NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Moab, 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 Moab, 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 Moab
The strongest of the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on July 12, 2025; its path came within 23 miles. Of the 6, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Moab. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 12 times since 1968, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Moab has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 99 Utah cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Moab
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2000s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2000 | F0 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 2000 | F0 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Unrated | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Unrated | 13 mi | 0.5 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 Moab
The Storm Prediction Center has 12 hail reports within 10 miles of Moab since 1968, made on 6 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 14, 1968. The most recent report is from September 12, 2025. June has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Moab
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Moab, UT, 3 miles west of Moab at 4,053 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 99°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 21°F. October is the wettest at 1.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 9.3 inches over 28 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 108 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 117 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 9.3 inches is more than at 7 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (12%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 21 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 52 | 27 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 65 | 36 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 72 | 43 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 51 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 94 | 59 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 99 | 66 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96 | 64 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 55 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 42 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 57 | 30 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 44 | 22 | 0.8 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Year | 72 | 43 | 9.3 | 28 | 9.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Moab, UT (4,053 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 Moab
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 64 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Moab: 37 flash floods, 13 heavy rain events, 7 floods, 6 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $13.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 20, 2019. August has had the most flash floods, 16 of 37. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 87 have had fewer than Moab.
June 21, 2024: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Moab — 2 killed.
NWS: “Major flooding in Moab and Castle Valley from strong thunderstorm that produced very heavy rain across town, Mill Creek, North Mill Creek, Kane Creek and a drainage above Castle Valley. 1 inch of rain fell in 15 minutes for a rainrate of 4 inches per hour.”
October 14, 2006: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Moab — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “Washes ran bankfull throughout Arches National Park with numerous reports of flooding and mud and debris flows. The main flooding occurred along Salt Wash and the road to Delicate Arch was washed out.”
August 20, 2022: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Moab — $9.5 million damage.
NWS: “Training thunderstorms produced upwards of 1 to 2 inches of rain within one to two hours in an around Moab. The Mill Creek Parkway - a recreational path that runs through the center of Moab, was reported to be ���completely decimated��� as a result of the 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
Grand County, which includes Moab, has been named in 4 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Grand 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 $5.2 million a year, the 19th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 million (61%), 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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