Salt Lake County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Salt Lake County, Utah between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 11, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 80 people.

13tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 80 injured

4.3 milongest path · 1999

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F14

(E)F22

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 11, 1999	F2	4.3 mi	150 yd	80	1
Feb 9, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 1989	F1	0.2 mi	23 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1989	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1989	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 14, 1968	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 1992	F0	0.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 9, 1986	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 8, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 21, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 11, 1999	F2	4.3 mi	150 yd	80	1
Sep 12, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 8, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 1992	F0	0.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1989	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1989	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 1989	F1	0.2 mi	23 yd	0	0
Sep 9, 1986	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 14, 1968	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Aug 11, 1999, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Davis County, UT12 Morgan County, UT1 Utah County, UT10 Weber County, UT8 Wasatch County, UT1 Tooele County, UT5 Cache County, UT4 Rich County, UT2

Questions

How many tornadoes has Salt Lake County, Utah had?

13 tornadoes touched Salt Lake County, Utah between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Salt Lake County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 11, 1999, with a 4.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Salt Lake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (5 of 13). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).