Davis County windstorm of December 2011

A high wind storm which began early in the morning of 1 December 2011 reached wind speeds as high as 102 miles per hour (164 km/h) in Centerville, Utah, United States and surrounding cities. Damage was reported throughout Davis County, and extending into Weber and Salt Lake counties, ranging from Ogden down to Salt Lake City. That morning Mayor Ron Russell of Centerville declared a local state of emergency. Due to the extensive damage, Davis County declared a state of emergency later that evening. The windstorm extended throughout the Western United States, with power outages and structural damage also reported in California and Nevada.

The storm occurred late in the fall season, so most of the trees damaged in the storm were evergreens. More than 400 trees were down at the Davis Golf course alone due to the winds. Thousands of residences were without power throughout the day and into the evening. At one point, as many as 54,000 residences were without power. Calls flooded into Rocky Mountain Power that day from customers trying to get updates on when their power would be restored. Many residences of the area had difficulties attempting to call friends and families with their cell phones because of the surge in communications in the area. The Utah Transit Authority shut down the FrontRunner commuter rail service between Layton and Salt Lake City due to damaged train stations, debris on the train tracks, and power outages. A "bus bridge" was used to ferry passengers between the Layton and Salt Lake Central stations while repairs were made. Even though FrontRunner service resumed by mid-afternoon, the Farmington Station remained closed through the weekend while repairs to the station were completed.

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