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Wind in Tooele County, Utah

771 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

771 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month July · county share of state 21.0%

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Wind event locations in and around Tooele County. Dots: Wind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

NCEI records 771 wind events in Tooele County, Utah, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 49 years.

July is the busiest month, with 202 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 672 events against 84 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 21% of the 3,674 wind events recorded in Utah; its 11.1 per 100 square miles compares with 4.5 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.

679 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 53 reached hurricane force (74 mph).

Compared with Utah

MeasureTooele CountyUtahUS
Wind events since 19507713,674701,953
Per 100 square miles11.14.519.9
Per 10,000 residents100.611.021.1
Deaths recorded1202,166
Busiest monthJulyJulyJune

By year

195019882026
Wind events recorded in Tooele County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
1
Feb
1
Mar
6
Apr
13
May
132
Jun
126
Jul
202
Aug
143
Sep
112
Oct
21
Nov
4
Dec
10
Wind events in Tooele County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph86
58–73 mph626
74–95 mph53
96 mph and over0
NWS wind thresholds
under 58 mph
below severe threshold
58–73 mph
severe
74–95 mph
hurricane-force
96 mph and over
extreme

Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.

Recorded events

The 195 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 771. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
25 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
24 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
24 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
24 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
7 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind71 mph————County
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
6 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind76 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$12K———County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
13 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
5 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
11 Apr 2026Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
15 Oct 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Oct 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
11 Oct 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
11 Oct 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
3 Oct 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
21 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
20 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
24 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
24 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
24 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
24 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
24 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
24 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind87 mph————County
22 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
15 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
15 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
15 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
15 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
14 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
14 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
31 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
31 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind75 mph————County
31 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
21 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
21 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
21 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
15 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
15 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
1 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
1 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
1 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
30 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
30 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
17 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
17 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
17 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
17 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$12K———County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind74 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
11 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$1K———County
4 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
24 Oct 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
23 Oct 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
17 Oct 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
29 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
16 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
16 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
16 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
16 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
15 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
10 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind71 mph————County
3 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
3 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
3 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
17 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
17 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
17 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
17 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
17 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
17 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
13 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
13 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
13 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
13 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
12 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
12 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
12 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
12 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$1K———County
27 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
27 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind48 mph——1—County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind76 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
25 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
18 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
14 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
12 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
7 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
28 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
28 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
28 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
28 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
13 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
2 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
2 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind71 mph————County
2 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
2 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
30 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
30 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
30 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
21 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
20 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind75 mph————County
19 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
19 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
19 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
26 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$3K———County
24 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$2K———County
22 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$80K———County
19 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind93 mph$1K———County
2 Aug 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
5 May 2016Thunderstorm Wind62 mph$10K———County
12 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
16 Feb 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
14 Sep 2009Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
14 Sep 2009Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
4 Sep 2007Thunderstorm Wind59 mph$2K———County
9 Jun 2006Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K———County
16 May 2005Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$3K———County
2 Aug 2004Thunderstorm Wind72 mph$12K——2County
22 Aug 2003Thunderstorm Wind72 mph$100K———County
6 Sep 2002Thunderstorm Wind—$2K——2County
12 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind78 mph$200K$25K——County
9 Sep 1998Thunderstorm Wind62 mph—$2K——County
25 Aug 1998Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
19 Jul 1998Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$4K$2K——County
10 Jul 1998Thunderstorm Wind71 mph—$1K——County
24 Mar 1998Thunderstorm Wind83 mph—$2K——County
31 May 1994Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$500K———County
23 Apr 1994Thunderstorm Wind68 mph$500———County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Tooele County had?

771 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded wind event in Tooele County?

25 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 61 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Tooele County?

The thunderstorm wind of 31 May 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.

How does Tooele County compare with Utah for wind?

11.1 events per 100 square miles against 4.5 statewide; the county holds 771 of the state's 3,674 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.