NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Panguitch, 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 Panguitch, 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 Panguitch
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 22, 2016, came within 4 miles. Of the 6, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 10, 2017. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Panguitch. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1992, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Panguitch.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Panguitch
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2016 | EF1 | 4 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1978 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 26, 2016 | EF0 | 2 mi | 0.34 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2000 | F0 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1967 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 2017 | Unrated | 10 mi | 0.05 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 Panguitch
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Panguitch, from May 27, 1992: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Panguitch
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Panguitch, UT, 3 miles northwest of Panguitch at 6,647 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 47°F; December is the coolest, at 39°F and 7°F. August is the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 10.5 inches over 33 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 24 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 226 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 10.5 inches is more than at 11 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (19%). Parowan, 25 miles west, has its own station (Cedar City 5E, UT): 17.4 inches a year, 6.9 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 8 | 0.6 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Feb | 44 | 11 | 0.7 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 52 | 19 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 60 | 23 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.1 |
| May | 69 | 31 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 82 | 39 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 47 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 44 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 35 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 25 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 50 | 16 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 39 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Year | 62 | 25 | 10.5 | 33 | 24.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Panguitch, UT (6,647 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 Panguitch
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 13 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Panguitch: 10 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $110,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on June 28, 2013. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 64 have had fewer than Panguitch.
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
Garfield County, which includes Panguitch, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Garfield County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.4 million a year, the 14th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.6 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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