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Arizona Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, Arizona has logged 16,655 severe-weather events — about 537 a year — with 2,142 direct deaths, 920 injuries and $4.2B in reported property damage.

By event type

Flash Flood3,480111 d$252.8M
Thunderstorm Wind3,2844 d$537.5M
Excessive Heat1,8671110 d$25K
Hail1,1061 d$2.8B
High Wind9744 d$4.6M
Heavy Snow9203 d$655K
Heat779792 d—
Dust Storm7646 d$4.3M
Heavy Rain702—$4.0M
Drought633——
Flood40512 d$41.6M
Winter Storm33217 d$1.3M
Wildfire31519 d$337.2M
Lightning25524 d$8.2M
Funnel Cloud219——
Tornado147—$3.4M

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (1,000)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

HeatApril 4, 2026
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatApril 1, 2026
Western Pima County · 1 killed ·
HeatMarch 30, 2026
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatMarch 24, 2026
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatMarch 23, 2026
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatMarch 19, 2026
Upper Gila River And Aravaipa Valleys · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 28, 2025
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodNovember 18, 2025
Yavapai · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 23, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 20, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 17, 2025
Upper Santa Cruz River And Altar Valleys · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 15, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 8, 2025
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 30, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 26, 2025
Western Pima County · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 25, 2025
Western Pima County · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 19, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 11, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 6, 2025
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 2, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 2, 2025
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 30, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 29, 2025
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 29, 2025
Upper San Pedro River Valley · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 2025
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 10, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 5, 2025
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 4, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 2, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 29, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 24, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 18, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 15, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 14, 2025
Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca And Santa Rita Mountains · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 10, 2025
Western Pima County · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 7, 2025
Western Pima County · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 4, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.