NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kingman, 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 Kingman, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Kingman
The strongest of the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on November 22, 1996; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 9, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 24, 2020. Kingman has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 21 times since 1972, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Kingman has more hail reports within 10 miles than 80% of the 134 Arizona cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kingman
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 1990s5
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | EF0 | 7 mi | 0.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 27, 2016 | EF0 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 2010 | EF0 | 3 mi | 1.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | 2 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1995 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1972 | F0 | 4 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kingman
The Storm Prediction Center has 21 hail reports within 10 miles of Kingman since 1972, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently November 22, 1996. The most recent report is from June 3, 2025. July has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kingman
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kingman Mohave Co Airport, AZ, 3 miles east of Kingman at 3,420 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 99°F and low of 70°F; December is the coolest, at 56°F and 30°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 113 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 66 nights a year. That 8.1 inches is more than at 17 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (22%). Bullhead City, 35 miles west, has its own station (Bullhead City, AZ): 5.5 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and a July average high of 111°F against 99°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 31 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Feb | 61 | 33 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Mar | 67 | 38 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Apr | 75 | 43 | 0.5 | 1 |
| May | 85 | 53 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 95 | 62 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 99 | 70 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Aug | 97 | 69 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Sep | 91 | 60 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Oct | 79 | 48 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Nov | 66 | 37 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Dec | 56 | 30 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 77 | 48 | 8.1 | 19 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kingman Mohave Co Airport, AZ (3,420 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 Kingman
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 147 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kingman: 90 flash floods, 46 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 lightning strikes, 4 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 2 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 101 mph, on January 21, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 31 of 90. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 126 have had fewer than Kingman.
July 6, 2014: heavy rain event 9 miles from the centre of Kingman — 1 killed, 3 injured.
July 3, 2009: heavy rain event 5 miles from the centre of Kingman — 1 killed.
NWS: “5 killed one man (indirect fatality). Rain and wet roads were contributing factors.”
July 12, 2002: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Kingman — 4 injured, $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm winds blew through Kingman destroying 16 homes and damaging 36. Most of the damaged and destroyed homes were mobile homes in the Kingman Shadows subdivision.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Kingman's 2 ZIP codes have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $493,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1997, with 16. Of the 50 Arizona cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 26 have fewer than Kingman.
Mohave County, which includes Kingman, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mohave County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $104.9 million a year, the 6th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $73.6 million (70%), 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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