113
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Davis County, Utah: 113 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 79. That places the county #2,041 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Davis County, Utah: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Davis County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 113 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 Davis County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.4% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,041 for this hazard and #6 within Utah, putting it in the 35.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Davis County with 30 recorded events, while Dec 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2023 | CLEARFIELD | 56 | 1 | 0 | $1K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | FARMINGTON | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | CENTERVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | KAYSVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | (HIF)HILL AFB OGDEN | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | LAYTONA | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SYRACUSE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | KAYSVILLE | 58 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | KAYSVILLE | 65 | $3K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | SYRACUSE | 53 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | CENTERVILLE | 51 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Strong thunderstorms and associated outflow winds moved through the area during the early evening. At approximately 6:18 pm MST, a witness saw a tree fall onto a 68-year-old bicyclist riding along the Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail paved multiuse trail. Law enforcement arrived on scene, finding the woman unconscious and pinned beneath the felled 40 to 50 ft tree. After being removed, life saving measures were preformed and she was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where she later died from her injuries. The nearest observation in the area is from Hill AFB, which measured a gust of 67 mph at 6:26 pm MST. Other supporting wind gusts are noted from these strong storms in the area.
A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the northern Wasatch Front, with maximum recorded wind gusts of 64 mph at the Bountiful KSL sensor and 59 mph at the Centerville UDOT sensor. Power poles were knocked down along the Legacy Highway, causing a closure while crews repaired the damage.
A University of Utah sensor near Antelope Island recorded a peak wind gust of 75 mph. In addition, the roof of a barn at the Fielding Gar Ranch was severely damaged, and other standing structures, windows, and dumpsters were also damaged by the winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Davis County, Utah?
113 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Davis County between 1967 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Davis County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Davis County measured 79.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Davis 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 Davis County, Utah.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/utah/davis-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.