Utah, 1996
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1996 was 185 against 28 in 1995.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $10,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1996 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Grand | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $1,000,000 | — | 30 |
| 3 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $200 | — | 25 |
| 24 Oct 1996 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $1,000,000 | — | 20 |
| 5 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $300,000 | — | 20 |
| 28 Nov 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | — | 8 |
| 16 May 1996 | Box Elder | Flood | — | $40,000 | — | 8 |
| 16 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 110 mph | $100,000 | — | 6 |
| 20 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $50,000 | — | 3 |
| 21 Nov 1996 | Washington | Flash Flood | — | $5,000,000 | — | 2 |
| 29 May 1996 | Weber | Tornado | F1 | $600,000 | — | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Salt Lake | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100,000 | — | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $20,000 | — | 1 |
| 29 May 1996 | Davis | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $300,000 | — | — |
| 19 Oct 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 21 Feb 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 29 May 1996 | Davis | Tornado | F0 | $100,000 | — | — |
| 24 Apr 1996 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 15 Nov 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 13 Sep 1996 | Carbon | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Utah | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 1996 | Garfield | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 4 Nov 1996 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 27 Dec 1996 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 64 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 9 Jul 1996 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 1996 | Iron | Hail | 1.00 in | $50,000 | — | — |
| 28 May 1996 | Millard | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 1996
No declaration touching Utah was made in 1996.
Flood insurance claims with a 1996 date of loss
5 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $8,421.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.