The Hurricane valley makes up the easternmost part of the St. George metropolitan area and is near Zion National Park.

Hurricane is known for its historic peach and pecan orchards, open space, and green fields.

Hurricane was first settled in 1896 and received its name after a whirlwind blew the top off a buggy in which Erastus Snow was riding.

"[4] Hurricane, which is pronounced "Her-ah-kun" by local residents (mimicking the accent of early Liverpudlian settlers), is in eastern Washington County.

[5] The community was settled as part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's (LDS Church) President Brigham Young's "Cotton Mission", intended to establish the southern end of Utah for agricultural purposes.

The Hurricane Valley Heritage Park Museum is located on the corner of State Street and Main.

The trail ends before reaching the Virgin River Gorge, approximately five miles from the canal's former headwaters.

It travels through the city's Confluence Park and crosses State Route 9 at both the Hurricane-La Verkin border and near Quail Creek 3 miles from Harrisburg Junction.

Utah State Route 7, also known as Southern Parkway, when finished with construction, will begin at State Route 9 just south of Hurricane's business district and provide access to Washington and South St. George.

State Route 7 has its western terminus just north of the Arizona border in St. George where it becomes Sun River Parkway at I-15.

As a result, the city has numerous motels, restaurants, and other businesses available to the millions of tourists who visit Zion National Park each year.

[15] Hurricane benefits from visitors to Lake Powell and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park via Utah State Route 59, which intersects State Route 9 within Hurricane city limits.

[17] The road has distribution centers for Orgill, Pepsi-Cola, BlvdHome, PrimeSource Sanitary Supply, and many smaller businesses.

Part of Katy Perry's "Rise" music video was filmed in Sand Hollow State Park, with Sullivan Knoll featured in the background in July 2016.

[20] The Five Nights at Freddy's video game franchise takes place in Hurricane, as revealed in the tie-in novel The Silver Eyes.