NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Salina, 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 Salina, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Salina
The strongest of the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 16, 1955; its path came within 22 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 8, 2002. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Salina. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1983, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Salina.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Salina
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1955 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F1 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 28, 1964 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 1957 | F1 | 8 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2002 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1984 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Salina
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Salina, from August 21, 1983: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Salina
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Salina 24 E, UT, 17 miles east of Salina at 7,560 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 53°F; December is the coolest, at 32°F and 15°F. August is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 13.3 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 190 nights a year. Snowfall averages 69.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.3 inches is more than at 19 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (33%). Gunnison, 20 miles north, has its own station (Manti, UT): 13.2 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 16 | 0.9 | 4 | 11.8 |
| Feb | 35 | 18 | 1.0 | 4 | 15.5 |
| Mar | 44 | 24 | 1.1 | 4 | 8.8 |
| Apr | 50 | 29 | 1.0 | 3 | 4.4 |
| May | 61 | 37 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 73 | 45 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 80 | 53 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 51 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 43 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 33 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Nov | 41 | 22 | 1.0 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Dec | 32 | 15 | 1.0 | 3 | 16.2 |
| Year | 54 | 32 | 13.3 | 42 | 69.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Salina 24 E, UT (7,560 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Sevier County, which includes Salina, 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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Cities near Salina
- Gunnison, UT20 mi
- Richfield, UT22 mi
- Monroe, UT22 mi
- Manti, UT23 mi
- Ephraim, UT31 mi
- Fillmore, UT32 mi
- Mt Pleasant, UT46 mi
- Huntington, UT50 mi
- Delta, UT53 mi
- Nephi, UT54 mi
- Fairview, UT57 mi
- Beaver, UT65 mi
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