Utah, 1999

Hail in Utah, August 11, 1999

August 11, 1999 · NWS SLC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:01 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Salt Lake

When
August 11, 11:00 AM MST to 11:15 AM MST
Where
Salt Lake County, Herriman
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.520, -112.030

The same thunderstorm cell that later spawned the Salt Lake tornado, dropped 1 1/2 inch hail near the town of Herriman.

Hail, Davis

When
August 11, 12:15 PM MST to 12:20 PM MST
Where
Davis County, Bountiful
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.880, -111.880

After producing the Salt Lake tornado, that same cell dropped 1 1/2 inch hail in Bountiful.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5703915, 5703916.