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One of the most disastrous floods in Utah's history, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to Farmington, Centerville, and Willard. As well as a family of 6 perishing in the flood, with 4 dwellings were destroyed and 2 women killed when their house was demolished. -
The most deadly avalanche in Utah's history had demolished 14 miner's cottages, a 3 story boarding house, and had killed 36 people and injured 13 others out of the 65 people in its path. -
Lightning hit and killed 835 sheep that had been bedded down for the night on the top of Pine Canyon in the Raft River Mountains of Box Elder County. Rain from a passing thunderstorm wet the ground and sheep causing the lightning's electrical discharge to move completely through the herd. Fifteen sheep survived. The sheepherder was knocked temporarily unconscious but escaped death because he was in a tent -
the most severe winter since 1899 occurred, leading to a nearly 25% loss in some livestock herds, many fruit trees were killed, wildlife struggled for existence, tourist trade had reached an all time low and 10 people ad died due to exposure. -
A family of 7 were drowned in a flash flood in Sheep Creek Canyon of the Uinta Mountains. Heavy rains in the area had turned the creek into a raging torrent, destroying 5 miles of newly paved highway, 3 recreation areas, and seven bridges, with damages estimating over 1 million dollars. -
a extremely large amount of rain and record snowpack had melted, leading to the city streets to turn into rivers due to the amount of flooding. -
A f2 tornado had touched down, leading to the death of one person and the injuries of 80 people with a total of $170 million in damages -
Between December 25-31, 2003, Salt Lake Valley recieved 1-3 feet of snow, which had lead to 5 deaths ( 3 snowboarders in an avalanche ), extensive power outages, and over 2,000 traffic accidents. -
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake stuck in March of 2020 near Magna, causing minor structural damage citywide, 50,000 power outages, and a hazardous leak of 8,200 gallons of hydrochloric acid at a refinery. -
in September of 2020, a Windstorm of hurricane levels of force (gusts up to 112 mph), had lead to over 200,000 power outages, downed trees, closed parks, one fatality, and the declaration of a state of emergency