Tornado History Map

Salt Lake County, Utah tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Salt Lake County from 1965 to 2001, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Salt Lake County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Salt Lake County, Utah between 1965 and 2001. They killed 1 person and injured 80. The busiest month is August, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 11 August 1999. The most recent was on 21 August 2001.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 80injuries
  • 175per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Salt Lake County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0754%
F1 / EF1431%
F2 / EF2215%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Salt Lake County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1960s21980s41990s62000s1

The 2000s only run to 2001, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1980s4
1990s6
2000s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Aug.Jan1Feb1Mar1Apr0May1Jun0Jul1Aug5Sep2Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar1
Apr0
May1
Jun0
Jul1
Aug5
Sep2
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Salt Lake County

  • Deadliest and Strongest and Longest path: Utah tornado11 August 1999, F2, 1 death, 80 injuries, 4.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Utah tornado21 August 2001, F0, 0.1 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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