TOOELE — People throughout the Salt Lake Valley on Thursday were surprised by loud booms that shook houses and rattled windows.
It turns out the booms were coming from the Tooele Army Depot, as it kicked off its routine detonation schedule to dispose of expired military munitions on the south range.
We have confirmed with Tooele Army Depot that they are performing detonations today and believe that to be the source. The detonations are part of TAD’s routine operations to dispose of expired military munitions.
The army depot conducts detonations typically from September…
— Salt Lake County Emergency Management (@SLCoEmerMngt) September 19, 2024
Starting this week, the detonations are set to continue weekdays through the end of October.
