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Utah, 2008

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

408events recorded364 in 2007
7deaths recorded59 injuries
$791Kproperty damage (estimates)$10K crop damage
0disaster declarations8 NFIP claims, $32K paid
← 20072009 →

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

Winter261
Wind75
Flood30
Drought21
Hail8
Cold7
Other4
Lightning2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2008 was 408 against 364 in 2007.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2008
Washington County14
Tooele County10
Salt Lake County8
Garfield County6
Kane County5
Wayne County4
Box Elder County2
Daggett County2
Millard County2
Uintah County2
Utah County2
Beaver County1
Duchesne County1
Piute County1
San Juan County1
Sevier County1
Weber County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
10 Sep 2008GarfieldFlash Flood——22
24 Dec 2008Forecast zoneAvalanche——2—
30 Dec 2008Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
14 Dec 2008Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
28 Jan 2008Forecast zoneWinter Storm——1—
28 Jan 2008Forecast zoneWinter Storm———27
30 Mar 2008Forecast zoneHeavy Snow———24
30 Mar 2008Forecast zoneHeavy Snow———5
6 Jul 2008SevierLightning———1
4 Jan 2008Forecast zoneHigh Wind75 mph$500,000——
7 Aug 2008UintahFlash Flood—$100,000——
22 Jul 2008DaggettFlash Flood—$75,000——
19 Jul 2008DuchesneThunderstorm Wind60 mph$80,000——

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 2008

No declaration touching Utah was made in 2008.

Flood insurance claims with a 2008 date of loss

8 NFIP claims, 4 of them paid, for $31,813.

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.