NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cibecue, 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 Cibecue, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Cibecue
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on October 17, 1962; its path came within 21 miles. The most recent tornado was on September 4, 2004. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cibecue.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cibecue
By decade
- 2000s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1962 | F1 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2004 | F0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 2003 | F0 | 23 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cibecue
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Cibecue since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cibecue
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, AZ, 20 miles north of Cibecue at 6,590 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 56°F; January and December are the coolest, at 46°F and 20°F. August is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 18.4 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. That 18.4 inches is more than at 69 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (91%). Show Low, 32 miles east, has its own station (Show Low Airport, AZ): 15.9 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 50 | 23 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 57 | 28 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 64 | 32 | 0.7 |
| May | 71 | 39 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 82 | 48 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 83 | 56 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 81 | 55 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 48 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 67 | 36 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 55 | 27 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 46 | 20 | 1.9 |
| Year | 65 | 36 | 18.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, AZ (6,590 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 Cibecue
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 8 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cibecue: 4 flash floods and 4 heavy rain events.
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
Navajo County, which includes Cibecue, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 6 fires, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on September 13, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Navajo County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $40.0 million a year, the 11th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.5 million (51%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Cibecue
- Overgaard, AZ20 mi
- Show Low, AZ32 mi
- Lakeside, AZ32 mi
- Taylor, AZ35 mi
- Pinetop, AZ37 mi
- Globe, AZ41 mi
- Payson, AZ43 mi
- Snowflake, AZ43 mi
- Miami, AZ53 mi
- Concho, AZ54 mi
- Pine, AZ56 mi
- Peridot, AZ58 mi
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