NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Joseph City, 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 Joseph City, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- 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 Joseph City
The highest rating among the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 11 times; the most recent, on July 15, 2025, came within 20 miles. Of the 11, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. June and September have had the most tornadoes, 3 each. Joseph City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 54% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Joseph City
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s2
- 2000s3
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | EF0 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2013 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2011 | EF0 | 24 mi | 1.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2004 | F0 | 9 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2003 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2001 | F0 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1997 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1960 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Joseph City
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Joseph City since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Joseph City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Winslow Municipal Airport, AZ, 18 miles west of Joseph City at 4,886 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 22°F. August is the wettest at 1.2 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 6.6 inches over 19 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 80 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. That 6.6 inches is more than at 10 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (13%). Holbrook, 19 miles southeast, has its own station (Holbrook, AZ): 8.2 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 56 | 26 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Mar | 65 | 32 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 72 | 38 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 81 | 46 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 92 | 55 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jul | 95 | 64 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Aug | 92 | 63 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sep | 86 | 54 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Oct | 74 | 40 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Nov | 60 | 29 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 49 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Year | 73 | 41 | 6.6 | 19 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Winslow Municipal Airport, AZ (4,886 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Navajo County, which includes Joseph City, 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 Joseph City
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- Holbrook, AZ19 mi
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- Concho, AZ61 mi
- Show Low, AZ61 mi
- Sanders, AZ62 mi
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