White Mountains County, Arizona
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1997 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
171
All events
2
Deaths
$58.1M
Property damage
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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.
The Wallow Fire entered Apache County around 200 PM on June first. The fire burned a total of 313,103 acres in Apache County. The fire did not spread after June 30th (it was contained). The fire was declared out (controlled) on July 13th. It cost an estimated 58 million dollars t…
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Sustained winds at or near 40 mph occurred for 7 hours and 20 minutes at the Show Low airport AWOS site (KSOW). A peak wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at 9:35 AM.
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Wind gusts over 60 mph were common for 9 and a half hours at the SR-260 @ MP-378 DOT site (AZT18). A peak wind gust of 68 mph occurred at 12:13 PM and 12:33 PM.
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Arizona Public Service (APS) reported that strong winds knocked a tree down on a power line, knocking out power to about 2000 people.
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A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the SR-260 @ MP-378 (AZT18) DOT site.
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A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the SR260 @ MP-378 (AZT18) DOT Site.
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Public reported 8.0 inches of snow at Sunrise Park.
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Public reported between 5.0 and 6.0 inches of snow in McNary and 4.0 to 6.0 inches of snow in Pinetop-Lakeside.
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Snowfall amounts in the White Mountains ranged from 5.1 inches to 8.5 inches. The greatest amount was 8.5 inches at Pinetop-Lakeside 4.0 ESE.
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The peak wind gust of 61.7 MPH at Mesonet Station AZT18 (9124 feet) was measured at 1033 AM. Other wind gusts of near or over 58 MPH were occasionally reported until around 245 PM.
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A wind sensor at Highway 260 (mile post 378) and Highway 273 reported a peak wind gust of 62 MPH at 413 PM. The sustained wind was above 40 MPH and/or wind gusts were above 58 MPH between1130 PM and 430 PM.
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The peak wind gust at the Show Low Airport was 58 MPH at 1115 AM. The highest sustained wind was 45 MPH at 1135 AM.
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The peak wind gust at the Show Low Airport was 60 MPH at 1055 AM.
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The peak wind gust at a wind sensor 5 miles N-NW of Sunrise Park (MP 378 on SR-260) was 61 MPH at 1634 PM MST.
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Snow started to fall around 800 AM on February 6 across the White Mountains. McNary picked up 8 inches of snow by 800 AM on the 7th and 14 inches by 800 PM. The Pinetop-Lakeside area received 10 to 15 inches of new snow by 800 PM on the 7th. Sunrise Ski Park received 29 inches of…
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Nine inches of snow fell 4 miles northwest of McNary. Pinetop received 7 inches of new snow.
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Sunrise Park Ski Resort measured 10.0 inches of snow in 24 hours at an elevation of 10,000 feet. Eight inches of snow fell 5 miles east of Pinetop-Lakeside (at about 7,200 feet elevation).
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Thirteen inches of new snow fell over higher elevations (9,400 feet) of the White mountains over a 50 hour period. Seven inches fell by 800 AM on December 23 (24 hour total). Alpine (8,000 feet) received 7 inches of snow from December 22 to 23.
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A sensor on Greens Peak reported a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 353 AM (10,100 feet MSL).
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The peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured at 1103 AM at mile marker 378 on SR 260 near Greer. Gust of 58 MPH ere reported between 940 and 1110 AM.
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The highest wind gust across the White Mountains as 67 MPH on State Route 260 near mile marker 378 (just over 9,000 feet elevation). Greens Peak (over 10,00 feet) had a peak wind gust of 64 MPH at 156 PM. Greer had a peak wind gust of 61 MPH at 435 PM.
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The highest wind gust across the White Mountains as 67 MPH on State Route 260 near mile marker 378 (just over 9,000 feet elevation). Greens Peak (over 10,00 feet) had a peak wind gust of 64 MPH at 156 PM. Greer had a peak wind gust of 61 MPH at 435 PM.
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A foot of snow fell in Pinetop-Lakeside area.
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Nine inches of new snow fell in the Show Low area.
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The peak wind gust at the Show Low Airport was 59 MPH at 315 AM. The ADOT sensor on Highway 260 at mile post 378 had a peak wind gust of 76 MPH 803 AM. Wind gust were 58 MPH or higher from around 1150 PM (2/21) to around 515 PM. (There were several hours of missing data during th…
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Eight inches of snow was reported near Pinetop-Lakeside by 200 PM. Ten to twelve inches of snow was reported 2 miles north of McNary by 300 PM with drifts 2 to 2.5 feet deep. The Show Low area received around 9 inches of new snow.
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The Show Low Airport reported a peak wind gust of 58 MPH at 158 PM.
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McNary received 9.5 inches of new snow, Show Low 11.5 inches, and Greer 10-14 inches.
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Show Low received 10 inches of snow and Pinetop-Lakeside received 12.0 inches of new snow.
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The ADOT weather station at mile marker 378 (8 miles 8 WNW of Greer) measured a peak wind gust of 58 MPH at 1103 PM on January 14. The weather station on Greens Peak had a peak wind gust of 63 MPH at 1230 AM on January 15. The wind gusted to at least 58 MPH between 1215 AM and 14…
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Ten inches of snow fell near McNary by 800 PM. Eight inches of snow fell in Show Low by 800 on January 2. Pinetop-Lakeside received 16 inches of snow.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Nutrioso had a low of -3 F and Greer had a low of -1 F.
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Eight inches of snow fell 6 miles west-southwest of Greer.
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The winds sensor on Greens Peak (at 10118 feet) had peak wind gusts of 58 MPH or higher from 855 AM to 355 PM. The peak wind gust of 65 MPH was measured from 221 to 227 PM. The highway wind sensor on Highway 260 at mile post 378 measured a peak wind gust of 67 MPH at 1013 AM. The…
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A weather station in Greer reported a peak wind gust of 64 MPH at 213 AM.
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The strongest wind gust at Greens Peak was 59 MPH at 441 PM.
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The Show Low Airport measured sustained winds of 40 MPH or higher and wind gusts 58 MPH or higher from 750 AM to 340 PM. The peak wind gusts was 64 MPH at 235 PM MST. The strongest wind gust at Greens Peak was 61 MPH at 907 AM.
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The anemometer on top of Greens Peak measured a peak wind gust of 58 MPH at 143 PM MST.
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The Show Low Airport ASOS reported high wind criteria between 915 AM and 440 PM MST. The peak wind gust was 61 MPH at 955 AM. Springerville Airport just to the north of this zone reported high wind criteria between 1215 PM MST and 515 PM with a peak wind gust of 67 MPH at 350 PM …
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Heavy snow fell across the White Mountains early on New Years Day. Some amounts include (in inches): Greer 12-13, Alpine 11.0, Nutrioso 10.9, Pinetop-Lakeside 5-13, and Eagar 7-10.
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Very cold low temperatures were observed across the White Mountains with Greens Peak at -1 F and Nutrioso at 0 F.
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A wind sensor on Highway 260 (and Highway 273) at an elevation of 9124 feet had a peak wind gust of 70 MPH at 353 AM. The winds gusted over 58 MPH from 230 AM to 820 AM. Greens Peak had a peak wind gust of Greens Peak 61 MPH at 409 AM (10,118 feet) with gust above 58 MPH between …
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Nine inches of snow fell at Sunrise Ski Park by 100 PM with snow ongoing.
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A weather station on Highway 260 near the junction of Highway 273 reported a peak wind gust of 68 MPH at 1043 PM and a stronger wind gust of 75 MPH at 243 AM. Wind gusts exceeded 58 MPH between 920 PM and 400 AM. Nearby Greens Peak measured wind gusts 58 MPH or higher between 145…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Boggy Creek Fire burned through at least 3,000 acres by the end of May.
Wildfire Wildfire
The McDonald Fire burned through 3,500 acres in southern Apache County by the end of May.
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The wind sensor on Greens Peak recorded a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at an elevation of 10118 feet.
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The Show Low Airport reported a peak wind gust of 58 MPH at 1255 PM.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Bonito Rock burned through approximately 1,688 acres in southern Apache County.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
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