56
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$28K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Beaver County, Utah: 56 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,668 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Beaver County, Utah: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Beaver County is the 2020s, when 21 of the county's 56 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Beaver County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 70.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,668 for this hazard and #9 within Utah, putting it in the 15.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Beaver County with 14 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | PINE CREEK | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | (MLF)MILFORD MUNI AR | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | (MLF)MILFORD MUNI AR | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2025 | BEAVER | 59 | $0 |
| May 4, 2025 | READ | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | (MLF)MILFORD MUNI AR | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | READ | 51 | $0 |
| May 30, 2024 | ADAMSVILLE | 55 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | (MLF)MILFORD MUNI AR | 65 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | (MLF)MILFORD MUNI AR | 51 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A dry microburst wind gust estimated at 80 mph (70 kts) was reported by a spotter in Milford. The wind sensor in another part of town clocked a peak wind of 67 mph (58 kts). The winds toppled several trees and power lines.
The Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS recorded an initial wind gust of 58 mph at 2:50 pm MST, followed by wind gusts to 70 mph through 3:05 pm MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Beaver County, Utah?
56 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Beaver County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Beaver County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Beaver County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Beaver County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Beaver County, Utah.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/utah/beaver-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.