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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.

Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2023
Scottsdale/Paradise Valley · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 3, 2023
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 25, 2023
Central La Paz · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 23, 2023
North Phoenix/Glendale · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 14, 2023
Western Pima County · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 2022
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 16, 2022
Buckeye/Avondale · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 15, 2022
North Phoenix/Glendale · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 12, 2022
East Valley · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 3, 2022
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJune 29, 2022
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatMay 26, 2022
Tucson Metro Area · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatSeptember 12, 2021
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 28, 2021
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2021
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 9, 2021
Southeast Valley/Queen Creek · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 8, 2021
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2021
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
HeatJune 27, 2021
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 12, 2021
Upper Santa Cruz River And Altar Valleys · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 12, 2021
North Phoenix/Glendale · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 12, 2021
Scottsdale/Paradise Valley · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 12, 2021
Northwest Valley · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 9, 2020
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 8, 2020
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 5, 2020
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJune 26, 2020
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 27, 2019
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 15, 2019
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 10, 2019
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 29, 2019
Tohono O Odham Nation · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 5, 2018
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2018
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 3, 2018
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 2, 2018
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 2018
East Valley · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 26, 2018
Central Phoenix · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 23, 2018
Buckeye/Avondale · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 23, 2018
East Valley · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 21, 2018
Central Phoenix · 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.