Hurricane

Hurricane is located in Washington County, between St George and Kanab along Hwy 9 off US 15 near the Virgin River in the southwest corner of the state. Hurricane derived its name from Erastus Snow, who was returning to St. George from visiting the Virgin River communities. As his company made its way into the valley, an abrupt whirlwind whisked off his buggy top, and Erastus remarked that it was just like a hurricane!

The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 7,193, an increase of 3,278 since 1990.