Every storm NOAA has recorded in Utah since January 1996 — wind, hail, snow and flooding — searchable by county, type and year. 11,426 events. Each one links back to its original NOAA record.
Most people land here trying to find the date a storm hit their house. Filter to your county, then match the date to when you first noticed damage.
324 events during 2002 · page 3 of 4
Clear all filtersStrong Northwest winds behind a cold front damaged trees, shingles and swamp coolers in portions of Utah Valley. The strongest winds reported were American Fork with 64 mph (56 kts), Highland 60 mph (52 kts), and Pleasant Grove and the Provo Airport at 58 mph (50 kts).
NOAA record 5324282 ↗A severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail in the town of Bountiful.
NOAA record 5324583 ↗Strong Microburst winds picked the roof off a shed and blew down a large cottonwood tree.
NOAA record 5324442 ↗A thunderstorm wind gust to 61 mph (53 kts) was recorded by the Flux mesonet in Tooele County.
NOAA record 5324439 ↗Two snowboarders were buried and killed by a massive avalanche which swept down a steep slope in upper Big Cottonwood Canyon. The two were part of a large group of snowboarders traveling through the backcountry near the Brighton Ski Resort. Most of the group had traversed across an open slope when a large section of snow...6 to 8 feet deep...broke away above the final two boarders to cross the slo
NOAA record 5324351 ↗An avalanche swept down a slope above the town of Alta, coming to rest against the Peruvian Lodge. The slide buried the parking lot in 16 feet of snow and damaged several cars. There were no injuries.
NOAA record 5324350 ↗Strong southwest winds gusting to 66 mph (57 kts) near Wahweap and 60 mph (52 kts) at the St. George Airport caused some damage. The airport was closed after a wind gust caused the landing gear to collapse on a taxiing plane. There were no injuries. Other damage in the area included a blown-off roof, a blown-out window at Dixie college, and a business sign being torn off and damaging a nearby car.
NOAA record 5324349 ↗Strong winds developed across Utah's Dixie in the wake of a fast moving cold front. Recorded wind gusts included 64 mph (56 kts) at Badger Spring and 60 mph (52 kts) at White Reef.
NOAA record 5324281 ↗Mother Nature once again was kind to the Winter Olympics, bringing a mostly dry cold front into the Wasatch Front...but not until after the closing ceremonies. The front brought gusty winds and a little snow to the valleys, with heavier snow in the Cottonwood Canyons. Alta picked up 14 more inches of powder, with Snowbird and Solitude tallying 7 inches.
NOAA record 5324280 ↗A surge of Pacific moisture brought heavy, wet snow to portions of the Wasatch Mountains, with mainly rain in the valleys. The heaviest snow fell in the Cottonwood Canyons, where Alta picked up 17 inches, Snowbird 13 inches, and Solitude 12 inches.
NOAA record 5324232 ↗Much needed snow fell over Southwest Utah. What wasn't needed however, was the 20-car pileup the slick conditions caused on Interstate 15 near Beaver. The highway was closed for 2 hours, but there were no injuries. Snowfall amounts included 10 inches at Brian Head, 7 inches at Elk Meadows, and 5 inches at Fremont Junction.
NOAA record 5324231 ↗Dense fog caused an 11-vehicle pileup on Interstate 80 between Tooele and Grantsville. There were 3 fatalities and several injuries in an accident that involved 8 semi tractor trailers, 2 passenger cars and a pickup truck. A semi slammed into the rear of another semi that had pulled off the freeway in the dense fog. That initial collision was followed by a chain of vehicles and the remaining semis
NOAA record 5324227 ↗An avalanche claimed the life of a 29-year-old Heber City man. The avalanche occurred in the Western Uinta Mountains east of Oakley, near Windy Ridge. Six people were skiing in two separate groups when a 5-foot-deep snow slab broke off from the slope above just before 2 pm. The victim was buried under 4 feet of snow for 15 minutes before being dug out. He died of massive head and neck trauma, not
NOAA record 5324226 ↗Every entry comes from the NOAA / NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal record of severe weather in the United States. We reproduce it here filtered to Utah and made searchable — we do not edit, add to, or interpret the records. Where NOAA lists a wind speed in knots we show it in miles per hour; everything else is verbatim.
Locations are NOAA's own county and National Weather Service forecast-zone names, which is why you will see both Salt Lake and Wasatch Mountains South of I-80. A storm not listed here was not necessarily absent — it means NOAA has no recorded report for it, which is common for isolated hail.
11,426 events · 1996–2026 · last updated August 26, 2026. Free to use and cite — a link back is appreciated but not required.
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