Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys storm history
Storm events recorded in Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah between 1950 and 2025.
169
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
3
Deaths
$18.9M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A historic downslope wind event impacted the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, with the most extensive damage observed across the Salt Lake Valley. A peak wind gust of 89 mph was recorded at The University of Utah Browning Building. Other notable peak wind gusts recorded included 77 …
Storm total snowfall in the Salt Lake Valley included 14 inches at Upper Millcreek, 12 inches in Sandy, and many reports of approximately 10 inches of snow. The worst conditions on roadways occurred on the morning commute of April 15, with 118 crashes reported, including 16 that …
Near white-out conditions were experienced on roads in the Salt Lake Valley, including Interstates 15 and 80. At the peak of the storm, Salt Lake City ASOS recorded 1/8 mile visibility and 45 mph wind gusts. Interstate 80 east of Salt Lake City was closed for approximately 5 hour…
An arsonist intentionally set fire to a field in Tooele on the night of July 19. The fire spread quickly into a nearby neighborhood due to gusty winds, with gusts generally in the 25-35 mph range. By the time firefighters had controlled the blaze by the morning of July 20, the fi…
Storm total snow amounts included 8 inches in Millcreek, 7 inches in The Avenues, and 6 inches of snow in South Salt Lake. In addition, automobile accidents were widespread across the area, with Utah Highway Patrol counting 88 accidents in Salt Lake County between midnight and 5 …
The Salt Lake Valley was perhaps the hardest hit by the combination of freezing rain and heavy snowfall. Most of the freezing rain occurred during the early morning hours on December 19, before switching to all snow through the morning. Storm total snowfall across the valley incl…
Storm total snowfall across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys included 11.5 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 10 inches in Millcreek and Sandy, and 9 inches in Stansbury Park. The biggest impact to travel was on Tuesday, December 3, with more than 200 car accidents reported across Sal…
Storm totals across the Salt Lake Valley included 10 inches of new snow in Sandy, 9 inches in Cottonwood Heights, and 8 inches of snow in Upper Millcreek. In addition, travel was impaired along the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys; 129 crashes were reported in Salt Lake County alone,…
Of all the areas across Utah, the Salt Lake Valley was perhaps hit the hardest by the freezing rain event. Icy roads caused many automobile accidents, including 128 collisions, 25 accidents resulting in injuries, and 8 slide-offs in Salt Lake County. Two highway patrol officers w…
Storm totals across the Salt Lake Valley included 34 inches of snow at Upper Millcreek, 20 inches at Olympus Hills and the Upper Avenues, 19 inches in Holladay, 14 inches in South Salt Lake, and 10 inches of new snow at Salt Lake City International Airport. This snow seriously im…
The Utah National Guard took target practice on their machine gun firing range at Camp Williams on the afternoon of September 19th. Shrapnel from this exercise ignited brush around the area and, with the help of wind gusts generally in the 30-40 mph range and relative humidity va…
The storm had a major impact on traveling conditions the night of the 30th and during rush hour on the morning of the 31st. Utah Highway Patrol reported 99 crashes in Salt Lake County during this period of time, including 24 accidents involving injuries and 24 slide-offs.
The Rose Crest Fire began on July 29th in Herriman, Utah. The fire was started when a car was parked on a very dry field; the heat from the car ignited the grass, and the fire quickly spread into the residential neighborhood. The fire forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 residen…
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Storm total snowfall reports included 8 inches in Draper and 6 inches in Sandy.
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Widespread heavy snow was reported across the Salt Lake Valley, including 19 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 16 inches in Olympus Cove, 14.5 inches in South Salt Lake, 14 inches in the Salt Lake City Avenues, 13.2 inches at Salt Lake City International Airport, 12 inches in Sugarho…
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A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the Point of the Mountain station, with other measured peak wind gusts including 58 mph at the Vernon and Flight Park South sensors. Large trees were blown down in West Valley City and in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the BACCUS/SR111 sensor.
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Heavy snow was reported in the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, including 20.3 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 19.7 inches in Sandy, 19 inches in Salt Lake City, 16 inches in Holiday, 14 inches in Sugar House, 9 inches at Salt Lake City International Airport, and 7.6 inches in Tooele.
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Snowfall totals across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys included 24 inches in Magna, 21 inches in Grantsville, 19 inches in both Herriman and Tooele, 17 inches on the West Jordan Bench, 15 inches in Upper Millcreek, and 13 inches in both Stansbury Park and Taylorsville.
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The SR-201 at I-80 sensor recorded wind gusts of 58 mph, 61 mph, and 63 mph during the morning.
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The Vernon Hill sensor measured winds gusts of 63 mph and 66 mph during the morning.
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The Flight Park South sensor recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.
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The Flight Park South sensor recorded a peak gust of 70 mph.
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The Vernon Hill sensor recorded a peak gust of 61 mph.
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Storm total snowfall included 12 inches in Salt Lake City, 10 inches in the Upper Avenues, 7 inches in South Salt Lake, and 5 inches in Cottonwood Heights, Sugarhouse, and Taylorsville.
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Numerous trees were reported down across Salt Lake County, with roads blocked in some areas. Rocky Mountain Power reported more than 900 area outages occurred, leaving nearly 19,000 customers without power in the Salt Lake Valley. In addition, storm total snowfall included 12 inc…
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Significant snowfall occurred across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys. Storm total accumulations included 19 inches in Tooele, 17 inches in Sandy, 16 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 13 inches in Millcreek, 11 inches on the West Jordan Bench, 9 inches in Taylorsville and Herriman, 8…
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The Salt Lake Valley saw widespread heavy snowfall due to a lake effect snow band. Storm total snowfall reports included 7 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 6 inches in Sandy and Taylorsville, and 4 inches in Holladay and South Jordan. The Tooele valley received less snow than the Sa…
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The Vernon Hill sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
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Storm total snowfall reports included 6 inches in Sandy, 5 inches in Cottonwood heights, Midvale, and Stansbury Park, and 4 inches in West Valley City.
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The Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys saw widespread heavy snowfall. Storm total snowfall reports included 22 inches in West Jordan, 19 inches in Sandy, 18 inches in Taylorsville, 17 inches in Daybreak, 15 inches in Sugarhouse and Tooele, and 14 inches at the Salt Lake City Internatio…
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Heavy snowfall was widespread across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, with storm total snowfall reports of 18 inches in Sandy and Cottonwood Heights, 11 inches in Olympus Cove and Upper Millcreek, 8 inches in Draper, and 12 inches in Tooele. For the calendar day of January 21, T…
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Storm total snowfall amounts in the Salt Lake Valley and Tooele Valley included 9 inches in Herriman, 5.9 inches at Salt Lake City International Airport, 6.5 inches in Sandy, and 9 inches in Tooele. Daily snowfall records were set at Tooele and Salt Lake City International Airpor…
A juvenile playing with fireworks sparked a fire in Herriman on the afternoon of September 15. Due to windy conditions and low relative humidity, the fire spread quickly, eventually burning more than 100 acres, destroying two homes, and causing the temporary evacuation of some ne…
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Maximum recorded wind gusts included 73 mph at SR-201 at I-80, 65 mph at Baccus, 63 mph at Flight Park South, and numerous other reported gusts in the 50-62 mph range. The gusts blew down multiple trees and one fell on a house in Murray. Trampolines became airborne and landed in …
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Peak gusts of 58 mph were recorded at Vernon and Flight Park South.
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Peak recorded wind gusts included 79 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 sensor, 75 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 66 mph in Tooele, 65 mph in Olympus Cove, and 63 mph at Olympus Hills.
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The SR-201 at I-80 sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 61 mph.
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The cold front stalled north of the Salt Lake Valley for some time on March 2, but packed a punch when it finally moved through late on March 3, with storm total snowfall amounts of 15.5 inches in Millcreek, 15 inches in Olympus Cove, 11 inches in Cottonwood Heights and Holladay,…
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Peak recorded wind gusts across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys included 80 mph at Tooele, 74 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 sensor, 63 mph at Olympus Hills, 62 mph at Olympus Cove, and 58 mph at the UDOT I-80 @ mp 78 sensor. Damage in this area included several power poles that were…
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West Valley City and Tooele received 9 inches of snow.
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The Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys saw widespread heavy snowfall. Storm total snowfall reports included 25 inches in Sandy, 23 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 17.5 inches in Tooele, 15 inches in Olympus Cove, and 14 inches in Taylorsville. For the calendar day of February 19, Tooele …
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Heavy snowfall was widespread across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, with storm total snowfall reports of 16 inches in Sandy and Cottonwood Heights, 13.5 inches in Draper, 12.5 inches in Kearns, Upper Millcreek, and Fort Union, and 11 inches in Tooele. For the calendar day of J…
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Peak recorded wind gusts included 64 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 sensor, 61 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, and 58 mph at Flight Park South.
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Peak recorded wind gusts in the Salt Lake Valley included 62 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 sensor and 60 mph at Flight Park South. The strong winds with the cold front led to significantly reduced visibility across the valley in blowing dust. In addition, the high winds knocked down …
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Peak recorded wind gusts included 77 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 sensor, 74 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 71 mph at the Center Tailings sensor, 67 mph at Vernon Hill, 62 mph at Stockton Bar, and 60 mph at both the UDOT I-80 @ mp 78 sensor and the Salt Lake City International A…
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Maximum recorded wind gusts included 82 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 78 mph at SR-201 at I-80, 75 mph at the Point of the Mountain sensor, 73 mph at Vernon Hill, 71 mph at Flight Park South, 69 mph at the University of Utah, and numerous other reports in the 50-64 mph range…
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The sensor at the University of Utah William Browning Building recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 mph.
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Peak recorded wind gusts included 77 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 76 mph in Tooele, 72 mph at the Olympus Hills sensor, 68 mph at Draper, and dozens of reports in the 55-65 mph range. Tree damage was widespread across both the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, with many trees u…
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Winds across the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys were strong both ahead of and behind the cold front, with peak recorded gusts of 69 mph at the Olympus Hills - MSI sensor, 69 mph at the SR-201 at I-80 sensor, 68 mph at both Vernon Hill and Stockton Bar, 67 mph at the Great Salt Lake…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |