NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lukachukai, 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 Lukachukai, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Lukachukai
The only tornado within 25 miles was an EF0 on August 3, 2010; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lukachukai.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lukachukai
By decade
- 2010s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2010 | EF0 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lukachukai
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Lukachukai since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lukachukai
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Canyon De Chelly, AZ, 23 miles southwest of Lukachukai at 5,610 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 19°F. August is the wettest at 1.3 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 8.9 inches over 27 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 72 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 8.9 inches is more than at 25 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (33%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 19 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 51 | 24 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 61 | 29 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 69 | 36 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| May | 79 | 44 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 53 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 60 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 59 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 50 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 38 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 56 | 27 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 43 | 20 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Year | 69 | 38 | 8.9 | 27 | 4.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Canyon De Chelly, AZ (5,610 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
Apache County, which includes Lukachukai, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 4 fires, 3 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 Apache County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.0 million a year, the 13th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.8 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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