# Tornadoes in Utah since 1950: 142, #39 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Utah has 142 tornadoes (0.2% of the US), #39 by count and #38 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Utah since 1950

Utah has recorded **142 tornadoes since 1950**: 0.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#39 by count** and **#38 per person** (4.05 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Utah has recorded 142 tornadoes since 1950, 0.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #39 of 51 by count and #38 per person (4.05 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Utah’s busiest year was 1998, with 7 tornadoes; it averages 1.9 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#38

national rank (per capita)

142

tornadoes

4.05

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Utah: 142 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/utah.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Utah tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s7

1960s20

1970s6

1980s24

1990s35

2000s24

2010s14

2020s12

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 92 |
| ------- | -- |
| F1/EF1  | 28 |
| F2/EF2  | 12 |
| F3/EF3  | 1  |
| F4/EF4  | 0  |
| F5/EF5  | 0  |
| Unrated | 9  |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1998 (7).

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