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Utah, 2001

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

189events recorded198 in 2000
12deaths recorded27 injuries
$5.8Mproperty damage (estimates)$623K crop damage
1disaster declarations9 NFIP claims, $6K paid
← 20002002 →

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

Winter97
Wind39
Flood28
Hail14
Tornado5
Other5
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 189 against 198 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2001
Salt Lake County8
San Juan County8
Tooele County8
Utah County5
Beaver County4
Garfield County4
Grand County4
Kane County4
Washington County4
Box Elder County3
Emery County3
Iron County3
Sanpete County3
Wayne County3
Daggett County2
Weber County2
Cache County1
Carbon County1
Davis County1
Juab County1
Piute County1
Sevier County1
Wasatch County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
29 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$20,00021
10 Mar 2001Forecast zoneAvalanche——2—
28 Apr 2001Forecast zoneAvalanche——2—
29 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$50,000112
7 Apr 2001Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$100,000110
27 Mar 2001WasatchThunderstorm Wind—$1,00011
13 May 2001WashingtonFlash Flood——1—
27 Feb 2001Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
4 Jul 2001UtahThunderstorm Wind58 mph—1—
12 Jun 2001Salt LakeThunderstorm Wind74 mph$500,000—1
24 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$200,000—1
26 Jun 2001SanpeteLightning———1
2 May 2001Forecast zoneHigh Wind74 mph$1,500,000——
2 May 2001Forecast zoneHigh Wind77 mph$1,500,000——
22 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$400,000——
12 Jun 2001UtahThunderstorm Wind75 mph$250,000——
12 Jun 2001TooeleThunderstorm Wind78 mph$200,000——
24 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
24 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
24 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
24 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
12 Jun 2001DavisThunderstorm Wind63 mph$100,000——
28 Apr 2001CacheThunderstorm Wind81 mph$100,000——
2 Dec 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$50,000——
21 Aug 2001Salt LakeThunderstorm Wind74 mph$50,000——
9 Aug 2001IronFlash Flood—$50,000——
22 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$50,000——
22 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$50,000——
22 Nov 2001Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$50,000——
21 Aug 2001Salt LakeTornadoF0———
8 Aug 2001SanpeteTornadoF0———
25 Jul 2001CarbonTornadoF0———
21 Aug 2001DaggettTornadoF0———
4 Sep 2001BeaverTornadoF0———

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 2001

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
19 Aug 2001FM-2381Fire management assistanceFireUt - Mollie Fire - 08/19/011

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

9 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $5,643.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.