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Utah, 2024

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

524events recorded689 in 2023
16deaths recorded19 injuries
$3.4Mproperty damage (estimates)$23M crop damage
1disaster declarations21 NFIP claims, $22K paid
← 20232025 →

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

Wind285
Winter114
Flood57
Hail34
Other13
Wildfire7
Cold5
Fog4
Tornado2
Heat2
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 524 against 689 in 2023.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2024
Tooele County88
Box Elder County24
Utah County22
Grand County21
Kane County21
Salt Lake County16
Washington County13
Weber County11
Cache County10
Davis County10
Millard County10
San Juan County9
Juab County7
Carbon County6
Duchesne County6
Emery County6
Garfield County6
Uintah County6
Wayne County6
Wasatch County5
Beaver County4
Summit County4
Rich County3
Sanpete County3
Sevier County3

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
9 May 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche——21
21 Jun 2024GrandFlash Flood——2—
6 Jan 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$50,00013
29 Oct 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$150,00012
13 Jul 2024Forecast zoneExcessive Heat——12
17 Aug 2024Box ElderLightning——12
27 Nov 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$50,00011
21 Jul 2024Forecast zoneExcessive Heat——1—
25 Jul 2024TooeleThunderstorm Wind48 mph—1—
10 Aug 2024Forecast zoneStrong Wind35 mph—1—
3 Aug 2024Forecast zoneStrong Wind40 mph—1—
23 Aug 2024Forecast zoneStrong Wind45 mph—1—
28 Dec 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
31 Dec 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
17 Aug 2024WashingtonFlash Flood———2
13 Feb 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$75,000—1
11 Feb 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
26 Feb 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
12 Jan 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
13 Jan 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
27 Mar 2024Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
6 Feb 2024Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$1,000,000——
13 Feb 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$1,000,000——
19 Aug 2024DavisThunderstorm Wind52 mph$150,000——
9 Jan 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$75,000——
9 Jan 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$75,000——
10 Jan 2024Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$52,500——
13 Jul 2024Salt LakeThunderstorm Wind96 mph$50,000——
1 Mar 2024Forecast zoneHigh Wind90 mph$50,000——
22 Aug 2024WashingtonFlash Flood—$50,000——
13 Aug 2024UtahHail1.50 in$50,000——
17 Aug 2024WashingtonFlash Flood—$50,000——
25 Aug 2024CarbonHail1.75 in$50,000——
18 Oct 2024WashingtonThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000——
20 Jul 2024San JuanTornadoEF unrated———
21 Jun 2024San JuanTornadoEF 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 2024

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
7 Jul 2024FM-5504Fire management assistanceFireSilver King Fire1

Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss

21 NFIP claims, 7 of them paid, for $22,007.

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.