Utah, 2010
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 2010 was 470 against 306 in 2009.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2010 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 24 Jan 2010 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Jan 2010 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Jan 2010 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Apr 2010 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 19 Sep 2010 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $5,000,000 | — | 6 |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Washington | Flash Flood | — | — | — | 3 |
| 5 Oct 2010 | Washington | Lightning | — | — | — | 2 |
| 19 Dec 2010 | Washington | Flood | — | $19,700,000 | — | — |
| 28 May 2010 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $80,000 | — | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Summit | Flood | — | $5,000,000 | — | — |
| 19 Aug 2010 | Grand | Flash Flood | — | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Salt Lake | Flood | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 19 Dec 2010 | Kane | Flood | — | $800,000 | — | — |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 83 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Salt Lake | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 19 Aug 2010 | Salt Lake | Flash Flood | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2010 | Washington | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Davis | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 83 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Garfield | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Carbon | Tornado | EF0 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 6 Oct 2010 | Wayne | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2010
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2010 | FM-2859 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Machine Gun Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss
11 NFIP claims, 7 of them paid, for $135,126.
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.