Midvale

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Salt Lake County, the county that contains Midvale.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Salt Lake County, the county that contains Midvale.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Salt Lake County, the county that contains Midvale.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Tsunamis

Tsunami records for Salt Lake County.

1. Places where NOAA's Global Historical Tsunami Database records a tsunami's water arriving, with the greatest height it reached above sea level at the time. Only tsunamis NOAA rates probable or definite are counted. Heights from eyewitness accounts and tide gauges are mixed, and older events are less completely recorded.

NOAA NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Mapped landslides

Landslides mapped in Salt Lake County.

Mapped by UT GRC (378), USGS Conterminous (118), NASA (16), USGS Seismogenic Mass Movements (3).

1. Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.

USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Aug 11, 1999Tornado$170 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Around lunch time, a tornado touched down in the southwest portions of Salt Lake City. The tornado intensified to an F2 on the Fujita scale, and moved northeast through the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. It caused widespread damage at the Delta Center, then ripped across an outdoor retailers convention tent, where the lone fatality occurred along with many of the injuries. After blowing out many windows in the Wyndam Hotel, the tornado continued its northeast track, knocking down scaffolding and shearing off a crane at the LDS Assembly Hall construction site. Next it skirted the Capitol Building, ripping out several large trees there and in historic Memory Grove. It then…

2. Aug 3, 2023Flash Flood$16.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Late on August 3, the city of Draper declared a state of emergency as flash flooding and mudslides led to road closures on Highland Drive, Bangerter Parkway, and Minuteman Drive. A portion of Bangerter Parkway, near 14200 South, was damaged on the uphill lanes. A number of homes sustained water damage. According to the City of Draper, there were 428 residential damage report forms submitted, with estimated damages of $11,255,765. There were 11 business damage report forms submitted, with estimated damages of $844,235. City infrastructure estimated damage totaled $4,000,000.

3. Jul 1, 2012Wildfire, Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80$9.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Wood Hollow Fire began on June 23rd near Fountain Green, Utah in Sanpete County. The fire was ignited when gusty winds caused a power line to come too close to the top of another power pole, sparking a grass fire at its base. The electrical ground wires had been removed by copper thieves, which eliminated the system's ability to properly dissipate the electrical current. This fire caused one fatality, a 60-year-old male whose body was found inside a burned car. Two firefighters also sustained minor injuries. In total, the Wood Hollow Fire burned 47,387 acres, and caused extensive property damage. The communities of Indian Ridge, Elk Ridge, Big Hollow, and Oaker Hills all…

4. Jul 26, 2017Flash Flood$8.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall moved into the Salt Lake Valley in the early morning hours of July 26 and generally persisted for 3-4 hours, producing widespread flash flooding. The highest reported rainfall totals included 2.40 inches in Sugarhouse near Parleys Way, and many locations on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley reported 1.00 to 1.60 rain. The most significant damage occurred at East High School, where flooding caused $2.5 million in damage, with the largest percentage of the damage impacting the athletics department. Flooding was also reported at other Salt Lake City schools including Highland High School, Emerson Elementary, and the Salt Lake Center of…

5. Aug 1, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Severe Thunderstorm winds impacted the southern part of Salt Lake County in conjunction with Utah County Storms. Trees up to 12" diameter snapped in Eastr Millcreek. Numerous power poles down southern portion of County. Large trees uprooted in Sugarhouse area. Damage estimate from regional insurance claim estimate.

6. Jun 9, 1998Heavy Rain$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   From .75-1.5" of rain occurred along the Wasatch Front. Extensive flood damage occurred in a new subdivision in West Jordan due to drainage problems.

7. Jun 5, 2010Flood$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Little Cottonwood Creek flooded for multiple days, with the gauge located on Little Cottonwood Creek at Crestwood Park peaking at 891 cfs on June 7th. Damage was reported in homes, apartments and businesses in Sandy, Cottonwood Heights, Murray and Midvale. Many of these buildings experienced flooding in backyards, basements, patios, and parking areas. Some damage in these areas was avoided due to an extensive sandbagging effort.||Some of the most extensive flood damage occurred in areas of Murray Park, State Street near the park, and surrounding structures to the park, with water as deep as 4 to 5 feet reported in parts of Murray Park. It was in this area that the street flooding…

8. May 15, 1997Flash Flood$1.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   During the early morning hours a canal broke in Draper. High waters due to the runoff of an above normal snow pack in the mountains caused the break. 10 homes in the Victor's Pond subdivision were flooded with a combination of water, mud and debris. One home's basement filled with 7' of water and mud. Fortunately no one was injured but the flood damage was quite extensive.

9. Aug 3, 2023Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Street flooding was reported in Sandy around 1000 East.

10. Feb 6, 2024Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80$1.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    A snowfall accumulation of 52 inches was measured at the Alta - Collins site. Other snowfall accumulations include 45 inches at the Brighton-Crest site, 39 inches at Park City Mountain, and 34 inches at Snowbird.||Little Cottonwood Canyon was closed for portions of time on February 7 for avalanche mitigation. ||Over 75 crashes were reported through the event.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

109°FJul 12, 2026

All-time low

−22°FJan 25, 1949

Warmest night

82°F3 times, most recently Jul 27, 2026

Coldest day

2°FDec 22, 1990

Wettest day

2.47 inOct 4, 2025

Snowiest day

13.8 inOct 18, 1984

Hottest year

2025mean 57.8°F

Coldest year

1964mean 48.3°F

Wettest year

198324.26 in

Driest year

19798.70 in

Snowiest season

117.3 in1951-52

Station Salt Lake City International Airport (USW00024127), 4,227 ft elevation, 11.4 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 27, 2026; 99.9% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Salt Lake County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00024127.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Tsunamis NOAA NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database.
• Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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