Western Unita Mountains County, Utah
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2007, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
38
All events
2
Deaths
$117K
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
Two snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche in the Uinta Mountains of Summit County near the town of Oakley. They were "high-marking" in an area of Upper Chalk Creek known as "the chutes". The two 29-year-old men were completely buried by the avalanche, estimated to be 900 feet …
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SWE amounts at high elevation Uinta mountains sensors indicate 12-16 inch snowfall.
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Chalk Creek received 12 inches of snow.
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Chalk Creek received 15 inches of snow, and water equivalent amounts from nearby sensors show that 12 to 15 inches were common.
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Smith and Morehouse received 12 inches of snow in 12 hours.
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Based on snow-water equivalent reports and nearby stations, the western Uintas received about 14 inches of snow for the storm total.
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Chalk Creek received 12 inches of snow in 12 hours.
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Chalk Creek received 18 inches of snow.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
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