Tornado Risk in Piute County, UT
Piute County's tornado history, by the numbers
1 tornado track have crossed Piute County since 1984 by NOAA's count, roughly one every 76.9 years - the Minimal band on this site's scale. That is the 4th percentile nationally for tornado frequency. Within Utah alone, Piute County ranks 27 of 29 counties for tornado frequency.
The number that matters more than frequency
No violent (EF4-5) tornado has been recorded in Piute County in NOAA's 76-year database. Of its 1 recorded tracks, 1 were weak (EF0-1) and 0 significant (EF2-3).
Shelter and safe-room economics
Utah does not currently have a confirmed state rebate layered on top of FEMA's 75% Hazard Mitigation cost-share, so a Piute County homeowner should expect the full national range: $2,890-$13,280, $7,645 typical.
Power after the storm, not just shelter during it
A direct hit is not required for Piute County to lose power - outbreak-wide outages across Utah regularly reach homes and businesses well outside the actual tracks. A battery bank covers that gap without a generator's fuel and venting needs.
What Piute County's figure does not tell you
Piute County's figure is county-wide, not address-specific. Piute County covers about 758 square miles, so a single touch here counts the same as a single touch in a county a fraction of that size. NOAA also documents that older records undercount weaker tornadoes from before Doppler radar became standard. Piute County has about 1,534 residents.