NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ephraim, 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 Ephraim, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Ephraim
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 8, 2002, came within 6 miles. Of the 9, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2005. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 58% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ephraim. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2002, with stones of 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ephraim.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ephraim
By decade
- 2000s5
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2002 | F2 | 6 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F2 | 13 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1964 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2005 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 2002 | F0 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2002 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | F0 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1984 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ephraim
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Ephraim, from September 8, 2002: 1.75 inches (golf ball size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ephraim
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ephraim, UT, 1 mile west of Ephraim at 5,498 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 52°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 11°F. May is the wettest at 1.3 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 11.8 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 187 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.8 inches is more than at 15 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (26%). Manti, 9 miles south, has its own station (Manti, UT): 13.2 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 11 | 0.9 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 42 | 17 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 54 | 25 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 61 | 30 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.7 |
| May | 71 | 37 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 83 | 44 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 52 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 50 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 41 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 30 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 20 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 37 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 | 8.0 |
| Year | 63 | 31 | 11.8 | 37 | 19.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ephraim, UT (5,498 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Sanpete County, which includes Ephraim, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Flooding, on December 23, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sanpete 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 $12.1 million a year, the 13th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.9 million (24%), 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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