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Utah, 2023

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

689events recorded540 in 2022
15deaths recorded18 injuries
$26Mproperty damage (estimates)$1K crop damage
1disaster declarations60 NFIP claims, $364K paid
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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

Wind322
Winter222
Flood83
Hail18
Other18
Cold12
Fog6
Drought5
Wildfire3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2023 was 689 against 540 in 2022.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2023
Tooele County95
Salt Lake County49
Box Elder County34
Utah County31
Washington County29
Juab County15
Davis County12
Millard County12
Wasatch County12
Grand County10
Cache County9
Wayne County9
Duchesne County8
Iron County8
Kane County8
Weber County8
Garfield County6
Beaver County5
Carbon County3
Rich County3
Summit County3
Uintah County3
Morgan County2
Sevier County2
Emery County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
21 Mar 2023Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$40,00031
13 Mar 2023KaneFlood——21
11 Mar 2023KaneFlood——21
20 May 2023KaneFlash Flood——2—
9 Mar 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche——11
19 Jul 2023DavisThunderstorm Wind64 mph$1,0001—
1 May 2023WeberFlood——1—
27 Mar 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
17 Apr 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
25 Aug 2023GarfieldFlash Flood——1—
24 Mar 2023Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$200,000—5
8 Apr 2023DavisDebris Flow—$50,000—2
28 Mar 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche—$20,000—2
3 Aug 2023Salt LakeFlash Flood—$16,000,000——
13 Feb 2023Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$500,000—1
13 Feb 2023Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$50,000—1
13 Apr 2023Salt LakeDebris Flow—$50,000—1
10 Jan 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche—$3,500—1
28 Jan 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
3 Aug 2023Box ElderFlood—$1,000,000——
3 Aug 2023Box ElderFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
3 Aug 2023Box ElderFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
3 Aug 2023Salt LakeFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
1 Apr 2023Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$1,000,000——
12 Apr 2023DavisFlood—$1,000,000——
17 Aug 2023IronFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
23 Apr 2023Forecast zoneWildfire—$330,000——
10 Jul 2023Forecast zoneWildfire—$300,000——
3 Apr 2023Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$175,000——
2 Aug 2023Salt LakeFlood—$150,000——
1 Aug 2023Salt LakeFlash Flood—$150,000——
2 Aug 2023Salt LakeFlash Flood—$100,000——
10 Apr 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche—$100,000——
29 Oct 2023Forecast zoneWildfire—$50,000——
2 Aug 2023DavisFlash Flood—$50,000——
3 Aug 2023Salt LakeFlash Flood—$50,000——
22 May 2023UtahFlood—$50,000——
6 Apr 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche—$50,000——
2 Aug 2023DavisFlood—$50,000——
30 Apr 2023UtahFlood—$50,000——

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 2023

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
23 Dec 2023DR-4752Major disasterFloodFlooding5

Flood insurance claims with a 2023 date of loss

60 NFIP claims, 37 of them paid, for $364,159.

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.