Tooele County, Utah
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1961 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
31
Hail reports
24
Floods since 1996
840
All events
3
Deaths
$3.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Tooele County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
During the evening, two swimmers at Grantsville Reservoir were pushed away from the shore as a result of high winds (from outflow associated with convection moving into the area). At approximately 8:30 pm MST a 9-1-1 call was placed stating that a swimmer had been pushed away fro…
A 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were struck and killed by lightning while fighting a fire on the north end of the Stansbury Mountains. The lightning strike also injured 4 other members of the Flame-N-Go's firefighting unit from the Utah State Prison's Lone Peak facility. …
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Mesonet station UTJPS Johnsons Pass recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 61 mph.
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The Wendover Airport AWOS recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 65 mph.
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Mesonet station VRH Vernon Hill recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 62 mph.
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Mesonet station UT112 SR-112 at MP 6 Utah Avenue recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph.
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The Dugway DPG18 Causeway mesonet station measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 70 mph.
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The UPR site along I-80 recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 66mph.
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The UDOT I-80 @ Grassey RWIS recorded a gust to 71 mph.
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The UDOT I-80 @ mp 29 measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 70 mph.
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The Aragonite RAWS measured a 58mph wind gust.
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The UDOT I-80 @ Grassey RWIS measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 64 mph.
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The I-80 at MP 68 West Delle mesonet station recorded an initial peak wind gust of 73 mph, soon followed by a wind gust of 65 mph, as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 67 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The Kennecott Rd Lake Point mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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Utah DOT reported that a semi truck was blown over on I-80 near mile post 77 along I-80, most likely as a result of outflow winds associated with an area of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The SR-201 at I-80 mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The I-80 @ mp 78 mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 69 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The SOUTH MOUNTAIN mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 76 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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A strong thunderstorm produced a severe wind gust to 62mph at the Grantsville South Pacificorp sensor.
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A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Kennecott Rd Lake Point mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the I-80 at mp 1 mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Wendover Port of Entry mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 2 tripod mesonet site.
Flood Flood
An NWS employee reported flooding of area roads as showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Tooele Valley. Rainfall totals in the vicinity range from 2-4 inches, with much of that on Saturday, October 4.
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The Tooele County EM reported 12 homes with flooding in Tooele and 35 homes total across eastern Tooele County with some degree of flooding.
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The Tooele Co. EM reported significant mud and debris through flood channels leading into Tooele.
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The Tooele Co. EM reported a Union Pacific Railroad track washed over/out from water near Droubay Rd.
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A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the SR-201 at I-80 mesonet site.
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The I-80 at MP 71 East Delle mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Callao mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Causeway mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the Target S mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Playa Station mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the Simpson Springs mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Horizontal Grid mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 70 mph was recorded at the Callao mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Clifton Flat mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the West Granite mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Juliet Road mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Baker Lab mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the West of Wildcat Mtn mesonet site.
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A wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Bonneville Salt Flats mesonet site.
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The INTERSTATE 80 mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 75 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The Wendover Airport AWOS (KENV) recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The Wendover Port of Entry mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
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The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 68 | 0 |
| 2024 | 88 | 0 |
| 2023 | 95 | 0 |
| 2022 | 78 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 0 |
| 2020 | 32 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 47 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
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