NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stockton, 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 Stockton, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- 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 Stockton
The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 3, 1993, came within 20 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and none has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 1997. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stockton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1998, with stones up to 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stockton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Stockton
By decade
- 1990s4
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1993 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 1991 | F1 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 1992 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 1971 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stockton
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Stockton since 1998. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest size, 0.75 inches (penny size), was reported on 2 days, most recently September 30, 1998. The most recent report is from September 30, 1998.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stockton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tooele, UT, 14 miles north of Stockton at 4,944 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 39°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 18.6 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 56 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 75.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 18.6 inches is more than at 39 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (67%). Eagle Mountain, 17 miles east, has its own station (Utah Lake Lehi, UT): 13.2 inches a year, 5.4 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 21 | 1.5 | 5 | 14.0 |
| Feb | 44 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 14.6 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 2.2 | 5 | 11.1 |
| Apr | 61 | 38 | 2.3 | 6 | 5.9 |
| May | 71 | 46 | 2.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 82 | 56 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 64 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 63 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 52 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 49 | 29 | 1.6 | 4 | 10.2 |
| Dec | 39 | 21 | 1.7 | 5 | 17.2 |
| Year | 64 | 40 | 18.6 | 49 | 75.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tooele, UT (4,944 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 Stockton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stockton: 11 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $48,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on May 13, 2026. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 5. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 50 have had fewer than Stockton.
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
Tooele County, which includes Stockton, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tooele County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.5 million a year, the 10th highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 million (14%), 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 Stockton
- Tooele, UT16 mi
- Eagle Mountain, UT17 mi
- Herriman, UT17 mi
- Riverton, UT23 mi
- Lehi, UT24 mi
- Saratoga Springs, UT24 mi
- South Jordan, UT25 mi
- West Jordan, UT26 mi
- Draper, UT27 mi
- Magna, UT28 mi
- American Fork, UT29 mi
- Grantsville, UT30 mi
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