NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit North Salt Lake, UT
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of North Salt Lake, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 27 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 27
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for North Salt Lake
The highest rating among the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 11, 1999, came within 8 miles. Of the 27, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 2, 2021. North Salt Lake has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 34 times since 1959, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). North Salt Lake has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 99 Utah cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of North Salt Lake
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1990s13
- 1980s5
- 1970s1
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1999 | F2 | 8 mi | 4.3 mi | 1 / 80 |
| Feb 9, 1965 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1963 | F2 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | EF1 | 2 mi | 2.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 2016 | EF1 | 23 mi | 2.85 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 2, 1993 | F1 | 1 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 23, 1992 | F1 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 1989 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1989 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1989 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1968 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2005 | F0 | 16 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 27, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in North Salt Lake
The Storm Prediction Center has 34 hail reports within 10 miles of North Salt Lake since 1959, made on 28 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently August 22, 2018. The most recent report is from April 18, 2023. August has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in North Salt Lake
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bountiful-Val Verda, UT, 1 mile northeast of North Salt Lake at 4,540 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 22°F. April is the wettest at 3.3 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 22.6 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 41 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 118 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 22.6 inches is more than at 50 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (86%). Bountiful, 3 miles northeast, has its own station (Bountiful Bench, UT): 27.6 inches a year, 5.0 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 22 | 2.0 | 5 | 12.0 |
| Feb | 43 | 26 | 1.9 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Mar | 53 | 33 | 2.3 | 5 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.0 |
| May | 70 | 47 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 55 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 63 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 61 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 52 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 1.9 | 5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 5 | 11.8 |
| Year | 63 | 41 | 22.6 | 55 | 52.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bountiful-Val Verda, UT (4,540 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near North Salt Lake
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 109 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of North Salt Lake: 90 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 7 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 12, and the NWS estimated $14.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 13, 2024. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 59 have had fewer than North Salt Lake.
July 5, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of North Salt Lake — 8 injured, $51,000 damage.
July 26, 2006: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of North Salt Lake — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
June 12, 2001: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of North Salt Lake — 1 injured, $550,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Davis County, which includes North Salt Lake, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds, on January 12, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Davis County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $127.7 million a year, the 4th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.3 million (13%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near North Salt Lake
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