 71 mph (61kts) from a severe thunderstorm.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200
- Crop damage
- $600
- 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.
Jane in Randolph measured a wind gust to 71 mph (61kts) from a severe thunderstorm.
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:50 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
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- Heat in Tennessee, June 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 28 to 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 28, 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: 5663811.