Tooele County, Utah severe weather history spans 821 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 91.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #272 nationally and #1 in Utah.
821
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$3.2M
Property damage
The record
What the Tooele County, Utah severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Tooele County, Utah severe weather history averages 12.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 412 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 29 events fall before 1990 and 792 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Tooele County, Utah record is lightning, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $1.1M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Tooele County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 752 | 0 | $988K | 81 | 1961–2026 |
| Hail | 31 | 0 | $2K | 1.75 | 1963–2023 |
| Flash Flood | 17 | 0 | $1.1M | 0 | 2000–2024 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | $550K | 0 | 2007–2025 |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | $503K | F1 | 1965–1993 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2001 |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2015–2015 |
| Lightning | 2 | 2 | $50K | 0 | 2000–2011 |
Decade by decade
Tooele 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-05-03 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1991-07-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1968-05-22 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-06-25 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-08-09 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Tooele County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2000 | Lightning | CENTRAL PORTION | 2 | 4 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | DUGWAY | 0 | 2 | $12K |
| Sep 7, 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | TOOELE | 0 | 2 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
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. The leader of the crew was not struck, but suffered from extreme shock.
A line of severe thunderstorms blew threw much of Tooele County, kicking up a wall of dust and producing severe wind gusts all along the Mesonet. As the line approached the Grantsville area, it overturned 3 semi-trailer trucks on Interstate 15.
A strong microburst near Erda, UT was observed by a live area webcam. Multiple pictures were later received showing a large tree downed, roof shingles blown off, play structures damaged and/or blown over, fences damaged, a house under construction damaged, and a center pivot damaged. Based on the damage pictures, an estimated wind gust of around 70 mph was determined.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
79,347
Population (ACS)
$432K
Median home value
11
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | Fire | CHERRY FIRE | FM |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Fire | IRON FIRE | FM |
| Apr 4, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jul 21, 2014 | Fire | ANACONDA FIRE | FM |
| Aug 8, 2011 | Flood | FLOODING | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Tooele County, Utah?
821 events are on record between 1961 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths and $3.2M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Tooele County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 752 recorded events — 91.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Tooele 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 Tooele County?
11 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Tooele County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Tooele County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Tooele County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 49 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Tooele 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
- Summit County 51
- Uintah County 109
- Sevier County 57
- Utah County 304
- Sanpete County 43
- Wasatch County 51
Cite this page
“Tooele County, Utah.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/utah/tooele-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.