NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Saratoga Springs, 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 Saratoga Springs, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 13 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 13
- 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 Saratoga Springs
The highest rating among the 13 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on July 8, 1989, came within 22 miles. Of the 13, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 3. The most recent tornado was on September 7, 2013. Saratoga Springs has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 99 Utah cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1985, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Saratoga Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 76% of the 99 Utah cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Saratoga Springs
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1990s2
- 1980s4
- 1970s2
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1989 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1989 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1970 | F1 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1966 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1965 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2005 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2003 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 1992 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 1984 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 1982 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 13, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Saratoga Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Saratoga Springs since 1985, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 13, 2024. The most recent report is from August 13, 2024. August has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Saratoga Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Utah Lake Lehi, UT, 6 miles north of Saratoga Springs at 4,505 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 19°F. April and May are the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 13.2 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 50 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. Snowfall averages 26.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.2 inches is more than at 17 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (29%). American Fork, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Pleasant Grove, UT): 16.7 inches a year, 3.5 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 19 | 1.2 | 4 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 44 | 24 | 1.1 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 53 | 32 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 62 | 36 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.3 |
| May | 71 | 44 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 51 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 59 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 58 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 47 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 36 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 27 | 0.9 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 40 | 20 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Year | 64 | 38 | 13.2 | 39 | 26.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Utah Lake Lehi, UT (4,505 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 Saratoga Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Saratoga Springs: 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $4.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 106 mph, on August 1, 2006.
August 30, 2015: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Saratoga Springs — 1 killed.
June 21, 2005: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Saratoga Springs — 1 injured.
June 7, 2020: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Saratoga Springs — 1 injured.
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
Utah County, which includes Saratoga Springs, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Flooding, on December 23, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Utah County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $287.9 million a year, the 2nd highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $63.9 million (22%), 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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