NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Montezuma Creek, 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 Montezuma Creek, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Montezuma Creek
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on September 13, 2025; its path came within 8 miles. The most recent tornado was on September 13, 2025. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Montezuma Creek.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Montezuma Creek
By decade
- 2020s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | EF2 | 8 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Unrated | 7 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Montezuma Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Montezuma Creek since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Montezuma Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bluff, UT, 15 miles west of Montezuma Creek at 4,319 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 43°F and 20°F. August is the wettest at 0.9 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 7.2 inches over 22 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 90 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 140 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 7.2 inches is more than at 0 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (0%). Blanding, 24 miles northwest, has its own station (Blanding, UT): 13.0 inches a year, 5.8 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 20 | 0.8 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 51 | 25 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 63 | 32 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 71 | 39 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 48 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 56 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 64 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 62 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 52 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 38 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 27 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 43 | 20 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Year | 70 | 40 | 7.2 | 22 | 7.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bluff, UT (4,319 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
San Juan County, which includes Montezuma Creek, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives San Juan 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 $5.0 million a year, the 20th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (32%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Montezuma Creek
- Blanding, UT24 mi
- Cortez, CO38 mi
- Shiprock, NM43 mi
- Monticello, UT45 mi
- Dolores, CO50 mi
- Mancos, CO55 mi
- Lukachukai, AZ56 mi
- Kirtland, NM60 mi
- Fruitland, NM61 mi
- Hesperus, CO63 mi
- Kayenta, AZ66 mi
- Tsaile, AZ67 mi
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