82
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$313K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Utah: 82 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 84. That places the county #2,436 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Utah: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Washington County is the 2020s, when 24 of the county's 82 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 Washington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 19.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,436 for this hazard and #7 within Utah, putting it in the 22.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Washington County with 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | SHIVWITS | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | GUNLOCK | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | TOQUERVILLE | 52 | $50K |
| Oct 18, 2024 | PINTURA | 60 | $0 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | TOQUERVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | HURRICANE ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | LEEDS | 55 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | LEEDS | 53 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | ST GEORGE | 78 | $1K |
| Sep 1, 2023 | LEEDS | 53 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The St George Regional Airport AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph. In addition, multiple large utility poles were knocked down due to strong winds on River Road, causing power outages and forcing traffic to be diverted around the area.
A 60-year-old tree was knocked over in St. George by gusty winds. The tree fell onto the home, causing damage to the roof. There were no injuries associated with the event, as no one was home at the time. The peak recorded wind gust in the area during this time was 49 mph.
In far southern Utah, thunderstorms developed from this system. The St. George AWOS recorded wind gusts associated with one of these thunderstorms of over 61 miles per hour on three straight observations, at 855, 915, and 935 MST.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Washington County, Utah?
82 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Washington County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Washington County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Washington County measured 84.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Washington 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 Washington County, Utah.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/utah/washington-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.