NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Concho, 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 Concho, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- 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 Concho
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 6 times; the most recent, on July 24, 2011, came within 22 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 53% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Concho. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2002, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Concho.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Concho
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2011 | EF0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 2005 | F0 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 2005 | F0 | 7 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2001 | F0 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2001 | F0 | 21 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1979 | F0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Concho
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Concho since 2002. All were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on April 7, 2002. The most recent report is from October 5, 2021.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Concho
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Saint Johns, AZ, 18 miles east of Concho at 5,790 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 60°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 20°F. August is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 9.6 inches over 26 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 144 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 9.6 inches is more than at 28 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (37%). Snowflake, 20 miles northwest, has its own station (Snowflake, AZ): 11.0 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 21 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 56 | 24 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 64 | 29 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 71 | 35 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| May | 80 | 44 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 90 | 52 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 60 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 58 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 51 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 38 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 60 | 27 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 49 | 20 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Year | 71 | 38 | 9.6 | 26 | 6.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Saint Johns, AZ (5,790 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 Concho
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Concho: 6 heavy rain events and 3 flash floods.
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
Apache County, which includes Concho, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 4 fires, 3 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 Apache County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.0 million a year, the 13th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.8 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).
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Cities near Concho
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- Snowflake, AZ20 mi
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- Show Low, AZ22 mi
- Pinetop, AZ25 mi
- Lakeside, AZ26 mi
- Eagar, AZ31 mi
- Springerville, AZ37 mi
- Holbrook, AZ42 mi
- Overgaard, AZ46 mi
- Sanders, AZ54 mi
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