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Utah, 2017

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

262events recorded348 in 2016
0deaths recorded21 injuries
$26Mproperty damage (estimates)
3disaster declarations28 NFIP claims, $79K paid
← 20162018 →

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

Wind98
Winter84
Flood56
Other8
Hail4
Cold3
Wildfire3
Fog3
Tornado2
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 262 against 348 in 2016.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2017
Tooele County19
Kane County15
Grand County11
Garfield County10
Salt Lake County7
Washington County6
Wayne County6
Weber County6
Davis County5
Iron County5
Box Elder County4
Cache County4
Utah County4
Beaver County3
San Juan County3
Carbon County2
Duchesne County2
Rich County2
Daggett County1
Millard County1
Sanpete County1
Sevier County1
Summit County1
Wasatch County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
5 Mar 2017Forecast zoneHigh Wind70 mph$80,000—10
14 Sep 2017KaneThunderstorm Wind70 mph$500,000—3
29 Jul 2017KaneFlash Flood———3
19 Jul 2017UtahFlash Flood—$125,000—2
29 Jul 2017BeaverLightning———2
11 Jun 2017Forecast zoneHigh Wind76 mph$50,000—1
26 Jul 2017Salt LakeFlash Flood—$8,750,000——
7 Feb 2017Box ElderFlood—$5,000,000——
7 Feb 2017CacheFlood—$4,000,000——
17 Jun 2017Forecast zoneWildfire—$2,000,000——
1 Jul 2017Forecast zoneWildfire—$2,000,000——
5 Aug 2017GrandFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
5 Sep 2017Forecast zoneWildfire—$849,000——
7 Feb 2017RichFlood—$250,000——
9 Jul 2017KaneFlash Flood—$200,000——
5 Mar 2017Forecast zoneHigh Wind77 mph$100,000——
7 Feb 2017WeberFlood—$100,000——
21 Feb 2017CacheThunderstorm Wind60 mph$60,000——
5 Mar 2017Forecast zoneHigh Wind66 mph$60,000——
6 May 2017WeberThunderstorm Wind70 mph$60,000——
13 Apr 2017Forecast zoneHigh Wind82 mph$50,000——
13 Apr 2017Forecast zoneHigh Wind71 mph$50,000——
6 Aug 2017IronFlash Flood—$50,000——
8 Jul 2017WashingtonTornadoEF unrated———
10 Jul 2017GarfieldTornadoEF unrated———

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 2017

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
5 Sep 2017FM-5206Fire management assistanceFireUintah Fire2
18 Jun 2017FM-5185Fire management assistanceFireBrian Head Fire1
21 Apr 2017DR-4311Major disasterFloodSevere Winter Storms And Flooding2

Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss

28 NFIP claims, 11 of them paid, for $78,970.

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.