Almost all of Utah was overly taxed as a powerful spring storm brought damaging winds and blowing dust to the area. The winds ahead of the cold front toppled semis, caused numerous traffic accidents, closed freeways, whipped up wildfires, and produced widespread power outages. At the storms peak, nearly 100,000 people were without power. An apartment complex in Draper and nearby school was evacuated after 17 power poles were knocked onto the roofs. Winds of 50-75 mph and blowing dust caused a multiple car accident near Paragonah on I-15. Several trucks overturned at Point of the Mountain. I-15 had to be closed near Fillmore due to the low visibilities in blowing dust. A wildfire was whipped up near Parowan by the wind, forcing residents to evacuate. At the Cedar City Airport, wind gusts snapped the lines holding down a plane, causing it to smash into another parked plane. Other damage around the state included broken windows, shingles and siding ripped away from homes and businesses, storage sheds collapsing, billboards and marquees blown down, and large trees uprooted or snapped off. Some of the stronger wind gusts included 84 mph (73kts) at Lost Creek, 78 mph (68 kts) in West Jordan and Chepeta, 72 mph (63 kts) at Dugway and Sandy, 71 mph (62 kts) at Delta, 70 mph (61 kts) at Fillmore, 67 mph (58 kts) at Saint George, 66 mph (57 kts) in Wendover, 64 mph (56 kts) at the Salt Lake International Airport, 62 mph (54 kts) at Cedar City, 61 mph (53 kts) in Centerville, and 58 mph (50 kts) at Tooele.

High Wind in P SC CARBON/NW EMERY T X NW, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in W SALT LAKE T X W/E TOOLE T X E, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in EMERY T NW X NE/C E WAYNE/P SC CARBON, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in C SC SANPETE/C SEVIER, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in W UTAH T X NW/P X E JUAB, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in NE GARFIELD/X SC X SE WAYNE/C N SAN JUAN, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in SC WASHINGTON, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in BEAVER T X E/IRON T XS XE, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in C EC XSE DUCHESNE, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in SW SAN JUAN/X E KANE/SE GARFIELD, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in C W BOX ELDER/C W XE TOOLE/X W SALT LAKE/X NW UTAH, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in NE BOX ELDER T X NE/W WEBER/DAVIS, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in X NW KANE/XS XE IRON/N W WASHINGTON/NW WC GARFIELD/PIUTE/W WAYNE/SEVIER T C/X E MILLARD/S SANPETE T SC/X SE JUAB/P X NW EMERY/X E BEAVER, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 75 M
Property damage: 2M
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in KANE T X NW X E/SC GARFIELD, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in MILLARD T X E/JUAB T X E, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in E WASATCH T X NE/S WC DUCHESNE/X NE SAN PETE/CARBON T SC/P X NE X NW EMERY, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in P NC WEBER/P C MORGAN/P W C SUMMIT/P SC WASATCH, UTAH
From 15-APR-02 10:00:00 to 15-APR-02 20:00:00 (MST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC