NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit La Verkin, 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 La Verkin, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- 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 La Verkin
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on December 27, 1983, came within 23 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 8, 2017. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than La Verkin. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1958, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than La Verkin.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of La Verkin
By decade
- 2010s2
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1983 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1976 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2011 | EF0 | 10 mi | 1.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 31, 1992 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1953 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Unrated | 11 mi | 0.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in La Verkin
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of La Verkin since 1958. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on May 27, 1992. The most recent report is from August 10, 2016.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in La Verkin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is La Verkin, UT, 2 miles southwest of La Verkin at 3,194 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 98°F and low of 68°F; December is the coolest, at 51°F and 28°F. February is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 11.7 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 118 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 75 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.7 inches is more than at 14 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (24%). Washington, 14 miles west, has its own station (St George, UT): 9.5 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 102°F against 98°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 29 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 57 | 33 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 66 | 40 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 73 | 44 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 52 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 94 | 61 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 98 | 68 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96 | 67 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 59 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 47 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 35 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Year | 75 | 47 | 11.7 | 30 | 1.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at La Verkin, UT (3,194 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 La Verkin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of La Verkin: 22 flash floods, 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $2.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on December 26, 2005. August has had the most flash floods, 10 of 22. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 84 have had fewer than La Verkin.
August 1, 2012: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of La Verkin — 1 killed.
August 1, 2007: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of La Verkin — $2.1 million damage.
NWS: “Extensive flash flooding occurred in Zion National Park and areas outside of the park near the towns of Virgin and Touquerville. Due to the massive flash flood six homes were damaged and residents were evacuated off of their roofs.”
August 1, 2007: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of La Verkin — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “ Media reported 5 homes with water damage from the La Verkin.”
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
Washington County, which includes La Verkin, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 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 Washington County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $147.7 million a year, the 3rd highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $65.6 million (44%), 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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