NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Miami, 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 Miami, 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 Miami
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 14, 1996, came within 10 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Miami. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Miami has more hail reports within 10 miles than 72% of the 134 Arizona cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Miami
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1996 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jul 25, 1974 | F0 | 23 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 Miami
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Miami since 1970. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on October 2, 1984. The most recent report is from September 25, 2025. August has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Miami
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Miami, AZ, 2 miles northeast of Miami at 3,560 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 100°F and low of 72°F; December is the coolest, at 61°F and 35°F. August is the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and May and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 17.2 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 122 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 25 nights a year. That 17.2 inches is more than at 65 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (86%). Globe, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Globe #3, AZ): 15.7 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 100°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 36 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 65 | 39 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 72 | 43 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| May | 87 | 58 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 97 | 68 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 100 | 72 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Aug | 98 | 71 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 94 | 66 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Oct | 84 | 55 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Nov | 72 | 43 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Dec | 61 | 35 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Year | 81 | 53 | 17.2 | 35 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Miami, AZ (3,560 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 Miami
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 116 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Miami: 72 flash floods, 23 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $52.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on July 15, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 31 of 72. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 123 have had fewer than Miami.
July 22, 2019: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Miami — 1 killed, 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
July 29, 2021: flash flood in Miami — $40.0 million damage.
NWS: “5 inches of rain fell over the northern portion of the Telegraph burn scar, runoff rapidly collected in Bloody Tanks Wash and flowed downstream through the town of Miami causing catastrophic damage. 87 inches measured in 10 minutes.”
August 18, 2021: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Miami — $8.0 million damage.
NWS: “After 2 to 4 inches of rain fell, beginning around 0830MST, over the 2021 Telegraph burn area, catastrophic flooding occurred in Claypool area between Miami and Globe. Runoff mostly collected in Russell Gulch and a few feet of floodwaters moved downhill through the Claypool community.”
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 Miami's ZIP code 85539 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $755,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 50 Arizona cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Miami.
Gila County, which includes Miami, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 fires, 7 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 Gila County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $55.2 million a year, the 9th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $35.2 million (64%), 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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Cities near Miami
- Globe, AZ13 mi
- Superior, AZ14 mi
- Kearny, AZ20 mi
- Peridot, AZ23 mi
- Gold Canyon, AZ30 mi
- Florence, AZ36 mi
- Apache Junction, AZ37 mi
- San Tan Valley, AZ41 mi
- Queen Creek, AZ43 mi
- Coolidge, AZ45 mi
- Bylas, AZ45 mi
- Mesa, AZ49 mi
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