NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Globe, 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 Globe, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Globe
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 14, 1996, came within 13 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Globe. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 10 times since 1984, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Globe has more hail reports within 10 miles than 48% of the 134 Arizona cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Globe
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1996 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Globe
The Storm Prediction Center has 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Globe since 1984. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on October 2, 1984. The most recent report is from July 21, 2022. July has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Globe
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Globe #3, AZ, 10 miles south of Globe at 3,660 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 33°F. July is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 15.7 inches over 32 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 114 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 40 nights a year. That 15.7 inches is more than at 59 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (78%). Miami, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Miami, AZ): 17.2 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 100°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 33 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Feb | 59 | 36 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 68 | 41 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Apr | 76 | 47 | 0.4 | 1 |
| May | 85 | 55 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 97 | 65 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 97 | 71 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 95 | 69 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 63 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Oct | 79 | 52 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Nov | 65 | 41 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Dec | 56 | 33 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Year | 77 | 50 | 15.7 | 32 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Globe #3, AZ (3,660 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 Globe
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 44 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Globe: 25 flash floods, 13 thunderstorm wind reports and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $165,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on July 15, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 13 of 25. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 78 have had fewer than Globe.
July 22, 2019: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Globe — 1 killed, 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms with very heavy rain developed across portions of southern Gila County during the evening hours on July 22nd; some of the stronger storms produced peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour that were sufficient to cause episodes of flash flooding.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Globe's ZIP code 85501 have filed 34 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $311,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2025, with 12. 6% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 50 Arizona cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 23 have fewer than Globe.
Gila County, which includes Globe, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 fires, 7 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 Gila County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $55.2 million a year, the 9th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $35.2 million (64%), 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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