NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gunnison, 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 Gunnison, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Gunnison
The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 8, 2002, came within 13 miles. Of the 8, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 12, 2002. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Gunnison. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1987, with stones of 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Gunnison.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Gunnison
By decade
- 2000s3
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2002 | F2 | 13 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F2 | 3 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1964 | F1 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 1957 | F1 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 2002 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2002 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1984 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Gunnison
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Gunnison, from July 21, 1987: 1.75 inches (golf ball size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Gunnison
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Manti, UT, 13 miles east of Gunnison at 5,740 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 57°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.7 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 18 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 167 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.2 inches is more than at 18 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (31%). Ephraim, 18 miles northeast, has its own station (Ephraim, UT): 11.8 inches a year, 1.4 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 19 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.3 |
| Feb | 43 | 23 | 1.0 | 4 | 10.4 |
| Mar | 53 | 29 | 1.3 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.6 |
| May | 69 | 42 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 80 | 50 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 57 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 56 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 47 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 36 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 50 | 27 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 38 | 19 | 1.2 | 4 | 13.3 |
| Year | 62 | 36 | 13.2 | 39 | 52.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Manti, UT (5,740 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 Gunnison
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 11 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gunnison: 8 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $252,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on May 13, 2026.
June 1, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Gunnison — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “The Sevier River flooded in Sanpete County, with many roads damaged in the Gunnison and Centerfield area. Water was a foot deep along parts of the Clarion Road, damaging both the road and a nearby hunting club.”
May 27, 2015: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Gunnison — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain caused widespread flash flooding in the cities of Gunnison and Centerfield, with an approximate total of 30 homes and businesses sustaining some damage from the flood waters. About another 100 homes experienced yard flooding.”
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
Sanpete County, which includes Gunnison, 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 Gunnison
- Manti, UT15 mi
- Ephraim, UT18 mi
- Salina, UT20 mi
- Fillmore, UT30 mi
- Richfield, UT32 mi
- Mt Pleasant, UT33 mi
- Nephi, UT35 mi
- Delta, UT39 mi
- Monroe, UT40 mi
- Fairview, UT42 mi
- Mona, UT46 mi
- Huntington, UT48 mi
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