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Hurricane (/ˈhɜːrɪkən/ HUR-i-kən) is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States and is a ration of the St. George Metropolitan Area. Its population was 13,748 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Along when several extra areas of southwestern Utah, the Hurricane Place has undergone large population enlargement since the 1970s. Because of this, it has become a suburb of St. George, while retaining its rural character.

Hurricane was first fixed in 1896, and time-honored its name after a whirlwind blew the summit off a buggy in which Erastus Snow was riding. Snow exclaimed, “Well, that was a Hurricane. We’ll publish this ‘Hurricane Hill’.”

Hurricane, which is pronounced “Her-ah-kun” by local residents (mimicking the accent of to the front Liverpudlian settlers), is in eastern Washington County. The community was contracted as portion of LDS Church President Brigham Young’s “Cotton Mission”, intended to sustain the southern decline of Utah for agricultural purposes. The town following operated a large peach and apricot orchard for the LDS Church, and is historically known for growing peaches, pecans and pistachio nuts on small farms.