Phoenix, Arizona tornadoes

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13confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Phoenix 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

Total13within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthJune2 of 13
StrongestF2Jun 21, 1972
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries8whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

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

June is the peak month, with 2 of 13 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 2: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 33 PM: 0: 1: 16 PM: 0: 2: 29 PM: 2: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01970: 1: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 1: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 22020: 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
6
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

Strongest

F2, June 21, 1972

13.5 mile path Longest path

13.5 miles, F2

June 21, 1972, whole path Widest

200 yards, EF0

November 29, 2019
Every tornado

All 13 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Nov 29, 2019EF08.85 mi200 yd00
Nov 29, 2019EF010.09 mi100 yd00
May 23, 1992F10.5 mi20 yd00
Feb 13, 1992F00.5 mi20 yd00
Jan 6, 1992F11.2 mi30 yd00
Sep 3, 1990F00.2 mi20 yd00
Aug 9, 1984F10.5 mi30 yd00
Jun 21, 1972F213.5 mi10 yd03
Jun 13, 1972F00.3 mi10 yd00
Oct 18, 1971F10.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 19, 1970F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 1968F10.1 mi33 yd03
Sep 8, 1961F111.8 mi10 yd02
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Phoenix and its county

Phoenix 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.