NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ash Fork, AZ
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Ash Fork, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Ash Fork
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on October 3, 2022, came within 24 miles. Of the 9, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. Ash Fork has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 10 times since 1997, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Ash Fork has more hail reports within 10 miles than 48% of the 134 Arizona cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ash Fork
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2022 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1980 | F1 | 10 mi | 26.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2003 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 1995 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1977 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 1976 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1967 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1958 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 14, 1952 | F0 | 3 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ash Fork
The Storm Prediction Center has 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Ash Fork since 1997, made on 9 separate days. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 9, 2018, the most recent report. July and August have the most reports, 4 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ash Fork
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Seligman, AZ, 21 miles northwest of Ash Fork at 5,250 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 57°F; December is the coolest, at 53°F and 23°F. August is the wettest at 2.1 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 12.0 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 69 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 148 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 12.0 inches is more than at 45 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (59%). Paulden, 19 miles south, has its own station (Prescott Love Field, AZ): 13.1 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 24 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 57 | 25 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 64 | 29 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 71 | 34 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| May | 79 | 41 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 49 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 57 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 56 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 49 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 38 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 63 | 29 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 53 | 23 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Year | 73 | 38 | 12.0 | 31 | 9.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Seligman, AZ (5,250 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Ash Fork
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ash Fork: 4 heavy rain events, 3 flash floods and 2 thunderstorm wind reports. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 61 mph, on July 2, 2015.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Yavapai County, which includes Ash Fork, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 fires, 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Yavapai County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $107.8 million a year, the 5th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $69.7 million (65%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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