NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Holbrook, 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 Holbrook, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 12
- 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 Holbrook
The highest rating among the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 12 times; the most recent, on July 15, 2025, came within 24 miles. Of the 12, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. June and September have had the most tornadoes, 3 each. Holbrook has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2018, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Holbrook.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Holbrook
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1990s1
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | EF0 | 7 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2011 | EF0 | 5 mi | 1.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2009 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2005 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2004 | F0 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2001 | F0 | 3 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1997 | F0 | 3 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 27, 1974 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1960 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Holbrook
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Holbrook since 2018. All were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 1, 2018. The most recent report is from September 13, 2022.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Holbrook
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Holbrook, AZ, 2 miles south of Holbrook at 5,085 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 62°F; December is the coolest, at 50°F and 22°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 77 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 137 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.3 inches a year. That 8.2 inches is more than at 18 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (24%). Joseph City, 19 miles northwest, has its own station (Winslow Municipal Airport, AZ): 6.6 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | 22 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 57 | 25 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 65 | 31 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 72 | 37 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| May | 81 | 46 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 55 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 62 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 61 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 54 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 41 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 29 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 50 | 22 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Year | 73 | 40 | 8.2 | 22 | 3.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Holbrook, AZ (5,085 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 Holbrook
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 8 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Holbrook: 5 flash floods, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $10,000 in property and crop damage. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 20 have had fewer than Holbrook.
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 Holbrook, 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).
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Cities near Holbrook
- Joseph City, AZ19 mi
- Snowflake, AZ27 mi
- Winslow, AZ31 mi
- Taylor, AZ34 mi
- Concho, AZ42 mi
- Overgaard, AZ43 mi
- Show Low, AZ46 mi
- Sanders, AZ49 mi
- Saint Johns, AZ50 mi
- Lakeside, AZ54 mi
- Ganado, AZ58 mi
- Pinetop, AZ58 mi
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