Jun 6, 2020
A negatively tilted trough moved through eastern Utah on the morning and afternoon of Saturday, June 6th, causing a widespread severe weather event that would become the first derecho to impact the Great Basin in well over a decade. Severe storms produced large hail up to golf ball size in southeast Utah. Wind gusts upwards of 60 to 80 mph were reported on average with some gusts topping 80 to 100 mph in some areas due to strong downburst winds. There were multiple reports of uprooted trees, dow
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 886199). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Juan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.