NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bagdad, 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 Bagdad, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Bagdad
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on August 20, 1957; its path came within 23 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bagdad. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2003, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bagdad.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bagdad
By decade
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1957 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bagdad
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Bagdad since 2003, made on 3 separate days. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 23, 2022, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bagdad
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bagdad, AZ, 5 miles northwest of Bagdad at 3,935 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 66°F; December is the coolest, at 56°F and 30°F. February and August are the wettest at 2.3 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 15.8 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 99 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 60 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.1 inches a year, most of it in December. That 15.8 inches is more than at 60 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (79%). Kirkland, 29 miles east, has its own station (Prescott, AZ): 16.6 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 30 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 59 | 32 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 65 | 36 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 72 | 41 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| May | 81 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 58 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 66 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 65 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 58 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 47 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 37 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 30 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Year | 75 | 46 | 15.8 | 30 | 1.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bagdad, AZ (3,935 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 Bagdad
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 21 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bagdad: 11 heavy rain events, 5 flash floods and 5 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $40,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on August 26, 2014. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 20 have had fewer than Bagdad.
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 Bagdad, 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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