NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Blanding, UT
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Blanding, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Blanding
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on September 13, 2025; its path came within 19 miles. The most recent tornado was on September 13, 2025. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Blanding. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1985, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Blanding.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Blanding
By decade
- 2020s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | EF2 | 19 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Unrated | 19 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Unrated | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Blanding
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Blanding since 1985, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 6, 2020. The most recent report is from June 6, 2020.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Blanding
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Blanding, UT, 4 miles north of Blanding at 6,032 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 22°F. January is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 13.0 inches over 36 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 127 nights a year. That 13.0 inches is more than at 16 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (28%). Monticello, 24 miles north, has its own station (Monticello 2E, UT): 15.2 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 22 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 45 | 26 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Apr | 62 | 38 | 0.8 | 2 |
| May | 73 | 46 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Jun | 84 | 56 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 89 | 62 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Aug | 86 | 60 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Sep | 78 | 53 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Oct | 65 | 42 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Nov | 51 | 31 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Dec | 40 | 23 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Year | 64 | 41 | 13.0 | 36 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Blanding, UT (6,032 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Blanding
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 7 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Blanding: 7 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $197,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 78 mph, on June 20, 1996.
June 7, 2006: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Blanding — $175,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
San Juan County, which includes Blanding, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives San Juan County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.0 million a year, the 20th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (32%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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