Arizona storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Arizona between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
17,614
Storm events
302
Tornadoes
0
Hurricanes
3,078
Deaths
Significant recent events in Arizona
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
Cold morning temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees below normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Sells RAWS reached a low temperature of 43 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that environmental cold exposure was the primary factor in the cause of death for …
A woman fell off a houseboat while the captain was attempting to re-anchor due to windy conditions. She drowned despite rescue efforts.
Law enforcement reported a car with 2 men trapped in floodwaters in Big Bug Creek at Cordes Lakes. One man was rescued while the other was swept away. The vehicle was later found lodged against a tree about 2 miles from the point of entry into the water. The second occupant was f…
Extreme and widespread wind damage from a supercell thunderstorm was observed in Tempe. The most severe damage was concentrated in a 2-2.5 mile north-south corridor just east of I-10, between Downtown Tempe and Warner Road. A damage assessment, based on 1086 total surveys conduct…
A Maricopa County Flood Control District Stream Gauge along Waterman Wash at Rainbow Valley Road south of Buckeye reported water levels rising above the alarm stage level of 3.1 feet, with water levels peaking at 4.9 feet (1133 cfs). A couple of water rescues were performed near …
U.S. 60 closed from Superior to Globe due to flooding in the Globe/Miami area with sections of the roadway, primarily near Milepost 241, washed away. No injuries reported.
Multiple Maricopa County Flood Control District streamflow gauges along Indian Bend Wash through Scottsdale rose above action stages and flood stages, with all low-water crossings impassable. The streamflow gauge at Indian School Rd reached 3000 cfs. Multiple water rescues were p…
Catastrophic and deadly flash flooding occurred in the Globe area following strong to severe thunderstorms that produced very high rainfall rates. Observed gauge reports and doppler radar rainfall estimates measured approximately 2 inches of rain within 30 minutes in the Globe ar…
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 degrees above normal, causing Low HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the primary factor in the cause of death for an …
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were near normal, causing Low HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the primary factor in the cause of death for an individual …
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 4 degrees below normal, causing Low HeatRisk. A Nogales CWOP site reached a high temperature of 87 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the contributing factor in the cause of death for an individu…
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 4 degrees above normal, causing Low HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the contributing factor in the cause of death fo…
Two individuals attempted to cross a flooded wash and got swept away. Swift water rescues occurred with one person rescued and one fatality. An estimate of 0.75 to 1.0 inches of rainfall according to MRMS. This flash flooding closed Ocotillo Road from 9 PM on the 12th to roughly …
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 6 degrees above normal, causing Low HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for…
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 4 degrees above normal, causing Low HeatRisk. The Sells RAWS reached a high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for an individual in …
Counties and zones
Click a county for its full storm history. Some entries are NWS forecast zones rather than civil counties.
Aguila Valley (48)
Apache (233)
Apache Junction/gold Canyon (44)
Baboquivari Mountains (46)
Black Mesa Area (42)
Buckeye/avondale (118)
C & E La Paz (1)
C & E La Paz / Nw Maricopa (1)
C Maricopa (15)
C Pima (10)
C&e Yuma (2)
Cave Creek/new River (65)
Central Deserts (90)
Central La Paz (59)
Central Phoenix (315)
Chinle Valley (54)
Chiricahua Mountains (85)
Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau (93)
Cochise (603)
Cochise County (60)
Coconino (771)
Coconino Plateau (35)
Coconino Plateau / Sw Coconino (2)
Deer Valley (60)
Dragoon/mule/huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains (87)
Dripping Springs (20)
E Pima (27)
East Valley (203)
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet (168)
Eastern Mogollon Rim (180)
Eastern Mogollon Rim / Se Coconino, X S Navajo T X Se (4)
Fountain Hills/east Mesa (50)
Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains (88)
Gila (530)
Gila Bend (47)
Gila River Valley (55)
Globe/miami (26)
Graham (180)
Graham/s Greenlee (11)
Grand Canyon Country (77)
Grand Canyon Country / Wc Coconino (1)
Greater Phoenix Area (116)
Greenlee (55)
Kaibab Plateau (86)
Kaibab Plateau / X Nw Coconino (2)
Kofa (34)
La Paz (248)
Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave (62)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (100)
Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County (143)
Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County (125)
Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County (149)
Lower Colorado River Valley (4)
Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon (36)
Maricopa (2,719)
Mazatzal Mountains (5)
Mohave (1,116)
N Mohave (2)
Navajo (336)
New River Mesa (31)
North Phoenix/glendale (129)
Northeast Plateaus and Mesas From Highway 264 North (34)
Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Highway 264 (49)
Northern Gila (1)
Northern Gila County (83)
Northern Greenlee (49)
Northwest Deserts (157)
Northwest Maricopa County (8)
Northwest Pinal County (159)
Northwest Plateau (47)
Northwest Valley (79)
Nw Pinal (15)
Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons (43)
Parker Valley (43)
Pima (1,704)
Pinal (732)
Pinal/superstition Mountains (8)
Rio Verde/salt River (25)
S Gila/ne Maricopa/x N Pinal (8)
S Mohave T X Sw and X Wc (11)
San Carlos (28)
Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains (61)
Santa Cruz (217)
Santa Cruz County (27)
Scottsdale/paradise Valley (89)
Sonoran Desert Natl Monument (39)
South Central Pinal County (106)
South Mountain/ahwatukee (67)
Southeast Gila County (6)
Southeast Pinal (2)
Southeast Pinal County (157)
Southeast Valley/queen Creek (90)
Southeast Yuma County (29)
Southern Gila/tonto Nf Foothills (24)
Southwest Deserts (19)
Southwest Maricopa County (15)
Superior (22)
Sw Yuma (7)
Tohono O Odham Nation (146)
Tohono Oodham Nation (12)
Tonopah Desert (53)
Tonto Basin (33)
Tucson Metro Area (255)
Tucson Metro/marana/green Valley (42)
Upper Gila River Valley (34)
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys (156)
Upper San Pedro River Valley (136)
Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys (126)
W La Paz (1)
West Central Deserts (12)
West Pinal County (36)
Western Mogollon Rim (297)
Western Mogollon Rim / Sc Coconino (5)
Western Pima County (82)
White Mountains (166)
White Mountains / X Se Navajo, X S Apache (3)
White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties (97)
X Wc Mohave (8)
Yavapai (936)
Yavapai County Mountains (104)
Yavapai County Valleys and Basins (67)
Yuma (394)
Yuma/martinez Lake and Vicinity (26)