Friday, Oct 9: Utah has thunderstorms in the outlook but no severe risk, and none through Sunday.
The Storm Prediction Center's outlook for Utah over the next three days, and what a typical severe weather year looks like here.
SPC outlook for Utah
Day 1 (Friday, October 9): General thunderstorms
Day 2 (Saturday, October 10): General thunderstorms
Day 3 (Sunday, October 11): General thunderstorms
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Severe weather in Utah, by the numbers
Utah averages 2.1 tornadoes a year (1996–2025). One rated EF2 or stronger comes about once every 5 years.
59% of them touch down between July and September, and September alone accounts for 25%. The busiest year on record in that span was 1998, with 7.
Storm reports average about 14 for large hail a year (hail 2 inches or larger is reported about once every 10 years) and 125 for damaging wind (2016–2025).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Tornadoes are counted in the state where they began. One storm can produce many reports. spc.noaa.gov