NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit West Valley City, 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 West Valley City, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 23 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 23
- 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 West Valley City
The highest rating among the 23 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 11, 1999, came within 7 miles. Of the 23, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 2, 2021. West Valley City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 78 times since 1959, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). West Valley City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 95% of the 99 Utah cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of West Valley City
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 2000s3
- 1990s10
- 1980s4
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1999 | F2 | 7 mi | 4.3 mi | 1 / 80 |
| Feb 9, 1965 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1963 | F2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | EF1 | 12 mi | 2.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1993 | F1 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 3, 1993 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 1991 | F1 | 16 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 1989 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1989 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1989 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1968 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 23, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in West Valley City
The Storm Prediction Center has 78 hail reports within 10 miles of West Valley City since 1959, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 13, 2016. The most recent report is from June 21, 2024. August has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in West Valley City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Salt Lake City International Airport, UT, 6 miles north of West Valley City at 4,225 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 24°F. April is the wettest at 2.2 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 15.7 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 112 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 15.7 inches is more than at 26 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (45%). Taylorsville, 3 miles southeast, has its own station (Salt Lake Triad Ctr, UT): 17.8 inches a year, 2.1 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 24 | 1.4 | 5 | 12.7 |
| Feb | 45 | 29 | 1.3 | 4 | 10.7 |
| Mar | 55 | 36 | 1.8 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 62 | 42 | 2.2 | 6 | 2.9 |
| May | 73 | 50 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 84 | 59 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 68 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 67 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 44 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 1.3 | 4 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 1.4 | 5 | 12.1 |
| Year | 65 | 44 | 15.7 | 45 | 51.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (4,225 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 West Valley City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 169 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of West Valley City: 145 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 7 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 12, and the NWS estimated $15.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 13, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 11. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than West Valley City.
July 5, 1998: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of West Valley City — 8 injured, $51,000 damage.
July 26, 2006: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of West Valley City — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “chemical tank toppled by the wind.”
June 12, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of West Valley City — 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
Salt Lake County, which includes West Valley City, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds, on January 12, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Salt Lake County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $621.7 million a year, the highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $79.3 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 West Valley City
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- Salt Lake City, UT7 mi
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- Sandy, UT11 mi
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