NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Huntington, 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 Huntington, 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 Huntington
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 26, 2010, came within 19 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 14, 2021. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Huntington. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1988, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 62% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Huntington.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Huntington
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2010 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2001 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1966 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Unrated | 1 mi | 0.09 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 Huntington
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Huntington since 1988. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 25, 2014. The most recent report is from August 25, 2014.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Huntington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Castle Dale, UT, 10 miles south of Huntington at 5,629 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 54°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 10°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 44 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 186 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 8.0 inches is more than at 3 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (5%). Price, 19 miles northeast, has its own station (Price Carbon Co Airport, UT): 8.6 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 10 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 47 | 16 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 58 | 25 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 66 | 31 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
| May | 75 | 40 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 47 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 54 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 52 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 43 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 32 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 20 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 41 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Year | 66 | 32 | 8.0 | 25 | 16.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Castle Dale, UT (5,629 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 Huntington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 15 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Huntington: 10 flash floods and 5 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 29, 2025. August has had the most flash floods, 7 of 10. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 64 have had fewer than Huntington.
August 1, 2021: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Huntington — 1 killed, 1 injured, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “A significant flood wave carrying debris moved down Bear Creek Canyon, sweeping away mining vehicles at the Gentry Mountain Mine. Several miners were caught in the flood waters, with one miner able to save himself by clinging to a tree a quarter mile down the drainage.”
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
Emery County, which includes Huntington, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Emery County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High 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 $3.6 million a year, the 25th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.5 million (42%), 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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