Cache County, UT tornado history
5 tornadoes have crossed or touched down in Cache County, UT from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 12th of 27 Utah counties with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on September 17, 1989 (F1, 0.2-mile path). SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report in Cache County, UT in 2026.
Tornadoes whose recorded path crosses the county, or that the NWS listed in it. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado in Cache County, UT
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Cache County, UT |
| Sep 17, 1989 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Cache County, UT |
| Aug 25, 1987 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Cache County, UT |
| May 29, 1987 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Cache County, UT |
| May 6, 1981 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Cache County, UT |
| Aug 14, 1968 | F0 | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Box Elder County, UT |
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths in Cache County
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado in Cache County in damage surveys (1 EF1). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:25–20:27 UTC | NWS Salt Lake City |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.