NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Richfield, 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 Richfield, 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 Richfield
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 19, 1970, came within 5 miles. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Richfield. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1985, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Richfield.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Richfield
By decade
- 1970s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | 5 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 7, 1957 | F1 | 17 mi | 1.5 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 Richfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Richfield since 1985, made on 4 separate days. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 26, 1992. The most recent report is from July 14, 2001.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Richfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Richfield Radio Ksvc, UT, in Richfield at 5,285 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 41°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 1.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 8.0 inches over 24 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 44 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 176 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 8.0 inches is more than at 3 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (5%). Monroe, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Koosharem, UT): 10.3 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 17 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 47 | 22 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 58 | 27 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 64 | 32 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 |
| May | 73 | 39 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 85 | 47 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 54 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 52 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 43 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 32 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 53 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 41 | 16 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Year | 66 | 34 | 8.0 | 24 | 17.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Richfield Radio Ksvc, UT (5,285 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 Richfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Richfield: 13 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on June 5, 2020.
July 6, 2008: lightning strike in Richfield — 1 injured.
NWS: “A woman was injured at the Cove View Golf Course in Richfield when lightning hit a nearby tree and traveled to her. The woman was conscious and breathing when she was taken to a nearby hospital.”
July 14, 2018: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Richfield — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain caused flash flooding that damaged fields and homes in Richfield, including 260 acres of a 320 acre property used for farming and growing sod.”
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
Sevier County, which includes Richfield, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 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 Sevier County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate 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 $10.1 million a year, the 15th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.4 million (33%), 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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