High Wind in Utah

Events

1,137

Deaths

6

Injuries

120

Damage

$129 million

• Winter Storm and Wildfire in Utah, April 14 to 16, 20152 deaths · 43 injured · $910,000 · 71 kt wind · 18 eventsA strong and windy storm system moved through Utah beginning April 14, and the winds caused widespread damage across the state. This damage included a fatal pileup accident on Interstate 80 and a destructive wildfire in central Utah that was fueled by the winds.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, September 7 to 9, 20201 death · 24 injured · $8.6 million · 86 kt wind · 9 eventsAn abnormal weather pattern for September developed, triggering a significant downslope wind event. Based on climatology and previous case study findings, this type of event most commonly occurs during the winter months.
• Winter Storm and Damaging Wind in Utah, January 27 to 28, 20081 death · 27 injured · 64 kt wind · 14 eventsA potent storm system brought very strong wind and heavy snow to much of Utah. The cold front brought poor visibilities in snow and blowing snow to the Wasatch Front, resulting in numerous road closures and traffic accidents.
• Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Utah, March 13 to 16, 20232 deaths · 1 injured · $71,000 · 58 kt wind · 21 eventsAnother winter storm brought gusty winds and accumulating snow to much of Utah in the middle of March. Precipitation combined with snowmelt also resulted in flooding, mostly in southern Utah, including noted fatalities in a popular slot canyon.
• Avalanche and Heavy Snow in Utah, May 4 to 9, 20242 deaths · 1 injured · $5,000 · 74 kt wind · 7 eventsA cold season type of trough and associated surface features moved through Utah in early May. Ahead of the system, strong synoptic wind gusts occurred throughout portions of the state. While wind gusts decreased following a cold frontal passage, precipitation increased.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Utah, June 21 to 30, 20121 death · 6 injured · $490,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 eventsWith very dry fuels, a very dry air mass, and an increasing southwesterly flow as a low pressure system remained near the Pacific Coast, conditions across Utah became perfect for explosive fire growth.
• High Wind in Utah, April 2, 199720 injured · $4.3 million · 88 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong low pressure system in northern Arizona produced high winds across northern Utah. Gusty, easterly canyon winds caused damage especially near the canyons of the Wasatch Front. Some peak gusts included: Mt.
• High Wind in Utah, April 30, 20161 death · $1.0 million · 79 kt wind · 1 eventA strong downslope windstorm began on the afternoon of April 30, and then peaked during the early morning hours of May 1, causing significant damage in Davis and Weber counties. Note that this episode continued into May.
• High Wind in Utah, May 1, 20161 death · $1.0 million · 79 kt wind · 1 eventA strong downslope windstorm began on the afternoon of April 30 and then peaked during the early morning hours of May 1, causing significant damage in Davis and Weber counties. Note that this episode began in April.
• High Wind in Utah, November 21 to 23, 20131 death · 1 injured · $330,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong storm system moving through southern Utah created an easterly surface gradient in northern Utah, producing gusty downslope winds along portions of the Wasatch Front.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Utah, December 1, 20114 injured · $82 million · 89 kt wind · 7 eventsA deep closed low dug south into southern Utah and Nevada on November 30th and December 1st. Combined with high pressure centered over Wyoming, a strong pressure gradient developed across much of Utah.
• High Wind in Utah, April 15, 200210 injured · $2.1 million · 75 kt wind · 17 eventsAlmost all of Utah was overly taxed as a powerful spring storm brought damaging winds and blowing dust to the area. The winds ahead of the cold front toppled semis, caused numerous traffic accidents, closed freeways, whipped up wildfires, and produced widespread power outages.
• High Wind in Utah, February 14, 20001 death · $60,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 eventsA powerful cold front brought strong winds to Northern Utah. A 38-year-old woman was killed near her home in Brigham City.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Utah, March 8 to 13, 20231 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · 71 kt wind · 15 eventsAnother in a series of winter storms impacted the region early to mid March, resulting in widespread snow accumulation primarily throughout Utah's high terrain. High winds were observed in many locations.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Utah, August 1 to 4, 2023$21 million · 1 in hail · 43 eventsA deep monsoonal event impacted Utah at the beginning of August. Each of these days across northern Utah, widespread thunderstorms and flooding impacted the region. Very heavy rainfall impacted West Valley City, Honeyville, and Draper in particular.
• Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Utah, May 13 to 14, 20267 injured · $206,000 · 81 kt wind · 68 eventsA grazing shortwave trough north of Utah sent a cold front into the region. Ahead of and along this boundary there was enough moisture to result in isolated to scattered convective development, with much of this activity higher based in nature.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Utah, April 4 to 6, 20101 death · 62 kt wind · 13 eventsA major winter storm took a three day period to move through northern Utah, bringing heavy wet snow to the area. Though the snowfall remained primarily in northern Utah, southern Utah received strong gusty winds as this storm moved through the region.
• Flash Flood and Winter Storm in Utah, January 1 to 3, 20061 death · 62 kt wind · 7 eventsA STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. ONE PERSON DIED WHEN THEIR SMALL PRIVATE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN NEAR JORDANELLE DAM IN HEAVY SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW MELT RESULTED IN FLOODING IN THE CACHE VALLEY AT PETERSBORO.
• Avalanche and High Wind in Utah, February 22 to 23, 20121 death · 82 kt wind · 6 eventsA storm system moving through Utah brought strong winds to the northern half of the state, especially along the higher terrain. These winds added to already dangerous avalanche conditions, and there was one avalanche fatality during this period of time.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Utah, March 5 to 6, 201710 injured · $300,000 · 70 kt wind · 11 eventsA cold front moved through Utah on March 5, producing strong, and sometimes destructive, winds both ahead of and behind the front. The front also brought snowfall to the state, with the heaviest snow in northern Utah.
• High Wind in Utah, February 24, 19973 injured · $4.3 million · 94 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong low pressure over southern Utah brought high winds to the state. Easterly wind gusts generally from 40-60 mph occurred in northern Utah. Winds were funneled through the canyons of the Wasatch Front with widespread damage occurring. Some peak wind gusts were: Mt.
• High Wind in Utah, April 22 to 23, 1999$11 million · 2 eventsAn upper-level low centered over Southern Utah (easterly flow aloft), combined with surface pressure gradient over the north (strong surface high pressure over Southwest Wyoming), produced a major east (downslope) wind event along the Northern Wasatch Front from the late evening…
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Utah, June 17 to 19, 2022EF2 · 33 eventsA widespread high wind event across Utah was followed by strong thunderstorms associated with a system spanning a three-day period. These storms produced numerous instances of severe wind gusts, in addition to a tornado, a report of hail, and flash flooding.
• High Wind in Utah, March 20 to 21, 20001 injured · $2.7 million · 100 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong downslope winds developed overnight across Weber County. Wind gusts estimated at 115mph (100kts) tore the roofs off of 3 condominiums in South Ogden.
• High Wind in Utah, May 2 to 4, 2001$3.4 million · 67 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong canyon winds developed along the Wasatch Front late on the 2nd, lasting into the wee hours of the 4th. The storm caused an estimated 3 million dollars in property damage in Davis and Salt Lake Counties, and several hundred thousand dollars damage to trees.

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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.