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Hurricane is a city in Washington County, Utah, in the easternmost part of the St. George metropolitan area.

The 2020 census counted 20,036 residents in Hurricane, up from 13,748 in 2010, living in 6,982 households.

The town site was surveyed in 1896, and the first permanent homes were built in 1906, after the Hurricane Canal brought irrigation water to the Hurricane Bench in August 1904.

Hurricane got its name from an 1865 incident in which a whirlwind blew the top off a buggy carrying Erastus Snow, who exclaimed, "Well, that was a Hurricane. We'll name this 'Hurricane Hill.'"

Hurricane was incorporated in 1912.

The Hurricane Canal Company was formed in 1893, and settlers built the 7.5-mile canal by hand over eleven years, at a cost of about $60,000, mostly paid in labor.

The Virgin River forms nearly all of Hurricane's northern border, and the Hurricane Canal, completed in 1904, was the valley's lifeblood for about 80 years and is now empty, with a recreational trail beside it.

Hurricane is historically known for its peach and pecan orchards, and it was once nicknamed "The Fruit Basket of Southern Utah."

The 1992 St. George earthquake destroyed three houses and utilities in Hurricane, causing about $1 million in damage.

Sand Hollow State Park, in Hurricane, features a 1,322-acre reservoir with camping and trails, and Quail Creek State Park features a 600-acre reservoir and a campground.