Hail & Wind Storms in Sandy, UT — Latest Dates and Sizes
Hail and wind activity within ~25 miles of Sandy, Utah or recorded for its county: the last 12 months from NWS warnings, storm reports, and station measurements, plus official NOAA records back to 2010.
Latest hail and wind near Sandy
- Last reported hail (0.75 in.+, screening): September 22, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported 7.8 mi S of Sandy (1 S Suncrest), SPC storm report.
- Last wind gust 45 mph+ (screening): September 16, 2026 — 66 mph measured 20.7 mi SE of Sandy (2 ENE Provo Canyon), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far: 5 hail days and 24 wind days within 25 miles (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — |
| September 18, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — |
| September 17, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported | — |
| September 16, 2026 | — | 66 mph measured |
| August 31, 2026 | — | 62 mph reported |
| August 28, 2026 | — | 64 mph measured |
| August 24, 2026 | — | 64 mph measured |
| August 23, 2026 | — | 74 mph measured |
| August 18, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured |
| August 14, 2026 | — | 61 mph measured |
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Sandy storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 288 wind and hail events, NWS warning products included, within 25 miles of Sandy, Utah or recorded for Salt Lake County in the 12 months ending October 8, 2026 (263 wind, 25 hail).
- The strongest gust within 25 miles of Sandy in the last 12 months was 107 mph, measured 11 mi E of Sandy (Alta) on March 15, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report; storm reports and station gusts only, warnings excluded).
- The largest hail reported within 25 miles of Sandy in the last 12 months was 1.75 in., 7.7 mi NW of Sandy (Taylorsville) on June 25, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report).
- The busiest day by event count near Sandy was February 17, 2026, with 49 events.
- Salt Lake County alone recorded 192 of those wind and hail events (171 wind, 21 hail); the Utah page ranks counties by events of every type, floods and Special Weather Statements included.
Sandy, Utah storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Sandy — home to about 93,000 residents — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 288 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Sandy or recorded for Salt Lake County in the trailing 12 months — 263 wind and 25 hail.
Events combine NWS warning products, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements and official NCEI records in one event table. Because they include warnings, and wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, they measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year.
Busiest days near Sandy 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.
- February 17, 2026 — 49 events incl. warnings · 49 wind · storm-date page: 53 storm reports
- December 17, 2025 — 43 events incl. warnings · 43 wind
- February 16, 2026 — 32 events incl. warnings · 32 wind · storm-date page: 34 storm reports
- May 13, 2026 — 21 events incl. warnings · 20 wind · 1 hail
- October 11, 2025 — 16 events incl. warnings · 15 wind · 1 hail
Storm-day records for Sandy
Storm-date pages for the biggest days near Sandy: a report or station gust within 25 miles met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Not every storm day in the table above has a page. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
- March 15, 2026 (gusts 107 mph)
- March 14, 2026 (gusts 100 mph)
- February 17, 2026 (gusts 96 mph)
- February 16, 2026 (gusts 103 mph)
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 within 25 miles of Sandy 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 latest and largest hail, the latest and strongest gust, and the storm-day table all use this record.
- 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 NWS warnings, storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts (50 mph+) and NCEI entries within 25 miles of Sandy or recorded for Salt Lake County, tornado entries counted as wind. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for hail and for wind. 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 count once per county per day, and each NCEI entry 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. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit: one storm can bring warnings and reports from many places, so the busiest days by event count can differ from the storm days.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) within 25 miles of Sandy or in Salt Lake County 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.
Sandy hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 7, 2025. Storms from October 8, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
The National Centers for Environmental Information logged 153 storm days within 25 miles of Sandy or in Salt Lake County in this period — 533 NCEI Storm Events entries in all. Wind is the more common entry — 453 thunderstorm wind reports to 77 hail reports.
Storm days ranged from 1 in 2012 to 17 in 2023. Across 2022–2024, the area averaged 15 storm days a year, above the 15-year average of 9.5. The latest five full years (2020–2024) averaged 13 storm days, up from 8.0 in 2010–2014.
The largest hail in these records for this area was 1.75 in. (golf-ball size), reported in 2016 and 2024 — most recently on August 13, 2024 in Utah County. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 84 mph (Wasatch County, July 3, 2023). NCEI also lists 3 tornado entries for the area — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in August (31% of all hail reports); thunderstorm wind peaks in July. December through February accounts for 2 storm days.
- Average: 9.5 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- June and August: 53% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 16, in 2021 and 2023
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in 9 of 15 full years (2010–2024)
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 in. | 76 mph |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.50 in. | 75 mph |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 59 mph |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0.75 in. | 66 mph |
| 2014 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1.00 in. | 72 mph |
| 2015 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0.88 in. | 81 mph |
| 2016 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1.75 in. | 74 mph |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 in. | 68 mph |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1.25 in. | 61 mph |
| 2019 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0.75 in. | 79 mph |
| 2020 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.88 in. | 68 mph |
| 2021 | 16 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 1.00 in. | 74 mph |
| 2022 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 15 | — | 77 mph |
| 2023 | 16 | 130 | 0 | 17 | 1.50 in. | 84 mph |
| 2024 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 1.75 in. | 69 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | — | 70 mph |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ut/sandy.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).
Sandy storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported near Sandy, 2010–Oct. 2025?
1.75 in., golf-ball size, reported in 2016 and 2024; most recently on August 13, 2024 in Utah County, per NCEI.
What was Sandy's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2023, with 17 storm days (16 hail reports, 130 thunderstorm wind reports). The 15-year average is 9.5 storm days.
How often does Sandy get hail?
NCEI's records average 5.1 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 29 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in 9 of those 15 years.
When is hail season near Sandy?
August has the most hail reports (24, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by June (17) and May (12).
How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in Sandy, 2010–Oct. 2025?
84 mph, measured on July 3, 2023 in Wasatch 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.
Sandy hail map and wind map
Researching hail or wind in Sandy? The Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer map radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths across Utah, including the Sandy metro: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and gust bands tracked through Salt Lake County. Both explorers are included with Pro+ and Organization plans.
County-level activity is on the Impact Heatmap (free with an account), and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher).
Free Sandy weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection turns on what happened at the property. Three ways to check one Sandy address:
- The Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated wind of 45 mph or more and hail of 0.75 in. or larger (screening thresholds) at the address.
- The free Address Lookup lists NWS warnings, storm reports and NOAA observations near the address — free Sandy wind history and free Sandy hail history.
- A complete Weather Report for $2.99 covers every qualifying storm date at one address over the last 2 years.
All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology (see Limitations).
Working storm claims? Roofing contractors, public adjusters, and insurance adjusters work from this same public storm record with statewide hail and wind maps and per-address reports — 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.
Free Sandy storm data download
The Sandy storm records for the last 12 months download free, free to reuse under the data license: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/ut/sandy.json.
- Coverage: every wind and hail record within about 25 miles of Sandy or recorded for Salt Lake County, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts and hail sizes.
- Rows: each source record before consolidation, including every NWS warning product and smaller storm reports, so the row count differs from the event counts above.
- Statewide files are on the Utah storm data page.
Nearby city storm pages:
- South Jordan hail & wind history
- West Jordan hail & wind history
- West Valley City hail & wind history
- Salt Lake City hail & wind history
- Utah statewide storm data
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About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed October 8, 2026. Event counts cover wind and hail (warning products, and storm reports from 50 mph or 0.75 in.); flood activity and Special Weather Statements are not counted here.