Duchesne County, Utah severe weather history spans 97 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 32.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,892 nationally and #17 in Utah.
97
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Duchesne County, Utah severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Duchesne County, Utah severe weather history averages 1.5 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 28 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 8 events fall before 1990 and 89 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Duchesne County, Utah record is lightning, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $393K in reported property damage. In total, 9 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Duchesne County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | $134K | 66 | 1995–2025 |
| Hail | 28 | 0 | $0 | 1.75 | 1960–2024 |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 1 | $393K | 0 | 1997–2023 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | $220K | 0 | 2011–2024 |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | $50K | F3 | 1984–2022 |
| Lightning | 4 | 2 | $280K | 0 | 1997–2013 |
| Debris Flow | 4 | 0 | $11K | 0 | 2022–2023 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1999–2006 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2003–2003 |
Decade by decade
Duchesne County, Utah severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
5 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 5 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-08-11 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2005-06-23 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-07-08 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-09-11 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Duchesne County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2011 | Flash Flood | TABIONA | 1 | 2 | $200K |
| Jul 18, 1997 | Lightning | NEOLA | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2005 | Lightning | MOUNTAIN HOME | 1 | 0 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In an area already experiencing river flooding, heavy rainfall caused flash flooding near Tabiona. The primary road damage was along State Route 35, where a gulch running under the road was heavily backed up for hundreds of yards, and the pressure from the backup eventually washed out the road. The resultant damage was an area 30 feet deep and 40 feet across where the road was entirely missing.||Around 11:45 pm MDT, two vehicles drove directly into the washed out area. The occupants of the first vehicle suffered one fatality and one injury. The occupant of the other vehicle was injured.
Heavy rain over the Dollar Ridge Fire burn scar produced a large flash flood for areas downstream along the Strawberry River. In the Camelot Resort area, 30 adults and 13 children were trapped by the water and debris, and had to be rescued by law enforcement, while nearly a dozen people were rescued in Timber Canyon.
Flash flooding was reported across Roosevelt, with the worst flooding along State Street. Multiple homes and businesses experienced flood damage, though most of the residential flooding occurred in yards and driveways. In addition, water flowed across U.S. Route 40, and water was over a foot deep in some locations as it crossed the highway.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
20,185
Population (ACS)
$284K
Median home value
8
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Fire | DOLLAR RIDGE FIRE | FM |
| Aug 8, 2011 | Flood | FLOODING | DR |
| Jun 30, 2007 | Fire | NEOLA NORTH FIRE | FM |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Coastal Storm | HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Duchesne County, Utah?
97 events are on record between 1960 and 2025, causing 3 direct deaths and $1.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Duchesne County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 31 recorded events — 32.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Duchesne County?
5 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 5 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Duchesne County?
8 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Duchesne County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Duchesne County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Duchesne County as very low risk, placing it in the 8 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Duchesne County, Utah severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Davis County 181
- Emery County 107
- Daggett County 44
- Garfield County 188
- Carbon County 61
- Grand County 236
Cite this page
“Duchesne County, Utah.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/utah/duchesne-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.