NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mayer, 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 Mayer, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 13 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 13
- 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 Mayer
The strongest of the 13 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on November 2, 1959; its path came within 23 miles. Of the 13, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on May 6, 2025. Mayer has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1995, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mayer.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mayer
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 2000s2
- 1990s3
- 1970s1
- 1960s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 1959 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2025 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | EF0 | 24 mi | 5.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | EF0 | 18 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 6, 2010 | EF0 | 11 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 2006 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2003 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1999 | F0 | 14 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 14, 1999 | F0 | 17 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 1998 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1973 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 5, 1967 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 13, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mayer
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Mayer since 1995. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on September 28, 1995. The most recent report is from August 30, 2020.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mayer
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cordes, AZ, 3 miles southwest of Mayer at 3,771 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 66°F; December is the coolest, at 58°F and 33°F. August is the wettest at 2.1 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 15.2 inches over 29 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 100 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 44 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.2 inches a year. That 15.2 inches is more than at 58 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (76%). Dewey, 14 miles north, has its own station (Prescott, AZ): 16.6 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 34 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 61 | 35 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 67 | 38 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 74 | 42 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| May | 83 | 50 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 93 | 58 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 66 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 66 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 60 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 49 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 39 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 58 | 33 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Year | 77 | 47 | 15.2 | 29 | 1.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cordes, AZ (3,771 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 Mayer
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 66 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mayer: 52 flash floods, 9 heavy rain events and 5 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $7.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on May 28, 2003. July has had the most flash floods, 20 of 52. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 113 have had fewer than Mayer.
January 21, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Mayer — 1 killed.
NWS: “A family of four partially crossed the bed of the Agua Fria River in a truck (SUV) when flash flooding occurred. They became stuck in the flood waters.”
November 18, 2025: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Mayer — 1 killed.
NWS: “Law enforcement reported a car with 2 men trapped in floodwaters in Big Bug Creek at Cordes Lakes. One man was rescued while the other was swept away.”
July 19, 2017: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Mayer — $7.0 million damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms produce heavy rain over the Goodwin Fire scar. This lead to flash flooding in Big Big Bug Creek and Grapevine Creek which both flow into the Agua Fria River.”
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
Yavapai County, which includes Mayer, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 fires, 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Yavapai County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $107.8 million a year, the 5th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $69.7 million (65%), 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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