NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nephi, 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 Nephi, 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 Nephi
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F0 on August 8, 2001; its path came within 24 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 13, 2021. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Nephi. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1996, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Nephi.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Nephi
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2001 | F0 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Unrated | 9 mi | 0.2 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 Nephi
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Nephi since 1996. 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 July 19, 2022, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nephi
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Nephi, UT, 3 miles northeast of Nephi at 5,146 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 61°F; December is the coolest, at 37°F and 20°F. April is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 13.7 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 148 nights a year. Snowfall averages 45.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.7 inches is more than at 20 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (34%). Mona, 12 miles north, has its own station (Santaquin Chlorinator, UT): 18.2 inches a year, 4.5 more than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 20 | 1.3 | 4 | 10.9 |
| Feb | 42 | 24 | 1.2 | 4 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 53 | 31 | 1.4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 60 | 36 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.6 |
| May | 70 | 44 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 82 | 53 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 61 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 60 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 50 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 38 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 49 | 28 | 1.1 | 3 | 6.0 |
| Dec | 37 | 20 | 1.2 | 4 | 12.5 |
| Year | 62 | 39 | 13.7 | 42 | 45.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Nephi, UT (5,146 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 Nephi
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 16 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nephi: 15 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 77 mph, on August 2, 2023.
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
Juab County, which includes Nephi, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Juab County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low 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 $9.0 million a year, the 16th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.0 million (11%), 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 Nephi
- Mona, UT12 mi
- Santaquin, UT23 mi
- Fairview, UT24 mi
- Payson, UT25 mi
- Mt Pleasant, UT26 mi
- Salem, UT27 mi
- Ephraim, UT28 mi
- Spanish Fork, UT31 mi
- Mapleton, UT34 mi
- Gunnison, UT35 mi
- Manti, UT36 mi
- Springville, UT36 mi
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