Remembering the winds of 2011: Utah’s ‘most devastating wind event’ in decades happened 1 year ago

A golfer plays near a large piece of tree trunk nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Golf Pro Brad Stone talks about damage from last year’s wind storm that took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Golfers play near a large piece of tree trunk nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Golfers play in front a newly planted littleleaf linden tree nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Golf Pro Brad Stone talks about damage from last year’s wind storm that took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Many blue spruce trees at the Bountiful Memorial Park remain on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. One year after the wind storm of Dec. 1, 2011, nearly all damage has been repaired in Davis County, with considerable help from federal government.

Aric Jensen, Planning & Economic Development Director for the city of Bountiful, talks about wispier pine trees being planted where spruce trees once lined the street at the Bountiful Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. One year after the wind storm of Dec. 1, 2011, nearly all damage has been repaired in Davis County, with considerable help from the federal government.

Aric Jensen, Planning & Economic Development Director for the city of Bountiful, talks about wispier pine trees being planted where spruce trees once lined the street at the Bountiful Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. One year after the wind storm of Dec. 1, 2011, nearly all damage has been repaired in Davis County, with considerable help from the federal government.

Aric Jensen, Planning & Economic Development Director for the city of Bountiful, talks about wispier pine trees being planted where spruce trees once lined the street at the Bountiful Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. One year after the wind storm of Dec. 1, 2011, nearly all damage has been repaired in Davis County, with considerable help from the federal government.

Finer, wispier pine trees are being planted where spruce trees once lined the street of the Bountiful Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. One year after the wind storm of Dec. 1, 2011, nearly all damage has been repaired in Davis County, with considerable help from the federal government.

An enormous mulch pile consisting of last year’s downed trees remains at the Bountiful Landfill on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. One year after the wind storm of Dec. 1, 2011, nearly all damage has been repaired in Davis County, with considerable help from the federal government.

Golfers walk past a tree stump nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

A newly planted Austrian pine tree nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

A newly planted tree nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Nearly one year ago, a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The golf course employees are still cleaning up the damage.

Strong winds overturned a truck on northbound I-15 between Centerville and Farmington, Dec. 1, 2011.

Semitrucks in Centerville are parked along I-15 after multiple trucks were overturned Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 due to the high winds.

Strong winds downed a large tree in Centerville Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the FrontRunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

Wind damage to a home and fence in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the Frontrunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011. (Brian Nicholson, Deseret News)

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the Frontrunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011. (Brian Nicholson, Deseret News)

Jens Jensen drives a golf cart near a large piece of tree trunk nearly one year after a wind storm took down roughly 500 trees at Davis Park Golf Course in Fruit Heights on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Strong winds downed a large tree in Centerville Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

Farmington Junior High students fight the wind as they walk outside before school, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds overturned a truck on southbound I-15 between Centerville and Farmington, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds overturned a truck on northbound I-15 between Centerville and Farmington, Dec. 1, 2011.

Debris from a construction site near the Farmington station of FrontRunner flies over the road Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Tyler Bacus of Asplundh Tree Experts removes a tree fallen on T Street in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Fallen trees damage power lines, homes and automobiles due to high winds along Highway 89 in Centerville and Farmington Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

Debris is stuck on a fence and in trees in Farmington due to the wind, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Wind damage in Centerville, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

One truck is on its side at center right due to wind as other trucks get off the northbound Centerville exit, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

wind damage in Centerville, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the FrontRunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

Strong winds downed a large tree at T Street and South Temple Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

UTA passengers utilize a ‘bus bridge’ from the Layton to Woods Cross stations following the closure of the FrontRunner train due to the high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

Wind damaged housing units under construction in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

A large tree rests on top of a pickup truck at 363 E. 550 North in Bountiful Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Debris and leaves are pushed against a baseball backstop by the wind in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

A tree downed by the wind in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds topple semitrucks in Centerville Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Duke Arnspiger moves a tree branch from the road in front of his house during a wind storm in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Debris from a construction site near the Farmington station of FrontRunner flies over the road Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds overturned a truck on southbound I-15 between Centerville and Farmington, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds downed a large tree at Elizabeth and 200 South Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

Fallen trees damage powerlines, homes and automobiles due to high winds along Highway 89 in Centerville and Farmington Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

A flag blows in the wind in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

A barrier is down at Farmington Station, Dec. 1, 2011.

A home that sustained wind damage in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

John Wood and Lance Deeter look over the downed tree on Wood’s property on Elizabeth Street in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Debris from a construction site near the Farmington station of FrontRunner flies over the road Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Lynn Jaynes and Tyler Bacus of Asplundh Tree Experts remove a tree fallen on T Street in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Tyler Bacus of Asplundh Tree Experts removes a tree fallen on T Street in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the FrontRunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

While power is out in Farmington, Christmas lights shine at one home with a generator, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Fallen trees damage power lines, homes and automobiles due to high winds along Highway 89 in Centerville and Farmington Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

One truck is on its side at right center due to wind as other trucks get off the northbound Centerville exit, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds downed a large tree at T Street and South Temple Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

A city zoning ordinance paper is pasted by the wind to a fence near Farmington Junior High School, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Wind damage in Centerville, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Debris from a construction site near the Farmington station of FrontRunner flies over the road Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

A trash can flies away as a Farmington Junior High student walks near the school during high winds in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Farmington Junior High students fight the wind as they walk outside before school, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Mark and James Mooney, lower left, clean up debris from a neighbor’s carport in Bountiful as a trampoline hangs in the neighbor’s tree, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds overturned a truck on southbound I-15 between Centerville and Farmington, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds broke apart trees and caused widespread damage Thursday morning, Dec. 1, 2011 at 25th and Harrison Ogden.

A toppled tree overtakes Elizabeth Street after a wind storm in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds downed a vinyl fence in Centerviell Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the FrontRunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

Debris from a construction site near the Farmington station of FrontRunner flies over the road Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Tyler Bacus of Asplundh Tree Experts removes a tree fallen on T Street in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Passengers making their way to Salt Lake from Ogden are forced to utilize a “bus bridge” between the Layton and Woods Cross stations following the closure of the FrontRunner line due to high winds Thursday morning, December 1, 2011.

Debris from a construction site near the Farmington station of FrontRunner flies over the road Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

One truck is on its side at right due to wind as other trucks get off the northbound Centerville exit, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds downed a large tree at Elizabeth and 200 South Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

One truck is on its side at right due to wind as other trucks get off the northbound Centerville exit, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Mark Mooney, lower left, cleans up debris from a neighbor’s carport in Bountiful as a trampoline hangs in the neighbor’s tree, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Wind damaged housing units under construction in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

A trampoline hangs in a a tree in Bountiful, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Wind damage in Centerville, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

A tree downed by the wind in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

An truck overturned by the wind, on the frontage road in Farmington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds caused extensive damage including flying debris that shattered a vehicle’s window in Davis County Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Strong winds downed a large tree at Elizabeth and 200 South Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Salt Lake City.