Utah, 2000

High Wind in Utah, January 11, 2000

January 11, 2000 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$1,000
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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Nw Cache

When
January 11, 3:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Nw Cache forecast zone
Measured
78 kt (90 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Strong south winds in advance of a cold front blew across much of Utah, with a gust to 90mph (78kts) recorded at Historic farm in the Cache Valley. The wind broke some tree branches, knocked over a few fences, broke several windows, and toppled a grain shed. No injuries were reported.

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

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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: 5178185.