NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Midway, 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 Midway, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Midway
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on August 11, 1999; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 11, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 3. The most recent tornado was on September 7, 2013. Midway has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1990, 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 Midway.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Midway
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1990s3
- 1980s3
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1999 | F2 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 1 / 80 |
| Jul 8, 1989 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1989 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1970 | F1 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1965 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2005 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2001 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 1998 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 1993 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 1982 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Midway
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Midway since 1990. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on September 25, 1990. The most recent report is from August 12, 2024.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Midway
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Snake Creek Powerhouse, UT, 2 miles north of Midway at 6,010 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 47°F; January and December are the coolest, at 36°F and 14°F. January is the wettest at 2.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 21.7 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 206 nights a year. That 21.7 inches is more than at 48 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (83%). Heber City, 9 miles east, has its own station (Heber, UT): 15.0 inches a year, 6.7 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 |
| Feb | 40 | 15 | 2.4 | 7 |
| Mar | 49 | 24 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 57 | 29 | 1.6 | 6 |
| May | 66 | 37 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 78 | 44 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Jul | 88 | 47 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Aug | 85 | 45 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sep | 75 | 39 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Oct | 62 | 31 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 46 | 22 | 2.0 | 7 |
| Dec | 35 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Year | 60 | 30 | 21.7 | 62 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Snake Creek Powerhouse, UT (6,010 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 Midway
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Midway: 31 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $213,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 3, 2023.
August 1, 2023: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Midway — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “At Alta Lodge, along state Route 210, flooding left mud and debris on the road, with cars stuck and some homes flooded.”
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
Wasatch County, which includes Midway, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Flooding, on December 23, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wasatch County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.7 million a year, the 11th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 million (35%), 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 Midway
- Heber City, UT9 mi
- Park City, UT13 mi
- Alpine, UT14 mi
- Pleasant Grove, UT15 mi
- Lindon, UT17 mi
- American Fork, UT18 mi
- Orem, UT19 mi
- Sandy, UT19 mi
- Draper, UT20 mi
- Provo, UT20 mi
- Midvale, UT21 mi
- Murray, UT22 mi
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