Utah Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010

Deduplicated storm activity for Utah, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.

Latest Utah hail and wind storms

Last reported hail in Utah (0.75 in.+, screening): October 12, 2026 — 0.75 in. reported at 1 NW Farr West (Weber County), NWS Local Storm Report.
2026 so far in Utah: 11 hail days and 102 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).

Recent Utah storm days, newest first (hail 0.75 in.+ or wind 45 mph+, screening; reports inside Utah), with city pages within 25 miles
Date	Largest reported hail	Strongest gust	City pages hit
October 12, 2026	0.75 in. reported	—	—
October 11, 2026	—	97 mph measured	Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan
October 10, 2026	—	59 mph measured	Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan
September 22, 2026	1.00 in. reported	51 mph measured	Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan
September 18, 2026	2.00 in. reported	68 mph measured	Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan
September 17, 2026	1.50 in. reported	—	Sandy
September 16, 2026	1.00 in. reported	67 mph measured	West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan
September 15, 2026	—	66 mph measured	—
September 12, 2026	—	56 mph measured	—
September 6, 2026	—	60 mph measured	—

Utah storm data — state map card, hail and wind history for the last 12 months

Utah storm facts

StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 2,234 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Utah in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
Storm activity touched 29 of 29 Utah counties over that period.
The most impacted county in Utah was Tooele, with 272 events.
The busiest day by event count in Utah was December 17, 2025, with 188 events.

Rain shaft falling from a thunderstorm over the red-rock badlands of the San Rafael Swell, Utah — Photo: Don Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped, resized

Utah storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)

StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 2,234 storm events impacting 29 of Utah's 29 counties in the trailing 12 months: 1,589 wind events, 285 hail events, 12 tornado events, 348 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.

Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.

Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.

Busiest days in Utah by event count

Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.

December 17, 2025 — 188 events incl. warnings (wind)
February 16, 2026 — 142 events incl. warnings (wind)
May 13, 2026 — 133 events incl. warnings (hail, wind)
February 17, 2026 — 125 events incl. warnings (wind)
March 14, 2026 — 84 events incl. warnings (wind)

Most impacted counties

Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.

Tooele — 272 events
Salt Lake — 203 events
Utah — 119 events
Box Elder — 116 events
Cache — 101 events
Washington — 99 events
Weber — 94 events
Kane — 86 events

Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains (7) · Tooele and Rush Valleys (6) · Mountains (5) · Uinta Basin (5).

How these numbers are counted

The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.

Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Utah showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Utah only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Utah value.
Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
Events (12-month counts): Events count the Utah storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Utah from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.

Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.

Utah hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025

This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.

Bar chart of storm days per year in Utah for 2010–Oct. 2025 in NOAA NCEI Storm Events records; the busiest year was 2024 with 53 storm days. — Utah storm days by year, 2010–Oct. 2025 (NOAA NCEI Storm Events).

Wind is the more common entry — 2,190 thunderstorm wind reports to 291 hail reports. In all: 2,512 NCEI Storm Events entries in Utah, spread over 473 storm days.

The largest hail in these records for Utah was 2.00 in. (hen-egg size), reported in 2010, 2013 and 2021 — most recently on August 17, 2021 in Beaver County. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 3 different years of this record, the latest being 2021. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 93 mph (Tooele County, June 19, 2017). NCEI also lists 31 tornado entries in Utah — one entry per county a tornado crossed.

Hail peaks in August (29% of all hail reports); thunderstorm wind peaks in July. December through February accounts for 4 storm days.

Storm days ranged from 13 in 2018 to 53 in 2024. Across 2022–2024, Utah averaged 45 storm days a year, above the 15-year average of 29. The latest five full years (2020–2024) averaged 37 storm days, up from 26 in 2010–2014.

Average: 29 storm days a year (2010–2024)
June and August: 54% of all hail reports
Most hail reports in one year: 42 in 2021
Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024

Utah storm entries by year, 2010–Oct. 2025 (NOAA NCEI Storm Events)
Year	Hail reports	Thunderstorm wind reports	Tornado entries	Storm days	Largest hail	Strongest measured gust
2010	19	37	2	23	2.00 in.	76 mph
2011	13	54	1	30	1.50 in.	83 mph
2012	6	25	1	16	1.00 in.	78 mph
2013	23	58	1	30	2.00 in.	79 mph
2014	14	66	0	31	1.75 in.	77 mph
2015	18	67	2	32	1.50 in.	81 mph
2016	27	113	3	32	1.75 in.	81 mph
2017	4	50	2	23	1.00 in.	93 mph
2018	12	29	2	13	1.75 in.	77 mph
2019	6	58	0	16	1.25 in.	79 mph
2020	13	105	0	18	1.75 in.	92 mph
2021	42	266	8	32	2.00 in.	78 mph
2022	18	336	2	32	1.75 in.	91 mph
2023	36	534	0	51	1.50 in.	84 mph
2024	34	229	2	53	1.75 in.	90 mph
2025 through Oct. 20	6	163	5	41	1.25 in.	87 mph

Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025

County	All entries	Hail	Thunderstorm wind
Tooele County	837	16	821
Salt Lake County	310	48	262
Box Elder County	247	8	238
Utah County	154	18	135
Weber County	108	7	98
Davis County	96	14	80
Cache County	71	12	59
Washington County	69	14	53
Juab County	58	4	52
Grand County	57	15	42

Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ut.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).

Utah storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025

What is the largest hail reported in Utah, 2010–Oct. 2025?

2.00 in., hen-egg size, reported in 2010, 2013 and 2021; most recently on August 17, 2021 in Beaver County, per NCEI.

What was Utah's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?

2024, with 53 storm days (34 hail reports, 229 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 29 storm days.

How often does Utah get hail?

NCEI's records average 19 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 135 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in every one of those years.

When is hail season in Utah?

August has the most hail reports (85, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by June (72) and September (46).

How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in Utah, 2010–Oct. 2025?

93 mph, measured on June 19, 2017 in Tooele County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.

Storm professionals: restoration and exterior contractors, public adjusters, and crews and teams on one Organization plan work from this same public record — see StormAuditor for professionals.

Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.

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Research a specific Utah address

Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:

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Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.

All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.

See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Utah hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).

Utah cities A–Z: last reported hail

Salt Lake City hail & wind history — last hail September 22, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
Sandy hail & wind history — last hail September 22, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
South Jordan hail & wind history — last hail September 22, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
West Jordan hail & wind history — last hail September 22, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
West Valley City hail & wind history — last hail September 22, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)

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Storm-day records in Utah

The newest storm-date pages for Utah cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:

All 20 Utah storm days in the Storm Event Archive

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