NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fairview, 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 Fairview, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Fairview
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 25, 2005, came within 9 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 13, 2021. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fairview. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1987, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fairview.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fairview
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2005 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 2002 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | F0 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Unrated | 24 mi | 0.2 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 Fairview
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Fairview, from July 21, 1987: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fairview
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Scofield-Skyline Mine, UT, 12 miles east of Fairview at 8,697 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 74°F and low of 48°F; December is the coolest, at 30°F and 12°F. January is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 25.9 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 227 nights a year. Snowfall averages 225.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 25.9 inches is more than at 53 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (91%). Mt Pleasant, 11 miles south, has its own station (Electric Lake, UT): 24.4 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 74°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 13 | 3.0 | 8 | 42.5 |
| Feb | 31 | 14 | 2.7 | 7 | 40.7 |
| Mar | 38 | 20 | 2.4 | 7 | 29.6 |
| Apr | 44 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 24.5 |
| May | 54 | 33 | 1.9 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Jun | 66 | 41 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 74 | 48 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 72 | 46 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 63 | 39 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 50 | 29 | 1.9 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 38 | 19 | 2.3 | 6 | 28.9 |
| Dec | 30 | 12 | 2.9 | 7 | 42.8 |
| Year | 49 | 28 | 25.9 | 70 | 225.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Scofield-Skyline Mine, UT (8,697 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 Fairview, 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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Cities near Fairview
- Mt Pleasant, UT11 mi
- Helper, UT24 mi
- Nephi, UT24 mi
- Mona, UT25 mi
- Ephraim, UT25 mi
- Salem, UT27 mi
- Payson, UT27 mi
- Mapleton, UT30 mi
- Spanish Fork, UT30 mi
- Santaquin, UT32 mi
- Vineyard, UT33 mi
- Springville, UT33 mi
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