NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ganado, 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 Ganado, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Ganado
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 20, 2015, came within 5 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ganado. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2015, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ganado.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ganado
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2015 | EF0 | 5 mi | 6.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 3, 2003 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 9, 2003 | F0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 1962 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ganado
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Ganado, from October 21, 2015: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Ganado
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 7 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ganado: 7 flash floods. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 32 have had fewer than Ganado.
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 Ganado, 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Ganado
- St. Michaels, AZ25 mi
- Blue Gap, AZ33 mi
- Window Rock, AZ33 mi
- Chinle, AZ35 mi
- Sanders, AZ40 mi
- Pinon, AZ43 mi
- Mentmore, NM44 mi
- Gallup, NM46 mi
- Second Mesa, AZ48 mi
- Yatahey, NM48 mi
- Tsaile, AZ50 mi
- Gamerco, NM50 mi
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