2020 Utah windstorm

The 2020 Utah windstorm was a hurricane-force windstorm that struck the U.S. state of Utah in the early morning of September 8, 2020.[1][2][3] Nearly 200,000 homes lost electrical power. Thousands of trees were toppled, causing much damage and closing dozens of parks.[4][5]

2020 Utah windstorm
TypeWindstorm
FormedSeptember 7, 2020
DissipatedSeptember 8, 2020
Lowest temperature40s
Highest gust100 mph
Power outages200,000 households
Casualties1
Areas affectedUtah

One man was killed when the cab door of his semi truck struck him and knocked him to the ground. Many roads were closed, and many schools cancelled classes. Cold air brought temperatures from the 90s down to the 40s Fahrenheit, and snow flurries were reported in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It was part of the same weather system that caused the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.[6][7] Governor Gary Herbert called the Utah National Guard. The last time the guard was called for a storm was for the Davis County windstorm of December 2011.[8] More than 100,000 customers were still without power by September 9. By September 11, just under 35,000 households were still without power.[8] By September 14, about 4,700 households were still without power.[4]

References
  1. Harris, Jeremy (September 8, 2020). "Utah faces a long clean-up from powerful wind storm". KUTV. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. Johnson, Emma (September 10, 2020). "Salt Lake City cleanup efforts to deal with the aftermath of windstorm". ABC 4. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. Gonzalez, Norma; Stevens, Taylor; Means, Sean P. (September 9, 2020). "Utah declares state of emergency after windstorm knocked down thousands of trees". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. Klopfenstein, Jacob (September 14, 2020). "About 1,600 still without power following Utah windstorm, Rocky Mountain Power reports". KSL. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. Winslow, Ben (September 8, 2020). "Utah emergency officials say prepare for days without power because of the windstorm". Fox 13. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. Cappucci, Matthew (September 9, 2020). "Destructive windstorm slams Utah with gusts to 100 mph". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. Chappell, Bill (September 9, 2020). "Winds Up To 99 MPH Hit Utah, Skittering Semis And Shuttering Capitol". NPR. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  8. Lee, Jasen (September 11, 2020). "Utah National Guard called out to aid in cleanup after historic windstorm". Deseret News. Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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