NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kayenta, 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 Kayenta, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Kayenta
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 13, 2022, came within 25 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kayenta. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1996, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kayenta.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kayenta
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2022 | EF0 | 25 mi | 7.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 2005 | F0 | 19 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1996 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kayenta
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Kayenta, from May 25, 1996: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kayenta
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Betatakin, AZ, 20 miles west of Kayenta at 7,286 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 22°F. August is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 11.2 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 11.2 inches is more than at 38 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (50%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 22 | 1.2 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 44 | 25 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Mar | 53 | 30 | 0.8 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 61 | 35 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.3 |
| May | 71 | 44 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 82 | 55 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 60 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 58 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 51 | 30 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 40 | 22 | 1.2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 11.2 | 30 | 35.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Betatakin, AZ (7,286 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 Kayenta, 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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