Kane County, UT Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Moderate$134K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.3 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 409 years
• Heat waveRelatively Moderate$2.5M/yr expected annual loss, about 2.5 events a year
• Volcanic activityVery Low$251/yr expected annual loss, about once every 5,000 years
• LightningRelatively Moderate$607K/yr expected annual loss, about 43 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$122K/yr expected annual loss, about 11 events a year
• AvalancheVery Low$2,372/yr expected annual loss, about once every 30 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$148K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 417 years
• DroughtVery Low$7,888/yr expected annual loss, about 107 events a year
• Ice stormVery Low$5,515/yr expected annual loss, about once every 67 years
• Strong windVery Low$25.7K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11 years
• Cold waveVery Low$21/yr expected annual loss, about once every 766 years
• TornadoVery Low$1,643/yr expected annual loss, about once every 22 years
• HailVery Low$1,107/yr expected annual loss, about once every 15 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami.

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Homes with flood insurance

30 of 5,875 (0.5%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

8

Claims paid since 1978

$81.9K

• Flash Flood211 · 3 deaths
• Heavy Snow43
• Thunderstorm Wind18
• Hail14
• Winter Weather8 · 3 deaths
• Flood7 · 4 deaths
• High Wind5
• Excessive Heat4
• Heavy Rain3
• Wildfire3

• Wildfire06/20/2025

  Southern Mountains

  $35M damage

  What happened

  The Forsyth Fire started on Thursday, June 19th, 2025. Initial reports from fire officials state the fire is suspected to have originated as a holdover from lightning in the Pine Valley Mountains. A long stretch of hot, dry, and windy conditions prevailed ahead of the fire's discovery on the 19th. A nearby RAWS station in Pine Valley (TT900) observed Red Flag conditions (wind gusts >25 mph and RH <15%) for about 16 hours from the afternoon of the 19th to the early morning hours on the 20th. A mandatory evacuation order for the Pine Valley community was issued at 9:21 PM on the 19th. Red Flag conditions redeveloped late morning on the 20th, with strong southwest winds eventually pushing the fire into the community of Pine Valley. Washington County Sheriff reports 14 homes and 4 outbuildings destroyed in Pine Valley despite mitigation efforts. Red Flag conditions continued June 21st with the TT900 RAWS station reporting wind gusts upwards of 44 mph with RH in the single digits to teens. This resulted in the fire spreading to the north side of the valley and making a run at the communities of Grass Valley and Pinto, which were placed in an evacuation order at 5:37 PM on June 21st....

• Winter Weather03/22/2023

  South Central Utah

  3 deaths, 1 injured, $40K damage

  What happened

  A two-vehicle crash occurred just before 7PM MDT on U.S. Highway 89, and resulted in 3 fatalities. The Utah Department of Transportation reported that it was snowing at the time of the accident and the road was snow-covered. The Utah Highway Patrol indicated that weather was a likely factor in the crash. Though surface observations in this area are sparse, a nearby RAWS site reported 33 degrees near the time of the crash, with ongoing precipitation.

• Flood03/11/2023

  Adairville, Kane County

  2 deaths, 1 injured

  What happened

  A group of 3 hikers went on a three day trip through Buckskin Gulch, and were set to return Sunday night. Family members reported them missing Monday morning when they did not return as scheduled. A search began shortly thereafter with one of the hikers found alive on Monday, and taken to a hospital via helicopter. The body of a deceased hiker was found late in the day on Monday. A second deceased individual was discovered on Wednesday, 3 miles south of the Utah/Arizona border on a patch of land in the middle of the Paria River. It is presumed this hiker suffered fatal injuries while within Buckskin Gulch in Utah, and was subsequently washed downstream into the Paria River. During the search and rescue operations, two other groups of hikers signaling for help were rescued, bringing the total number of people rescued from Buckskin Gulch to 11. ||The conditions were found to be treacherous in the canyon due to high water from rain and snowmelt. Given the narrow nature of the canyon in places, it takes a relatively small amount of water to make the canyon impassable. Additionally, the location of the canyon allows water to flow into it from the south (from Arizona) as well as...

• Flood03/13/2023

  Adairville, Kane County

  2 deaths, 1 injured

  What happened

  A group of hikers went on a three day trip to Buckskin Gulch and were set to return Sunday night. Family members reported them missing Monday morning when they did not return as scheduled. A search began shortly thereafter and one of the hikers was found alive Monday evening and was taken to a hospital via helicopter. The search broke off early Tuesday morning but resumed during the day Tuesday. On Tuesday evening the body of one of the other hikers was found and the third was found Wednesday afternoon. While the search was being conducted for this group of hikers, two other groups of hikers also signaled for help, bringing the total of people rescued from Buckskin Gulch to 11. The conditions were found to be treacherous in the canyon due to high water from snowmelt that has accumulated in the canyon. Given the narrow nature of the canyon in places, it takes a relatively small amount of accumulation of water to make the canyon impassable. Additionally, the location of the canyon allows water to flow into it from the south (from Arizona) as well as from the north (with origins in the vicinity of Bryce Canyon). Recent heavy rains from the ongoing atmospheric river event also...

• Flash Flood05/20/2023

  Adairville, Kane County

  2 deaths

  What happened

  Scattered thunderstorms developed across southern Utah on Saturday, moving across the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument towards the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Locally heavy rainfall was associated with these thunderstorms, with radar estimated rainfall from around 0.75 inches to 1.5 inches noted across the Buckskin Gulch area. Two flood waves resulted, as noted on the Paria River at Lees Ferry gauge, downstream of the canyon. This gauge showed an initial gradual increase to around 50 cfs over the course of 2 hours, followed by a rapid increase to approximately 150 cfs over 15 minutes. The second bump would correlate to roughly a 1 foot rise at Lees Ferry, which would be much higher in the narrow slot canyon area of Buckskin Gulch. During the time of flood waves propagation through the slot canyon, at least 2 permitted hikers were hiking through the canyon. They were reported to be planning on hiking approximately 5 miles into Wire Pass and the Buckskin Gulch slot canyon areas. Kane County Sherriff's department received word of a deceased person within the trail, and subsequently recovered the bodies of two deceased individuals. It is believed that the men...

• Flash Flood09/06/1998

  Glen Canyon, Kane County

  1 death, $3,000 damage

  What happened

  A 10 year old girl drowned in a flash flood in Ice Cream Canyon in the southern portion of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 7/8" of rain fell in a short period of time at a nearby ranger station.

• Kanab CityServes 4,985 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+4 monitoring or reporting
• Kane County Wcd - Duck Creek VillageServes 3,029 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Kane County Wcd - Johnson CanyonServes 900 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Orderville Town Water SystemServes 805 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Glen Canyon Nra - BullfrogServes 690 · Groundwater · FederalNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Glen Canyon Ssd of Big WaterServes 480 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Glendale Town Water SystemServes 411 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+3 monitoring or reporting
• Church Wells SsdServes 200 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting