La Paz County, Arizona
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1983 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
1
Tornado reports
9
Hail reports
133
Floods since 1996
252
All events
2
Deaths
$14.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in La Paz County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 1 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A vehicle with 5 women was swept away as it was caught in raging flood waters along route 72, about a mile and a half southeast of Bouse. One woman died and her body was found about 7 miles away. An RV was also stranded by flood waters in the same wash at the same time.
In the early morning hours of Sunday October 22, a large low pressure area dumped four to six inches of rain over parts of eastern LaPaz and western Maricopa County. This caused flash flooding in the upper part of the Centennial Wash between the Harcuvar and Harquahala mountain r…
Flood waters mainly from the Centennial Wash moved through Wenden in the early morning hours. Law enforcement began evacuating people before waters closed the local streets and roads. About 200 people took shelter at a local high school. Flood waters up to 6 feet deep took out po…
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Multiple washes overflowing onto Highway 95 between Quartzite and Bouse making the low water crossings impassable. No damages or injuries reported.
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Washes flowing across roadway along State Route 72 southeast of Bouse. No damages or injuries reported.
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Social media photo showed a flooded low water crossing along AZ-72, just northwest of McVay Road, with around 6-12 inches of flowing water over the road. Timing estimated from radar. No damages nor injuries were reported.
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The intersection of 4th Street and California Avenue in Parker was closed due to flooding. No damages nor injuries were reported.
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Many reports of significant wind damage in Quartzsite due to a severe thunderstorm downburst. The bulk of the wind damage occurred along the area of SR-95 to Riggles Ave and Senter Street to Sunset Street, including damaged or destroyed sheds and sheet metal car ports, roof damag…
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Reports of multiple power poles down, causing a power outage, near Salome. Wind gusts were estimated upwards of 55-60 mph. No injuries were reported.
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Salome Road reported closed due to water over roadway. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported.
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A video on social media showed a semi driving through a flooded low water crossing along SR 72 at Avenue 41 E with at least 6 inches of water flowing over the road. Timing was estimated from radar. No damage or injuries were reported.
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An image on social media showed elevated flow within Tyson Wash through La Paz Valley, making a low water crossing impassable. No damage or injuries were reported.
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A stream gauge along Bouse Wash at Plomosa Road rose above Action stage around 1415MST, making low water crossings along the wash impassable. The wash remained above Action stage into the morning hours on the 3rd. No damage or injuries were reported.
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A swift water rescue occurred after a single occupied vehicle attempted to drive through a flooded Bouse Wash low water crossing along Rabbit Lane near Stage Coach Road. No injuries were reported.
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Numerous washes along Highway 60 between mile markers 31-50 were flooded. Timing was estimated from radar. No damage or injuries were reported.
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A stream gauge along Tyson Wash in Quartzsite observed a rapid rise, reaching Action stage at 1812MST. As a result, low water crossings along the wash were inundated and made impassable. No damage or injuries were reported.
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A low water crossing through Tyson Wash along Kuehn Street was inundated by flash flooding, causing the road to be closed. Timing was estimated based on the stream gauge response located along Main Street. No damage or injuries were reported.
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A low water crossing through Tyson Wash along Quail Trail Street was inundated by flash flooding, causing the road to be close. Timing was estimated based on the Tyson Wash stream gauge response on Main Street. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Quartzsite Fire and Police performed a swift water rescue of two juveniles trapped on a small island in Tyson Wash. No injuries were reported.
Flood Flood
A stream gauge located along Bouse Wash at Plomosa Road initially rose above Action stage around 1415MST as a result of flash flooding. The wash crested near moderate flood stage at 2150MST before eventually falling back below Action stage around 0730MST on the 3rd. No damage or …
Approximately 9 tractor trailer rigs were blown over along I-10 near Vicksburg Rd in Vicksburg Junction. This occurred at two to three locations from milepost 41 to milepost 47 with both directions of traffic affected - especially westbound. Time estimated from first 911 call and…
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Flooding reported on US-95 near Milepost 104 in Quartzsite. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Video from a storm chaser showed flash flooding washing away Mohave Road. The location of the flooding was about 6-7 miles north of I-10, just northeast of Blythe, CA. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
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Report from trained spotter described window broken from north side of the local post office and roof damage at LNWilliams Engineering and Mining Manufacturing Building. Both of these buildings located along US-60 in the town of Salome. Winds were estimated at around 60 mph. Timi…
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US-60 near MP 58 in Salome was flooded due to the overflow from Centennial Wash. No damages or injuries were reported.
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US-95 was impassable at around mile marker 69 due to overflowing water from the washes intersecting the highway. No damages or injuries were reported.
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A low-water crossing along Highway 72 just northwest of Bouse was impassible due to flooding. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Tyson Street, West Quail Trail Street and East Kuhen Street were all closed due to overflowing water from Tyson Wash. No damages or injuries were reported.
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SR-72 at Milepost 25 near Bouse was impassable due to wash flowing over the roadway. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Photos from the La Paz County Public Works showed parts of Alamo Road washed out due to extensive flooding from overflowing washes that intersect the road. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
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Flooding with water 3-4 feet deep was reported along US-95 about 14 miles south of Quartzsite. No damages or injuries were reported.
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US-95 near Milepost 69 was flooded. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Flooding was reported on SR-72, west of McVay Road. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Report from La Paz County Emergency Management of water rushing into houses. Washes in the area were running full. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
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McVay Road, just south of SR-72, was impassable to cars due to flooding. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported.
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West Quail Trail Street and West Tyson Street closed due to flooding, with the flooding most likely coming from Tyson Wash. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Yuma Proving Ground Station 6 mesonet recorded a 64 mph gust.
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Flow in Centennial Wash caused a low water crossing along Centennial Park Road to become impassable. An RV attempted to cross the flooded roadway but was swept off the road. Images also showed damage to the roadway from the flooding. No injuries were reported.
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A video showed a wash flowing across a low water crossing south of Salome on Harquahala Road, making the roadway impassable. No damage or injuries were reported.
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ADOT reported flooding on SR 95 near milepost 111, impacting travel on the road. Timing estimated from radar. No damage or injuries were reported.
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SR 95 north of Quartzsite was closed due to flooding. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Washes were reported to be running across SR 72 and McVay Road, causing impacts to the roadways. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Multiple instances of flooding were reported along SR 95 south of Quartzsite, impacting travel on the roadway. No injuries were reported.
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Images showed parts of Alamo Road washed out due to high flow over low water crossings. Timing and exact location estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
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Flooding reported on US-95 near Milepost 72. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Several reports of thunderstorm damage across Quartzsite. The damages reported included several trailers/RVs flipped, signs blown around, trees blown over, heavy grills thrown 50 feet, storage sheds destroyed, leaning power poles. Timing estimated from radar. A wind gust of 65 mp…
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Tyson wash was reported to hit 12 feet deep with debris. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Video images from social media showed raging flood waters occurring near Salome Highway just east of US-60. Timing estimated from radar. In addition, the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Gauge located along Centennial Wash in Wenden showed water levels rising above alarm…
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Flooding was reported along SR-95 Northbound near Cyprus Mine Road. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Flooding reported along SR-95 Northbound near Blevens Road. No damages or injuries were reported.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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