Utah, 2002
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 2002 was 324 against 189 in 2001.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2002 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | $500,000 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 Mar 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $140,000 | 2 | 35 |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 2 | — |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Salt Lake | Lightning | — | — | 2 | — |
| 21 Jun 2002 | Utah | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | 1 | — |
| 31 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $500,000 | — | 20 |
| 15 Apr 2002 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 86 mph | $2,000,000 | — | 10 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $100,000 | — | 10 |
| 7 Mar 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $50,000 | — | 10 |
| 7 Mar 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $10,000 | — | 5 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $50,000 | — | 4 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $50,000 | — | 2 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $20,000 | — | 2 |
| 6 Sep 2002 | Tooele | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2,000 | — | 2 |
| 29 Aug 2002 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $300,000 | — | 1 |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Utah | Flash Flood | — | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 8 Sep 2002 | Sanpete | Tornado | F2 | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Carbon | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 21 Jun 2002 | Carbon | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300,000 | — | — |
| 6 Sep 2002 | Utah | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 6 Sep 2002 | Salt Lake | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 29 Dec 2002 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 7 Sep 2002 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $80,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2002 | Utah | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jan 2002 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 7 Sep 2002 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jul 2002 | Daggett | Wildfire | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Wayne | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Sanpete | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 8 Sep 2002 | Sanpete | 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 2002
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2002 | FM-2437 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Ut - Mustang Fire - 07/01/2002 | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2002 date of loss
4 NFIP claims, 2 of them paid, for $48,269.
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.