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Utah

29 counties1 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+60 county disaster declarations

Utah has recorded 142 tornadoes since 1950, 39th among the states; 5.46 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.

2025
  • Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
  • Large wildfires since 1984

Statewide totals

Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.

Tornadoes since 1950
142
39th of 51
Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
1
42nd of 51
Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
0
None since 1851
At hurricane strength
0
—
Acres burned since 1984
5.46M
703 large fires
Flood insurance claims
1,147
$7.3 million paid

County leaders

Where in Utah each hazard has struck most.

Most tornadoes

  1. 1Salt Lake County13
  2. 2Davis County12
  3. 3Box Elder County10
  4. 4Utah County10
  5. 5Sanpete County9

Most acres burned

  1. 1Tooele County1.04M
  2. 2Millard County698K
  3. 3Box Elder County612K
  4. 4Juab County562K
  5. 5Washington County553K

Most flood claims

  1. 1Salt Lake County406
  2. 2Davis County185
  3. 3Utah County105
  4. 4Weber County89
  5. 5Washington County64

Notable events

The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Utah’s record. Each opens its own page.

Every county

Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.

Counties of Utah
Beaver County70249,25439
Box Elder County100611,704189
Cache County405,357427
Carbon County2042,23295
Daggett County2039,62607
Davis County12028,49718511
Duchesne County50202,88968
Emery County7051,83566
Garfield County40165,51727
Grand County50170,22184
Iron County50181,084237
Juab County10561,70969
Kane County0043,63488
Millard County20698,2334811
Morgan County102,543910
Piute County1029,20419
Rich County2032,82015
Salt Lake County13020,62240612
San Juan County7044,91406
Sanpete County9073,3691210
Sevier County2033,827159
Summit County0034,8984610
Tooele County501,042,059711
Uintah County8082,817148
Utah County100360,56510513
Wasatch County1086,3761211
Washington County40553,2076414
Wayne County802,06224
Weber County8012,5338911

Cities

Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.

  • Salt Lake City
    Hazard fingerprint for Salt Lake City Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • West Valley City
    Hazard fingerprint for West Valley City Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • West Jordan
    Hazard fingerprint for West Jordan Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Provo
    Hazard fingerprint for Provo Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • St. George
    Hazard fingerprint for St. George Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 94th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 89th percentile.
  • Lehi
    Hazard fingerprint for Lehi Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Orem
    Hazard fingerprint for Orem Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Sandy
    Hazard fingerprint for Sandy Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Ogden
    Hazard fingerprint for Ogden Tornado: 20th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 56th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 41th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.
  • South Jordan
    Hazard fingerprint for South Jordan Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Layton
    Hazard fingerprint for Layton Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Eagle Mountain
    Hazard fingerprint for Eagle Mountain Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Millcreek
    Hazard fingerprint for Millcreek Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Herriman
    Hazard fingerprint for Herriman Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Saratoga Springs
    Hazard fingerprint for Saratoga Springs Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Taylorsville
    Hazard fingerprint for Taylorsville Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Logan
    Hazard fingerprint for Logan Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 31th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Murray
    Hazard fingerprint for Murray Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Draper
    Hazard fingerprint for Draper Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Spanish Fork
    Hazard fingerprint for Spanish Fork Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Riverton
    Hazard fingerprint for Riverton Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Bountiful
    Hazard fingerprint for Bountiful Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Tooele
    Hazard fingerprint for Tooele Tornado: 1th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 89th percentile. Flood: 2th percentile. Hail & wind: 13th percentile. Heat: 19th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 33th percentile.
  • Cedar City
    Hazard fingerprint for Cedar City Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 73th percentile. Flood: 13th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 86th percentile.
  • American Fork
    Hazard fingerprint for American Fork Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Syracuse
    Hazard fingerprint for Syracuse Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Roy
    Hazard fingerprint for Roy Tornado: 20th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 56th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 41th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.
  • Pleasant Grove
    Hazard fingerprint for Pleasant Grove Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Washington
    Hazard fingerprint for Washington Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 94th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 89th percentile.
  • Midvale
    Hazard fingerprint for Midvale Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Springville
    Hazard fingerprint for Springville Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Kearns
    Hazard fingerprint for Kearns Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Magna
    Hazard fingerprint for Magna Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Clearfield
    Hazard fingerprint for Clearfield Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Kaysville
    Hazard fingerprint for Kaysville Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Cottonwood Heights
    Hazard fingerprint for Cottonwood Heights Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Holladay
    Hazard fingerprint for Holladay Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • South Salt Lake
    Hazard fingerprint for South Salt Lake Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Farmington
    Hazard fingerprint for Farmington Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Hurricane
    Hazard fingerprint for Hurricane Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 94th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 89th percentile.
  • West Haven
    Hazard fingerprint for West Haven Tornado: 20th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 56th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 41th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.
  • Payson
    Hazard fingerprint for Payson Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Clinton
    Hazard fingerprint for Clinton Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • North Salt Lake
    Hazard fingerprint for North Salt Lake Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • North Ogden
    Hazard fingerprint for North Ogden Tornado: 20th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 56th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 41th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.
  • Highland
    Hazard fingerprint for Highland Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Brigham City
    Hazard fingerprint for Brigham City Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 84th percentile. Flood: 1th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Heber
    Hazard fingerprint for Heber Tornado: 2th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 2th percentile. Hail & wind: 10th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Bluffdale
    Hazard fingerprint for Bluffdale Tornado: 25th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 61th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 83th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Santaquin
    Hazard fingerprint for Santaquin Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • South Ogden
    Hazard fingerprint for South Ogden Tornado: 20th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 56th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 41th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.
  • Centerville
    Hazard fingerprint for Centerville Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Grantsville
    Hazard fingerprint for Grantsville Tornado: 1th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 89th percentile. Flood: 2th percentile. Hail & wind: 13th percentile. Heat: 19th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 33th percentile.
  • Mapleton
    Hazard fingerprint for Mapleton Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Vineyard
    Hazard fingerprint for Vineyard Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Smithfield
    Hazard fingerprint for Smithfield Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 31th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • West Point
    Hazard fingerprint for West Point Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Tremonton
    Hazard fingerprint for Tremonton Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 84th percentile. Flood: 1th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Salem
    Hazard fingerprint for Salem Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • Lindon
    Hazard fingerprint for Lindon Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.
  • North Logan
    Hazard fingerprint for North Logan Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 31th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Ivins
    Hazard fingerprint for Ivins Tornado: 4th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 94th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 89th percentile.
  • Woods Cross
    Hazard fingerprint for Woods Cross Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 40th percentile. Hail & wind: 75th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Pleasant View
    Hazard fingerprint for Pleasant View Tornado: 20th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 56th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 41th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 96th percentile.
  • Hyrum
    Hazard fingerprint for Hyrum Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 31th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Vernal
    Hazard fingerprint for Vernal Tornado: 5th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 54th percentile. Flood: 4th percentile. Hail & wind: 3th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 90th percentile. Winter: 95th percentile.
  • Alpine
    Hazard fingerprint for Alpine Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 91th percentile. Flood: 15th percentile. Hail & wind: 22th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile.