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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.

HeatMay 29, 2025
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 21, 2025
Cave Creek/New River · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 16, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 13, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatApril 30, 2025
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatApril 9, 2025
Lake Mead National Recreation Area · 1 killed · 33 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 19, 2025
Upper Santa Cruz River And Altar Valleys · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2025
Upper San Pedro River Valley · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2025
Upper San Pedro River Valley · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 24, 2025
Upper Gila River And Aravaipa Valleys · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2025
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 18, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 15, 2024
Upper Santa Cruz River And Altar Valleys · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillOctober 20, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 12, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 10, 2024
Western Pima County · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 8, 2024
Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca And Santa Rita Mountains · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 8, 2024
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatOctober 4, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 2, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatOctober 1, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 30, 2024
Upper Santa Cruz River And Altar Valleys · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 29, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 12, 2024
Upper San Pedro River Valley · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 10, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 8, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 7, 2024
Upper Santa Cruz River And Altar Valleys · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 7, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 5, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 4, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 3, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 2, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 31, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 28, 2024
Tucson Metro Area · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 27, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 22, 2024
Maricopa · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 20, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 20, 2024
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 20, 2024
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 7, 2024
Western Pima County · 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.