Lightning TrackerSalt Lake City storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Salt Lake City, UT, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Salt Lake City by the numbers
Salt Lake City gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 289 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 36 hail reports, 251 damaging-wind reports and 2 tornado reports. On average that is 9.0 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, July, August, when 64% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 9 hail reports, 28 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Salt Lake City; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Sep 18, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Salt Lake City
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 21 mi S · Utah Co. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi S · Salt Lake Co. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Tornado | 19 mi N · Davis Co. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi N · Morgan Co. |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Damaging wind | 19 mi SW · Salt Lake Co. |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi SW · Salt Lake Co. |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi SW · Salt Lake Co. |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi W · Salt Lake Co. |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi W · Salt Lake Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi W · Salt Lake Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Salt Lake City
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City averages 1.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 20 miles from the city centre on Sep 18, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Salt Lake City
There have been 2 tornado reports within 25 miles of Salt Lake City since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Sep 2, 2021, 7 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Salt Lake City
Does Salt Lake City get a lot of severe storms?
Salt Lake City averages 9.0 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Salt Lake City?
Most severe-weather reports around Salt Lake City come in May, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Salt Lake City?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Sep 18, 2026, 20 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Salt Lake City?
Yes — 2 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Sep 2, 2021.
How do I get storm alerts for Salt Lake City?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Salt Lake City, UT. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Salt Lake City, UT. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.