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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.

HeatJune 30, 2024
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 27, 2024
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 2024
Tonopah Desert · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2023
East Valley · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2023
North Phoenix/Glendale · 4 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2023
Tucson Metro Area · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 3, 2022
North Phoenix/Glendale · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 3, 2022
East Valley · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 30, 2022
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2022
East Valley · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 13, 2022
North Phoenix/Glendale · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 12, 2022
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 9, 2022
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 8, 2022
North Phoenix/Glendale · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 12, 2021
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
HeatAugust 8, 2021
East Valley · 4 killed ·
HeatAugust 8, 2021
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 9, 2021
North Phoenix/Glendale · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 23, 2020
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 9, 2020
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 2020
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2020
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 3, 2019
East Valley · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 27, 2019
Buckeye/Avondale · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 2, 2019
Central Phoenix · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 18, 2016
Tucson Metro Area · 4 killed · 19 injured ·
HeatJune 16, 2013
Southwest Maricopa County · 4 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 26, 2025
Gila · 3 killed · $25.0M damage
FloodNovember 29, 2019
Gila · 3 killed · $50K damage
HeatJuly 17, 2024
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 29, 2024
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 28, 2024
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 26, 2024
Western Pima County · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 20, 2024
East Valley · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 11, 2024
East Valley · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 9, 2023
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 9, 2023
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 26, 2023
North Phoenix/Glendale · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 16, 2023
East Valley · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2023
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 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.