Salt Lake Valley storm history
Storm events recorded in Salt Lake Valley, Utah between 1950 and 2025.
36
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
1
Deaths
$312K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
The Redwest Music Festival, being held at the Utah State Fairpark, was paused and crowds were evacuated preemptively around 5 p.m. Saturday due to a cold front approaching the area. It is estimated that 60,000 people attended each day of the three day event. The cold front brough…
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A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the University of Utah. Other wind gusts include 63 mph at Kearns West, 59 mph at I-80 At Mp 107, 58 mph at I-215 at I-80, and 58 mph at I-15 at 500 S.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Utah Highway Patrol noted a large increase in motor vehicle accidents as a likely result of weather. While not everywhere in the Salt Lake Valley saw snow, let alone accumulating snow, some locations especially along the benches experienced periods of poor conditions. For example…
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LANDSPOUT. Location: 40.52971, -112.04002. Media sent video received from the public which showed a well defined landspout, with time described as early afternoon. Time approximated by satellite data accordingly. Landspout location also approximated by the video.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Numerous public and spotter reports of snowfall accumulations between 2 to 9 inches were received throughout the day. Given the onset time of snow, adverse to dangerous driving conditions were observed during the morning commute hours particularly, with numerous accidents and sli…
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A wind gust of 71 mph was recorded at the DW6120 Sandy mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 58 mph at the FW1924 West Jordan mesonet site.
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Broadcast media disseminated a picture of a large tree toppled and on a car near the Cotton Bottom Restaurant near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Highest winds and gusts throughout the Salt Lake Valley occurred approximately between 1:00 pm MST and 4:00 pm MST, with many obs…
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LANDSPOUT. Location: 40.53, -112.01. Location and time are estimated from reports and radar. A brief landspout was reported via numerous photos and videos. One photo in particular appears to confirm the circulation briefly touched the ground by kicking up dust in a construction a…
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A wind gust of 92 mph was measured at the Marina mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 88 mph at Beach, 85 mph at Great Salt Lake Marina, and 62 mph at I-80 at mile post 107.
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The Marina mesonet site measured the first wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with an initial high wind gust of 59 mph observed 3/1 at 8:25 pm MST. The Marina mesonet site also measured the last wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with a final high wind gust of 59 mph ob…
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Snow Squall. A combination of multiple mesonet stations in addition to the Salt Lake City International Airport ASOS and South Valley Regional Airport AWOS recorded periods of strong wind gusts (multiple periods in excess of 30 mph) and significant reductions to visibility as a w…
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Non-convective shower activity approaching and moving through the region resulted in a period of strong sustained winds and gusts at many observing sites. Some observations included 66 mph at the Beach mesonet site, 58 mph recorded by the Salt Lake City International Airport ASOS…
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A wind gust of 69 mph was recorded by the Salt Lake City International Airport ASOS.
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A wind gust of 68 mph was recorded in Draper.
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A wind gust of 66 mph was recorded at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
COOP observer reports included snowfall accumulation of 28.6 inches at Sandy, 19.0 inches at Magna, 19.0 inches at West Jordan, 17.5 inches at Holladay. At Salt Lake City International Airport, snowfall totaled 14.8 inches.
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A combination of public and spotter reports included snowfall amounts of 7.5 inches in Salt Lake City, 9.7 inches in Cottonwood Heights, and 10.2 inches in Upper Millcreek. As a result of the heavy snow, Interstate 80 at the mouth of Parley's Canyon was closed multiple times due …
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Snow Squall. The KSLC ASOS reported a period of moderate snow and winds gusting between 30 to 45 mph with visibility down to a half mile. Similar observations are noted at other area mesonet sites through the Salt Lake Valley during the period, including the SR-85 @ Juniper meson…
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A peak wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the Marina mesonet site at 12:30 am 3/15. Additionally, a gust of 58 mph was recorded at the DW6120 Sandy (personal weather station) mesonet site at 10:00 pm 3/14, and a gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Beach mesonet site at 1:05 am.
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Several hours of high winds were observed throughout the Salt Lake Valley, with the DW6120 Sandy (personal weather station) mesonet sensor recording a peak gust of 75 mph between 1:00 am to 1:15 am. Other mesonet sensors including the Salt Lake City International Airport ASOS (KS…
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CoCoRaHS observer reports included snowfall amounts of 11.1 inches at Cottonwood Heights 1.6 SE, 9.5 inches at Holladay 0.7 WNW, and 6.8 inches at Taylorsville-Bennion 2.0 WSW.
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Vehicles were getting stuck and being abandoned, primarily in Daybreak, creating clearance issues for snowplows. City staff of South Jordan reported having dug out more than 50 vehicles. UTA TRAX delays were up to an hour on all lines, in both directions, system wide due to snow.…
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Snow measurements around the Salt Lake Valley from a combination of NWS employees, Coop observers, CoCoRaHS observers, and the public showed a range of snow accumulations from around 6 inches on the low end to around 17 inches on the high end. Some selected reports included 7 inc…
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A snow accumulation of 13.0 inches was observed at the Upper Avenues. East Millcreek received 12.2 of snow with 1.18 inches of snow water equivalent. Sandy picked up 11.6 of snow with 1.37 inches of snow water equivalent. At the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Sa…
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Snowfall accumulations include 7.8 inches at Magna, 7.0 inches at Kearns, 6.0 inches at Taylorsville, and 6.0 inches at West Jordan.
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A peak wind gust of 77 mph was reported at the Beach mesonet site. An additional wind gust of 69 mph was reported at the Marina mesonet site. Another strong wind gust of 58 mph was reported by the POM North Side mesonet site.
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LANDSPOUT. Location: 40.710, -112.040. A landspout tornado was observed for approximately 8 minutes over undeveloped land on the northwest side of West Valley City. No damage was reported. Location is approximate and based on eyewitness accounts.
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Peak wind gusts at mesonet stations included 68 mph at Point of the Mountain North Side, 62 mph at I-80 at MP 107, 62 mph at I-215 at MP 16 Taylorsville, 63 mph at BACCUS/SR111, 64 mph at Beach Kennecott, and 58 mph by the Salt Lake City International Airport ASOS.
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Storm total snow accumulations included 14.4 inches in Upper Millcreek, 14 inches in the Avenues, 13.5 inches Sugarhouse, 12.9 inches at The University of Utah, 11 inches in Salt Lake City, 10 inches in West Jordan, and 8.1 inches at Salt Lake City International Airport. An estim…
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Snow Squall. Automated weather stations in the Salt Lake Valley reported widespread visibility reductions to 1/4 mile or less and wind gusts up to 48 mph. In addition, traffic data and webcams showed severe impacts to travel during the evening commute.
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Storm total snow amounts included 18 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 14.8 inches in Sandy, 14 inches in Millcreek, 13 inches in both Holiday and Sugarhouse, 12 inches in West Valley City, and 8.5 inches at salt Lake City International Airport.
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Automated weather station wind gusts included 75 mph at Kennecott Marina, 63 mph at Interstate 215 at Olympus Cove, and 58 mph at Mouth of Parleys.
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In the wake of a thunderstorm complex, winds increased across the Salt Lake Valley. Automated weather station recorded peak wind gusts included 62 mph at Beach and 58 mph at Trans-Jordan Landfill.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
On June 15, the temperature at Salt Lake City International Airport reached 107 degrees, tying the all time highest temperature ever recorded at the site. This combined with nighttime lows in the 70s, resulted in daily average temperatures of 20 degrees above normal.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
An unusually early heat wave developed, including the earliest 100 degree day on record, June 4, occurring at Salt Lake City International Airport. Daily average temperatures for the period were 15 to 16 degrees above average. Cooling centers were opened in Salt Lake County and U…
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The University of Utah William Browning Building sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |