EFU Tornado — San Juan, Utah

2025-09-13 · near Montezuma Creek, San Juan, Utah

Event narrative

The first, of the two tornadoes, was short lived as noted by a resident's video footage

narration, along with information from local emergency management and law

enforcement.

Wider weather episode

A round of severe thunderstorms moved across a portion of southeast Utah which generated two confirmed tornadoes in San Juan County, Utah on Saturday, Sept 13, 2025. The first tornado was a quick spin-up and very short lived, as noted by a resident's video footage narration, along with information from local emergency management and law enforcement.

A second, more well developed tornado, developed five minutes after the first tornado dissipated and formed in a location near the first tornado. The second tornado was well documented by local officials and video footage to have remained nearly stationary throughout its duration before finally dissipating. Both events were located north of Montezuma Creek.

The entire event lasted around one hour and 20 minutes, with the first tornado

beginning around 12:30pm and the second tornado dissipating by 1:50pm MDT.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.3300, -109.2600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295647. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.