Tavaputs Plateau County, Utah
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1997 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
$10K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of April, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering 100% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau. These drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. Drought impacts at this point are limited to poo…
Drought Drought
With the 3/24 US Drought Monitor update, an area of Extreme (D3) Drought was analyzed as covering approximately 1% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, with the remaining 99% of the zone under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 3/31 update, 100% of the zone was now under Ex…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 7 to 8 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek in the higher elevations.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Generally around 22.5 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek in the higher elevations. Winds gusted in the 45 to 60 mph range with a peak wind gust of 59 mph at Wildhorse RAWS.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.5 inches of snow at East Willow Creek.
Drought Drought
The last area of Extreme (D3) Drought was removed from Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau on October 14th, 2025, and has not reoccurred for a month. Therefore, this will be the last drought entry for this zone until such time as drought reoccurs.
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering 60% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, with the remaining 40% under Severe (D2) Drought. With the 10/14 Drought Monitor update, significant improvements were no…
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 60% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, with the remainder under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 9/17 Drought Monitor update, the area of Extr…
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered roughly 1/3 of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, mainly across the far western edge of the zone. With the 8/20/25 US Drought Monitor update, the area o…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Diamond Canyon Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 13.2 miles northwest of Cisco, Utah or 39 miles northeast of Moab, Utah. The fire grew to 323 acres before it was contained in late July. The estimated cost to date was $1 million.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Generally around 20 inches of snow fell across the area at East Willow Creek. A peak wind gust of 49 mph occurred at Upper Sand Wash RAWS.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 9 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Wind gusts to 46 mph were reported at Upper P.R. Canyon RAWS.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.2 at East Willow Creek.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 5 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Peak wind gust of 46 mph at Wildhorse RAWS, but otherwise winds were in the 35 to 40 mph range.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 7 to 11 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 11 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Wind gusts were in the 30 to 40 mph range on average but peaked in the 55 to 64 mph range at the start of the event.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
About 24 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Winds generally gusted in the 35 to 45 mph range with a peak gust of 46 mph at Upper P.R. Canyon RAWS.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 7 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 12 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek SNOTEL. Winds less than 45 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 46 mph at times.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 7 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 7 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted to almost 45 mph at times.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 6 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
An estimated 2 feet of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 56 mph at times.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 18 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought improved across portions of the area through the month of February. The extreme (D3) drought across the far western border of the zone improved to the moderate (D1) category. Moderate to abnormally dry (D0) drought persisted elsewhere through the end of …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 14 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An estimated 20 inches of snow fell across the area.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought improved across portions of the area through the month of January. The extreme (D3) drought across the far western border of the zone was trimmed back slightly while the severe (D2) drought over the central zones also tapered off. Moderate (D1) to abnorm…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An estimated 20 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 7 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted to almost 50 mph at times.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An average of 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of December. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed, though the severe area was trimmed back slightly on the eastern border…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Roughly 4 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 60 mph at times.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of November. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed, though the extreme area was trimmed back slightly.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of October. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of September. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at McCook Ridge.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought improved across portions of the zone through the month of August. The extreme (D3) drought was trimmed back to only include the far southwest border of the zone while severe (D2) conditions persisted elsewhere through the end of the month.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of July. The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the western half of the zone while severe (D2) conditions continued elsewhere through the end of the month.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June. The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the western half of the zone while severe (D2) conditions continued elsewhere through the end of the month.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 77 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at McCook Ridge.
Drought Drought
The status of the drought worsened through the month of May. The severe (D2) drought degraded to the extreme (D3) drought over the western half of the zone while severe conditions persisted across the eastern half through the end of the month.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An average of 10 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An average of 6 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 55 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 |
| 2006 | 19 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
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