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Arizona

15 counties4 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+92 county disaster declarations

Arizona has recorded 303 tornadoes since 1950, 34th among the states; 3 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 8.94 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.

2025
  • Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
  • Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
  • Large wildfires since 1984

Statewide totals

Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.

Tornadoes since 1950
303
34th of 51
Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
4
36th of 51
Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
3
30th of 51
At hurricane strength
0
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Acres burned since 1984
8.94M
1,140 large fires
Flood insurance claims
5,263
$61.9 million paid

County leaders

Where in Arizona each hazard has struck most.

Most tornadoes

  1. 1Maricopa County75
  2. 2Coconino County49
  3. 3Pinal County30
  4. 4Yavapai County29
  5. 5Pima County28

Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi

  1. 1Yuma County2
  2. 2La Paz County1
  3. 3Pima County1
  4. 4Santa Cruz County1

Most acres burned

  1. 1Coconino County1.28M
  2. 2Gila County1.12M
  3. 3Maricopa County823K
  4. 4Pima County753K
  5. 5Yavapai County740K

Most flood claims

  1. 1Maricopa County2,633
  2. 2Pima County584
  3. 3Yavapai County470
  4. 4Coconino County295
  5. 5Mohave County164

Notable events

The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Arizona’s record. Each opens its own page.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

  1. Nora 1997Tropical storm
  2. Lester 1992Tropical storm
  3. Katrina 1967Tropical storm

Every county

Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.

Counties of Arizona
Apache County170543,1161016
Cochise County180582,99611514
Coconino County4901,275,51229524
Gila County401,116,49515423
Graham County10660,7484313
Greenlee County00509,16714213
La Paz County1124,5381137
Maricopa County750823,0692,63326
Mohave County180652,10816415
Navajo County230543,06110621
Pima County281753,20658415
Pinal County300385,95715023
Santa Cruz County11284,8431618
Yavapai County290740,43447026
Yuma County12243,2811236

Cities

Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.

  • Phoenix
    Hazard fingerprint for Phoenix Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Tucson
    Hazard fingerprint for Tucson Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 80th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 76th percentile. Winter: 49th percentile.
  • Mesa
    Hazard fingerprint for Mesa Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Gilbert
    Hazard fingerprint for Gilbert Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Chandler
    Hazard fingerprint for Chandler Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Glendale
    Hazard fingerprint for Glendale Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Scottsdale
    Hazard fingerprint for Scottsdale Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Peoria
    Hazard fingerprint for Peoria Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Tempe
    Hazard fingerprint for Tempe Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Surprise
    Hazard fingerprint for Surprise Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Buckeye
    Hazard fingerprint for Buckeye Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Goodyear
    Hazard fingerprint for Goodyear Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Yuma
    Hazard fingerprint for Yuma Tornado: 5th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 39th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 0th percentile.
  • Avondale
    Hazard fingerprint for Avondale Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Queen Creek
    Hazard fingerprint for Queen Creek Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Maricopa
    Hazard fingerprint for Maricopa Tornado: 12th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Flagstaff
    Hazard fingerprint for Flagstaff Tornado: 7th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 77th percentile. Flood: 20th percentile. Hail & wind: 4th percentile. Heat: 56th percentile. Cold: 69th percentile. Winter: 99th percentile.
  • Casa Grande
    Hazard fingerprint for Casa Grande Tornado: 12th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Marana
    Hazard fingerprint for Marana Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 80th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 76th percentile. Winter: 49th percentile.
  • Lake Havasu City
    Hazard fingerprint for Lake Havasu City Tornado: 3th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 71th percentile. Flood: 36th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 28th percentile. Winter: 33th percentile.
  • Prescott Valley
    Hazard fingerprint for Prescott Valley Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 6th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 74th percentile.
  • Prescott
    Hazard fingerprint for Prescott Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 6th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 74th percentile.
  • Oro Valley
    Hazard fingerprint for Oro Valley Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 80th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 76th percentile. Winter: 49th percentile.
  • Apache Junction
    Hazard fingerprint for Apache Junction Tornado: 12th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Sierra Vista
    Hazard fingerprint for Sierra Vista Tornado: 7th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 82th percentile. Flood: 31th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 69th percentile. Winter: 61th percentile.
  • Bullhead City
    Hazard fingerprint for Bullhead City Tornado: 3th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 71th percentile. Flood: 36th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 28th percentile. Winter: 33th percentile.
  • San Luis
    Hazard fingerprint for San Luis Tornado: 5th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 39th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 0th percentile.
  • Sahuarita
    Hazard fingerprint for Sahuarita Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 80th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 11th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 76th percentile. Winter: 49th percentile.
  • Kingman
    Hazard fingerprint for Kingman Tornado: 3th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 71th percentile. Flood: 36th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 28th percentile. Winter: 33th percentile.
  • El Mirage
    Hazard fingerprint for El Mirage Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Florence
    Hazard fingerprint for Florence Tornado: 12th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Fountain Hills
    Hazard fingerprint for Fountain Hills Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Eloy
    Hazard fingerprint for Eloy Tornado: 12th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Coolidge
    Hazard fingerprint for Coolidge Tornado: 12th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 78th percentile. Flood: 27th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Nogales
    Hazard fingerprint for Nogales Tornado: 2th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 94th percentile. Flood: 49th percentile. Hail & wind: 13th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 53th percentile. Winter: 32th percentile.
  • Payson
    Hazard fingerprint for Payson Tornado: 2th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 95th percentile. Flood: 48th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 98th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 49th percentile.
  • Douglas
    Hazard fingerprint for Douglas Tornado: 7th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 82th percentile. Flood: 31th percentile. Hail & wind: 8th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 69th percentile. Winter: 61th percentile.
  • Somerton
    Hazard fingerprint for Somerton Tornado: 5th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 39th percentile. Flood: 12th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 0th percentile.
  • Chino Valley
    Hazard fingerprint for Chino Valley Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 6th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 74th percentile.
  • Cottonwood
    Hazard fingerprint for Cottonwood Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 6th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 74th percentile.
  • Camp Verde
    Hazard fingerprint for Camp Verde Tornado: 8th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 43th percentile. Hail & wind: 6th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 74th percentile.
  • Show Low
    Hazard fingerprint for Show Low Tornado: 6th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 73th percentile. Flood: 16th percentile. Hail & wind: 6th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 43th percentile. Winter: 94th percentile.
  • Paradise Valley
    Hazard fingerprint for Paradise Valley Tornado: 15th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 81th percentile. Flood: 53th percentile. Hail & wind: 16th percentile. Heat: 100th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Safford
    Hazard fingerprint for Safford Tornado: 0th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 88th percentile. Flood: 9th percentile. Hail & wind: 5th percentile. Heat: 94th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 56th percentile.