NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eagle Mountain, 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 Eagle Mountain, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 17 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 17
- 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 Eagle Mountain
The strongest of the 17 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on February 9, 1965; its path came within 25 miles. Of the 17, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on September 7, 2013. Eagle Mountain has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 10 times since 2006, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Eagle Mountain has more hail reports within 10 miles than 47% of the 99 Utah cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Eagle Mountain
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s5
- 1980s6
- 1970s2
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1965 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1993 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 1991 | F1 | 19 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 1989 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1989 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1989 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1970 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1965 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | EF0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2005 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1998 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 17, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eagle Mountain
The Storm Prediction Center has 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Eagle Mountain since 2006, made on 8 separate days. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on August 13, 2024, the most recent report. August has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eagle Mountain
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Utah Lake Lehi, UT, 7 miles east of Eagle Mountain at 4,505 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 19°F. April and May are the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 13.2 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 50 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. Snowfall averages 26.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.2 inches is more than at 17 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (29%). Riverton, 10 miles north, has its own station (Alpine, UT): 21.0 inches a year, 7.8 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 19 | 1.2 | 4 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 44 | 24 | 1.1 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 53 | 32 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 62 | 36 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.3 |
| May | 71 | 44 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 51 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 59 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 58 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 47 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 36 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 27 | 0.9 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 40 | 20 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Year | 64 | 38 | 13.2 | 39 | 26.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Utah Lake Lehi, UT (4,505 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 Eagle Mountain
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eagle Mountain: 31 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $17.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on July 4, 2006. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 59 have had fewer than Eagle Mountain.
August 30, 2015: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Eagle Mountain — 1 killed.
June 7, 2020: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Eagle Mountain — 1 injured.
NWS: “Lightning struck behind a man and a woman walking in Eagle Mountain City. The man was knocked unconscious and flown to a nearby hospital.”
August 3, 2023: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Eagle Mountain — $16.0 million 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
Utah County, which includes Eagle Mountain, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Flooding, on December 23, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Utah County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $287.9 million a year, the 2nd highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $63.9 million (22%), 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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Cities near Eagle Mountain
- Lehi, UT7 mi
- Herriman, UT8 mi
- Saratoga Springs, UT10 mi
- Riverton, UT10 mi
- American Fork, UT12 mi
- Draper, UT13 mi
- South Jordan, UT14 mi
- Alpine, UT15 mi
- Pleasant Grove, UT15 mi
- West Jordan, UT16 mi
- Lindon, UT16 mi
- Sandy, UT17 mi
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