NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Richmond, 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 Richmond, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 10 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 10
- 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 Richmond
The highest rating among the 10 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on September 17, 1989, came within 8 miles. Of the 10, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on July 25, 2007. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 47% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Richmond. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1969, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Richmond.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Richmond
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1980s7
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 1989 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1987 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1986 | F1 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1982 | F1 | 13 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1981 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2007 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1995 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1987 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1987 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1968 | F0 | 10 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 10 of 10, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Richmond
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Richmond since 1969, made on 6 separate days. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 26, 2009. The most recent report is from September 10, 2019.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Richmond
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Richmond, UT, 1 mile south of Richmond at 4,680 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 20.4 inches over 54 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 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 62.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 20.4 inches is more than at 44 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (76%). Lewiston, 4 miles northwest, has its own station (Trenton, UT): 16.9 inches a year, 3.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 17 | 1.9 | 6 | 12.9 |
| Feb | 37 | 20 | 1.8 | 5 | 12.7 |
| Mar | 49 | 29 | 2.1 | 6 | 8.9 |
| Apr | 58 | 34 | 2.5 | 7 | 4.0 |
| May | 68 | 42 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 79 | 49 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 56 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 55 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 47 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 36 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 45 | 27 | 1.5 | 5 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 32 | 18 | 1.9 | 6 | 15.4 |
| Year | 59 | 36 | 20.4 | 54 | 62.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Richmond, UT (4,680 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 Richmond
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Richmond: 31 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $272,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 93 mph, on May 13, 2026.
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
Cache County, which includes Richmond, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 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 Cache County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $38.8 million a year, the 6th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.8 million (23%), 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 Richmond
- Lewiston, UT4 mi
- Smithfield, UT6 mi
- Hyde Park, UT8 mi
- Logan, UT12 mi
- Providence, UT15 mi
- Mendon, UT16 mi
- Millville, UT16 mi
- Preston, ID17 mi
- Hyrum, UT20 mi
- Wellsville, UT20 mi
- Garland, UT21 mi
- Tremonton, UT26 mi
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