Gilbert, Arizona tornadoes

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12confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Gilbert since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: November 29, 2019, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total12within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthSeptember3 of 12
StrongestF2Jul 4, 1968
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries3whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Gilbert.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

30 Jan: 1Feb: 1Mar: 1Apr: 0May: 0Jun: 1Jul: 2Aug: 0Sep: 3Oct: 0Nov: 2Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

September is the peak month, with 3 of 12 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 26 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 1: 03 PM: 0: 1: 46 PM: 3: 0: 19 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 01970: 1: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 32020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
5
EF1
6
EF2
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Every tornado

All 12 tornadoes, newest first

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Nov 29, 2019EF03.56 mi100 yd00
Nov 29, 2019EF04.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 30, 2019EF00.95 mi50 yd00
Mar 1, 2014EF00.45 mi100 yd00
Feb 13, 1995F10.5 mi10 yd00
Jan 6, 1992F00.5 mi20 yd00
Sep 10, 1972F11.8 mi700 yd01
Sep 1, 1971F132.4 mi10 yd00
Sep 5, 1970F12.3 mi100 yd00
Jul 4, 1968F20.1 mi33 yd02
Dec 19, 1967F10.3 mi33 yd00
Jun 13, 1955F11 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Gilbert and its county

Gilbert is in Maricopa County, where NOAA has recorded 75 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.