Hurricanes in the West: Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and More
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Of the 11 states of the West on this page, hurricane centres crossed into 2: Arizona (1) and New Mexico (1). Counting tropical storms, depressions and remnants, the centres of 17 systems crossed into at least one of them; Arizona has the most (9). Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana have none on record.
- Arizona
- 9
- New Mexico
- 9
- California
- 5
- Nevada
- 1
systems, 1 as hurricanes
systems, 1 as hurricanes
systems, 0 as hurricanes
systems, 0 as hurricanes
State by state
- California: 5 systems crossed in, at their strongest inside the state 1 as a tropical storm, 1 as a tropical depression and 3 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest wind inside the state was 51 mph, from Nora (1997); the first on record was Jen-Kath in 1963, the most recent Nora in September 1997; all came from the eastern Pacific.
- Nevada: one system crossed in, Kathleen in 1976 (September), as a post-tropical remnant with 35 mph winds at its strongest inside the state; it came from the eastern Pacific.
- Arizona: 9 systems crossed in, at their strongest inside the state 1 as a hurricane, 2 as tropical storms, 5 as tropical depressions and 1 as a post-tropical remnant. The strongest wind inside the state was 78 mph, from John (1994); the first on record was an unnamed 1929 storm, the most recent Newton in September 2016; 8 came from the eastern Pacific.
- Utah: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
- New Mexico: 9 systems crossed in, at their strongest inside the state 1 as a hurricane, 2 as tropical storms, 3 as tropical depressions and 3 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest wind inside the state was 78 mph, from John (1994); the first on record was an unnamed 1929 storm, the most recent Dolly in July 2008; 5 came from the eastern Pacific.
- Colorado: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
- Oregon: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
- Washington: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
- Idaho: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
- Wyoming: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
- Montana: no tropical system or remnant centre crossed into the state in the HURDAT2 record.
| State | Systems | As hurricanes | As tropical storms | Weaker | Strongest inside | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Nora 1997, 51 mph | Nora 1997 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kathleen 1976, 35 mph | Kathleen 1976 |
| Arizona | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | John 1994, 78 mph | Newton 2016 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| New Mexico | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | John 1994, 78 mph | Dolly 2008 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By decade
3 of the 17 came in the last 30 seasons (1996–2025). Remnants over land were tracked less completely before satellites, so early decades undercount.
How each figure on this page is counted: methodology.