Utah, 2000

Lightning Strike in Utah, July 10, 2000

July 10, 2000 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Davis

When
July 10, 12:30 AM MST
Where
Davis County, Layton
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.991, -112.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a home in Layton, starting a fire that gutted out the attic. The fire caused $100,000 worth of damage.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

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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: 5177444.