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Utah, 2006

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

409events recorded443 in 2005
4deaths recorded4 injuries
$18Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations19 NFIP claims, $80K paid
← 20052007 →

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

Winter167
Wind84
Drought68
Flood37
Hail24
Other15
Cold6
Wildfire6
Tornado2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 409 against 443 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2006
Grand County16
Salt Lake County12
Tooele County10
Washington County10
Utah County9
Carbon County8
San Juan County8
Kane County7
Davis County6
Duchesne County5
Uintah County4
Box Elder County3
Garfield County3
Iron County3
Emery County2
Wasatch County2
Wayne County2
Cache County1
Piute County1
Sevier County1
Summit County1
Weber County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
30 Jul 2006CarbonFlash Flood——21
1 Jan 2006Forecast zoneWinter Storm——1—
11 Mar 2006Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
26 Jul 2006Salt LakeThunderstorm Wind58 mph$50,000—2
14 Oct 2006GrandFlash Flood—$15,000—1
6 Oct 2006WayneFlash Flood—$8,000,000——
1 Aug 2006UtahThunderstorm Wind92 mph$4,000,000——
1 Aug 2006UtahThunderstorm Wind106 mph$3,000,000——
1 Aug 2006Salt LakeThunderstorm Wind86 mph$2,000,000——
6 Oct 2006GrandFlood—$500,000——
7 Jun 2006San JuanThunderstorm Wind63 mph$175,000——
15 Apr 2006Forecast zoneFlood—$50,000——
8 Jun 2006EmeryTornadoF0———
22 Sep 2006GrandTornadoF0———

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 2006

No declaration touching Utah was made in 2006.

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

19 NFIP claims, 8 of them paid, for $79,750.

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.