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Utah, 2022

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

540events recorded546 in 2021
4deaths recorded3 injuries
$37Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations14 NFIP claims, $393K paid
← 20212023 →

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

Wind256
Winter95
Flood77
Drought52
Cold21
Other20
Hail9
Fog7
Heat2
Tornado1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2022 was 540 against 546 in 2021.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2022
Tooele County78
Salt Lake County32
Washington County26
Grand County18
Garfield County17
Wayne County16
Box Elder County14
Utah County13
San Juan County11
Weber County11
Emery County6
Duchesne County5
Cache County3
Iron County3
Kane County3
Millard County3
Summit County3
Beaver County2
Carbon County2
Juab County2
Sevier County2
Wasatch County2
Davis County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Dec 2022Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$40,00012
19 Aug 2022WashingtonFlash Flood——11
16 Dec 2022Forecast zoneDense Fog—$15,0001—
17 Jul 2022Forecast zoneExcessive Heat——1—
2 Oct 2022GrandFlash Flood—$26,000,000——
20 Aug 2022GrandFlash Flood—$9,500,000——
20 Aug 2022GrandFlash Flood—$250,000——
20 Aug 2022GrandFlash Flood—$250,000——
21 Mar 2022Forecast zoneHigh Wind70 mph$200,000——
23 Jun 2022WayneFlash Flood—$110,000——
22 Jul 2022TooeleThunderstorm Wind70 mph$80,000——
22 Oct 2022Forecast zoneHigh Wind74 mph$50,000——
19 Jun 2022DuchesneTornadoEF2———

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 2022

No declaration touching Utah was made in 2022.

Flood insurance claims with a 2022 date of loss

14 NFIP claims, 6 of them paid, for $393,326.

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.