Utah, 1998

Tornado and Heavy Snow in Utah, June 4 to 5, 1998

June 4 to 5, 1998 · NWS SLC · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

A storm caused mountain snow and valley rain in northern Utah. 5" of rain fell along the Wasatch Front with several homes in Weber and Davis county experiencing flood damage.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$90,000
Crop damage
$7,000
Events
6

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 storm caused mountain snow and valley rain in northern Utah. From .75-1.5" of rain fell along the Wasatch Front with several homes in Weber and Davis county experiencing flood damage. 13" of snow fell at the Snowbird Ski Resort. Funnel clouds were observed over Utah Lake and just south of the Great Salt Lake.

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Event by event

2 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Davis

When
June 4, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Davis County, Layton
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.070, -111.970

Heavy Snow, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete

When
June 4, 4:00 AM MST to June 5, 7:00 AM MST
Where
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete forecast zone
Crop damage
$200
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Rain, Davis

When
June 4, 5:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Davis County, Countywide
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
$4,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.991, -112.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Weber

When
June 4, 5:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Weber County, Countywide
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.270, -111.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Funnel Cloud, Utah

When
June 4, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Utah County, 20 mi W of Provo
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.120, -111.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Funnel Cloud, Salt Lake

When
June 4, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Salt Lake County, 5 mi N of Magna
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.668, -111.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5665287, 5665292, 5665288, 5665289, 5665290, 5665291.