NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Morgan, 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 Morgan, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 25 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 25
- 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 Morgan
The highest rating among the 25 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 11, 1999, came within 24 miles. Of the 25, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 2, 2021. Morgan has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1983, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Morgan.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Morgan
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1990s14
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1999 | F2 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 1 / 80 |
| Aug 14, 1968 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 3, 1963 | F2 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | EF1 | 16 mi | 2.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 2016 | EF1 | 16 mi | 2.85 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Aug 20, 1998 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 29, 1996 | F1 | 21 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 2, 1993 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 23, 1992 | F1 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1968 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2005 | F0 | 19 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2001 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 25, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Morgan
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Morgan since 1983. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on August 21, 1983. The most recent report is from July 4, 2025.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Morgan
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morgan, UT, 1 mile east of Morgan at 5,100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 52°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 14°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 181 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 17.1 inches is more than at 32 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (55%). Farmington, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Farmington 3 NW, UT): 20.7 inches a year, 3.6 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 14 | 1.8 | 5 | 17.0 |
| Feb | 42 | 17 | 1.4 | 5 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 53 | 25 | 1.8 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 61 | 31 | 1.7 | 5 | 2.3 |
| May | 71 | 39 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 82 | 45 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 52 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 51 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 41 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 66 | 31 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 50 | 22 | 1.6 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 37 | 14 | 1.8 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Year | 63 | 32 | 17.1 | 46 | 55.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Morgan, UT (5,100 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 Morgan
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 12 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Morgan: 6 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $171,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 74 mph, on July 27, 2024.
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
Morgan County, which includes Morgan, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 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 Morgan County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.0 million a year, the 21st highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (54%), 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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