Utah, 2002Damaging Wind in Utah, June 21, 2002
June 21, 2002 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $300,000
- 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 2:20 PM MST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 2:20 PM MST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
UTAH AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
320 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2002
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN SUNDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH AT
LEAST MID WEEK.
.DISCUSSION...LOTS OF WIND AND JUST A FEW ISOLATED MOUNTAIN
THUNDERSTORMS SO FAR WITH ALL THE ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT
WAVE STILL OVER NV AND THE SIERRA. THIS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND SHOULD DIE
OFF AFTER DARK SO HAVE KEPT WIND ADVISORY OVER THE SOUTH UNTIL 9 PM.
EXPECT WIDESPREAD THUNDER AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT BUT NOT MUCH RAIN
DUE TO RELATIVELY DRY LOW LEVELS. BEST CHANCE OF MEASURABLE RAIN
WILL BE OVER THE NORTH AND THE MOUNTAINS.
COOLER STATEWIDE SAT THEN GRADUAL WARMING SUN/MON...AND THEN JUST
PLAIN HOT TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MODELS ALL SIMILAR ON BUILDING
A BIG RIDGE OVER THE AREA. LATEST MRF HAS A BIT MORE MOISTURE IN THE
RIDGE THAN YESTERDAYS RUN...BUT STILL ONLY AT HIGH LEVELS AND
MAINLY ALONG THE EAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE COVERED
THIS WITH DAILY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH
AFTERNOON.
SLC 331- CDC 21-- DUNN
.SLC...NONE.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon
- When
- June 21, 6:40 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carbon County, Price
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.648, -110.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorm winds hit the area near Price, with most damage reported in Miller Creek. The strongest recorded wind was 58 mph (50 kts) at the Price Airport. However, 4 miles to the south in Miller Creek, the winds lifted a mobile home off its foundation and destroyed the structure. A roof was torn off another home and onto another. causing heavy damage. A horse was killed by flying debris. A total of 12 houses were damaged, along with a barn and a corral.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 25, 20027 deaths · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21 to 22, 2002$39 million · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Utah, June 21, 20021 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Nevada, June 21, 2002$1.0 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 21, 2002$384,000 · 1 in hail · 18 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, June 21 to 22, 2002$500,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, June 21, 2002$200,000 · 1 in hail · 15 events
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 21, 2002$15,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 21, 2002$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 21, 20021 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 21, 200265 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail in Montana, June 21, 20021 in hail · 8 events
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: 5324301.