Utah County, Utah severe weather history spans 304 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 59.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,761 nationally and #4 in Utah.
304
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
30
Direct injuries
$66.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Utah County, Utah severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Utah County, Utah severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 89 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 48 events fall before 1990 and 256 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Utah County, Utah record is thunderstorm wind, responsible for 3 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $58.1M 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 Utah County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 180 | 3 | $58.1M | 92 | 1967–2025 |
| Hail | 53 | 0 | $434K | 2 | 1959–2024 |
| Flash Flood | 31 | 0 | $6.8M | 0 | 2000–2025 |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | $65K | F1 | 1965–2013 |
| Debris Flow | 9 | 0 | $384K | 0 | 2013–2025 |
| Lightning | 8 | 1 | $167K | 0 | 1997–2020 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–2012 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | $245K | 0 | 2017–2023 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | $308K | 0 | 1998–1998 |
Decade by decade
Utah County, Utah severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
10 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-12-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1966-04-17 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-07-09 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2013-09-07 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2005-05-30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2003-06-09 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1997-04-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-08-13 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1982-09-13 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-09-02 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Utah County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | (PVU)PROVO MUNI ARPT | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 31, 2015 | Lightning | LEHI | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | PLEASANT GROVE | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | SPANISH FORK | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| May 31, 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Provo | 0 | 15 | $50.0M |
| Jul 21, 1987 | Hail | 0 | 8 | $0 | |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | LEHI CARTER ARPT | 0 | 1 | $2K |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Lightning | CEDAR VLY | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A family was having a picnic in a park in Lehi, Utah, when a thunderstorm moved across the area. Lightning struck a nearby tree, and critically injured a 50-year-old woman. No one else in the party was seriously injured, but the victim passed away in a hospital a few days later.
A strong microburst wind resulted in one death in Utah County. The fatality occurred at a baseball park in Pleasant Grove, when a gust of wind blew a 250-pound portable pitching mound over, striking the 13-year-old boy in the head.
Widespread tree damage county wide. Extensive damag to roofs in South Provo, downtown Provo, and Springville. Line of power poles snapped along 1600w in Provo. Damage estimates from UDOT and regional private insurance claims.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively High
FEMA NRI risk rating
705,400
Population (ACS)
$539K
Median home value
13
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2026 | Fire | IRON FIRE | FM |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Flood | FLOODING | DR |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Fire | ETHER HOLLOW FIRE | FM |
| Jun 28, 2020 | Fire | KNOLLS FIRE | FM |
| Apr 4, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Utah County, Utah?
304 events are on record between 1959 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths and $66.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Utah County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 180 recorded events — 59.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Utah County?
10 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 10 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Utah County?
13 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Utah County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Utah County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Utah County as relatively high risk, placing it in the 95 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Utah 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
- Uintah County 109
- Wasatch County 51
- Tooele County 821
- Washington County 424
- Summit County 51
- Wayne County 189
Cite this page
“Utah County, Utah.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/utah/utah-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.