Utah, 1999

High Wind in Utah, November 17, 1999

November 17, 1999 · NWS SLC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A storm system brought gusty winds to much of Northern Utah. Some wind gusts included 74 mph (64 kts) on Signal Peak, 62 mph (54 kts) in Lehi, and 61 mph (53 kts) at American Fork.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.

A storm system brought gusty winds to much of Northern Utah. Some wind gusts included 74 mph (64 kts) on Signal Peak, 62 mph (54 kts) in Lehi, and 61 mph (53 kts) at American Fork.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Sanpete/Sevier Valleys

When
November 17, 3:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Sanpete/Sevier Valleys forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind, Southern Wasatch Front/Lehi/Provo/Nephi

When
November 17, 3:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Wasatch Front/Lehi/Provo/Nephi forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Utah in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, November 1999

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: 5724318, 5724319.