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NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fillmore, 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 Fillmore, 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

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
4

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Fillmore

The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 19, 1970, came within 22 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 28, 1996. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fillmore. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2000, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fillmore.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fillmore

By decade

  • 1990s1
  • 1980s1
  • 1970s1
  • 1950s1
Strongest tornadoes near Fillmore, Utah
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Apr 19, 1970F122 mi1.5 mi0 / 1
Aug 7, 1957F124 mi1.5 mi0 / 0
May 28, 1996F024 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Jun 7, 1989F021 mi0.2 mi0 / 0

The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Fillmore

The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Fillmore, from September 21, 2000: 0.75 inches (penny size).

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

Weather by month in Fillmore

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fillmore, UT, in Fillmore at 5,127 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 60°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 21°F. March and April are the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 15.2 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 37 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 138 nights a year. Snowfall averages 62.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 15.2 inches is more than at 23 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (40%). Richfield, 18 miles southeast, has its own station (Richfield Radio Ksvc, UT): 8.0 inches a year, 7.2 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Fillmore, UT
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan38211.3411.9
Feb45251.4513.2
Mar55321.747.9
Apr62371.765.1
May72451.540.3
Jun82530.720.0
Jul88600.820.0
Aug86600.830.0
Sep78511.030.1
Oct64391.542.9
Nov50291.338.2
Dec38211.5412.4
Year633915.24362.0

Averages for 1991–2020 at Fillmore, UT (5,127 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 Fillmore

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fillmore: 8 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $57,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on July 17, 2023.

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

Millard County, which includes Fillmore, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Millard County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low 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 $7.1 million a year, the 17th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.8 million (25%), 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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