Tucson, Arizona tornadoes

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11confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tucson since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 2, 2024, EF1.

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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

Total11within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthJuly5 of 11
StrongestF2Aug 27, 1964
Deaths3whole paths, see note
Injuries51whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 1Apr: 0May: 0Jun: 2Jul: 5Aug: 3Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 5 of 11 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 1: 0: 03 PM: 2: 1: 46 PM: 0: 0: 29 PM: 0: 0: 112 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

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 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
5
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

Deadliest

F2, August 27, 1964

2 deaths, 9 injuries Strongest

F2, August 27, 1964

0.1 mile path Longest path

3.25 miles, EF1

July 2, 2024, whole path Widest

150 yards, EF1

July 2, 2024
Every tornado

All 11 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 2, 2024EF13.25 mi150 yd00
Aug 25, 2022EF00.05 mi10 yd00
Aug 29, 2015EF00.43 mi15 yd00
Jul 31, 2005F00.5 mi2 yd00
Mar 7, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 6, 1992F12.8 mi10 yd01
Jul 16, 1984F10.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 23, 1974F02 mi20 yd00
Jun 23, 1974F11 mi50 yd140
Aug 27, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd29
Jul 27, 1961F10.1 mi10 yd01
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Tucson and its county

Tucson is in Pima County, where NOAA has recorded 28 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.