NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kearny, 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 Kearny, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- 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 Kearny
The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 14, 1996, came within 22 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and none has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 1999. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kearny. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2023, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kearny.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kearny
By decade
- 1990s2
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1996 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 1974 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jul 6, 1999 | F0 | 24 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 1974 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kearny
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Kearny, from September 13, 2023: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kearny
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Superior, AZ, 16 miles northwest of Kearny at 2,860 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 99°F and low of 77°F; December is the coolest, at 62°F and 44°F. August is the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 17.8 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 129 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 3 nights a year. That 17.8 inches is more than at 68 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (89%). Florence, 18 miles southwest, has its own station (Florence, AZ): 8.8 inches a year, 9.0 less than here, and a July average high of 105°F against 99°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 44 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Feb | 65 | 46 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Mar | 72 | 49 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Apr | 78 | 55 | 0.5 | 2 |
| May | 87 | 64 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Jun | 97 | 73 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 99 | 77 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 77 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 93 | 72 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Oct | 84 | 63 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Nov | 73 | 52 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Dec | 62 | 44 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Year | 81 | 60 | 17.8 | 35 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Superior, AZ (2,860 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 Kearny
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kearny: 5 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $70,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on July 12, 2021.
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
Pinal County, which includes Kearny, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 fires, 6 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pinal County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $137.5 million a year, the 3rd highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $92.4 million (67%), 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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