NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Duchesne, 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 Duchesne, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Duchesne
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on August 11, 1993; its path came within 9 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 19, 2022. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Duchesne. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Duchesne.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Duchesne
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s1(1 EF3+)
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1993 | F3 | 9 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2005 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1984 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Duchesne
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Duchesne since 1963. Of these, 5 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 7, 2016. The most recent report is from August 7, 2016.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Duchesne
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Duchesne, UT, 3 miles east of Duchesne at 5,551 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 11°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 171 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.1 inches a year, most of it in December. That 9.4 inches is more than at 8 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (14%). Roosevelt, 26 miles northeast, has its own station (Roosevelt Radio, UT): 7.4 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 41 | 17 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 55 | 27 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 34 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.6 |
| May | 73 | 42 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 83 | 50 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 56 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 55 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 46 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 35 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 48 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 35 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Year | 62 | 34 | 9.4 | 29 | 29.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Duchesne, UT (5,551 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 Duchesne
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 15 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Duchesne: 11 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $5,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 66 mph, on May 13, 2026.
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
Duchesne County, which includes Duchesne, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Duchesne County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.5 million a year, the 18th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (47%), 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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