How Likely Is a Tornado in Millard County, UT?
How likely is a tornado in Millard County, UT?
Millard County has recorded 2 tornado touches in NOAA's 76-year database, a rate of roughly one every 38.5 years - our Minimal band. Put another way: Millard County sees more tornado activity than 8% of US counties. Utah has 29 counties in this dataset; Millard County ranks 21 of them by frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
2 weak and 0 significant tornadoes make up Millard County's 2-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Millard County's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Utah has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Utah this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
The storm that misses Millard County outright can still take its power out - outbreak-scale outages across Utah are common well beyond the tracked path. A battery-backup unit handles that without a generator's setup or fuel.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Millard County's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 6,785 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Millard County has about 13,572 residents.