Salt Lake City, Utah tornadoes

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10confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Salt Lake City since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: September 2, 2021, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total10within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthAugust4 of 10
StrongestF2Aug 11, 1999
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries82whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Salt Lake City.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

40 Jan: 0Feb: 1Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 0Jun: 2Jul: 0Aug: 4Sep: 2Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

August is the peak month, with 4 of 10 tornadoes.

By time of day

20 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 2: 1: 03 PM: 0: 2: 26 PM: 2: 0: 09 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 12:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01990: 1: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
4
EF1
3
EF2
3

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F2, August 11, 1999

1 deaths, 80 injuries Strongest

F2, August 11, 1999

4.3 mile path Longest path

4.3 miles, F2

August 11, 1999, whole path Widest

350 yards, EF1

September 2, 2021
Every tornado

All 10 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 2, 2021EF12.05 mi350 yd00
Aug 21, 2001F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 11, 1999F24.3 mi150 yd180
Nov 5, 1993F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 2, 1993F11 mi20 yd02
Aug 16, 1990F00.2 mi10 yd00
Sep 9, 1986F00.2 mi10 yd00
Aug 14, 1968F10.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 9, 1965F20.1 mi13 yd00
Jun 3, 1963F22 mi10 yd00
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Salt Lake City and its county

Salt Lake City is in Salt Lake County, where NOAA has recorded 13 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.