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NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Centerville, 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 Centerville, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 28 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
28

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

1 deaths in all

What the records show for Centerville

The highest rating among the 28 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 4 times; the most recent, on August 11, 1999, came within 14 miles. Of the 28, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 2, 2021. Centerville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 12 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Centerville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 99 Utah cities.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Centerville

By decade

  • 2020s2
  • 2010s1
  • 2000s2
  • 1990s12
  • 1980s5
  • 1970s1
  • 1960s4
  • 1950s1
Strongest tornadoes near Centerville, Utah
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Aug 11, 1999F214 mi4.3 mi1 / 80
Aug 14, 1968F225 mi1.5 mi0 / 1
Feb 9, 1965F218 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Jun 3, 1963F23 mi2 mi0 / 0
Sep 2, 2021EF14 mi2.05 mi0 / 0
Sep 22, 2016EF118 mi2.85 mi0 / 5
Jun 2, 1993F17 mi1 mi0 / 2
Sep 23, 1992F115 mi2 mi0 / 0
Jul 8, 1989F123 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Mar 2, 1989F120 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Jan 10, 1989F124 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Aug 14, 1968F111 mi0.1 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 28, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Centerville

The Storm Prediction Center has 12 hail reports within 10 miles of Centerville since 1963, made on 11 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 August 22, 2018. The most recent report is from September 2, 2021. August has the most reports, 6.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Radar-estimated hail days in Centerville since 2019 →

Weather by month in Centerville

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bountiful Bench, UT, 3 miles southeast of Centerville at 4,950 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 23°F. April is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 27.6 inches over 61 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 26 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 119 nights a year. Snowfall averages 118.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 27.6 inches is more than at 55 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (95%). Woods Cross, 3 miles southwest, has its own station (Bountiful-Val Verda, UT): 22.6 inches a year, 5.0 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 87°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Bountiful Bench, UT
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan36232.9725.0
Feb41272.6621.4
Mar51343.2717.8
Apr57393.7810.7
May67483.061.1
Jun78571.430.0
Jul87660.720.0
Aug84651.020.0
Sep74551.630.1
Oct60432.242.8
Nov46312.5616.2
Dec36232.8723.8
Year604327.661118.9

Averages for 1991–2020 at Bountiful Bench, UT (4,950 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Centerville

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Centerville: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods, 5 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $12.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 3, 2023. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 50 have had fewer than Centerville.

  • July 26, 2017: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Centerville — $8.8 million damage.

  • April 12, 2023: flood 9 miles from the centre of Centerville — $1.0 million damage.

  • August 1, 2021: flood 9 miles from the centre of Centerville — $750,000 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

Flood insurance policyholders in Centerville's ZIP code 84014 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $0 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 23 Utah cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Centerville.

Davis County, which includes Centerville, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds, on January 12, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Davis County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $127.7 million a year, the 4th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.3 million (13%), 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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