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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Overgaard, 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 Overgaard, 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

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
3

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Overgaard

The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on October 17, 1962; its path came within 5 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 26, 2024. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Overgaard. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 16 times since 1962, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Overgaard has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 134 Arizona cities.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Overgaard

By decade

  • 2020s1
  • 2000s1
  • 1960s1
Strongest tornadoes near Overgaard, Arizona
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Oct 17, 1962F15 mi2 mi0 / 0
Jul 26, 2024EF018 mi1 mi0 / 0
Aug 15, 2003F05 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 Overgaard

The Storm Prediction Center has 16 hail reports within 10 miles of Overgaard since 1962. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on October 17, 1962. The most recent report is from August 16, 2021. July has the most reports, 7.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Overgaard

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, AZ, 2 miles west of Overgaard at 6,590 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 56°F; January and December are the coolest, at 46°F and 20°F. August is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 18.4 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. That 18.4 inches is more than at 69 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (91%). Taylor, 25 miles east, has its own station (Snowflake, AZ): 11.0 inches a year, 7.4 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 83°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, AZ
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. in
Jan46201.7
Feb50231.7
Mar57281.4
Apr64320.7
May71390.6
Jun82480.5
Jul83562.7
Aug81553.0
Sep76481.8
Oct67361.2
Nov55271.2
Dec46201.9
Year653618.4

Averages for 1991–2020 at Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, AZ (6,590 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Overgaard

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 11 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Overgaard: 8 heavy rain events, 2 flash floods and 1 thunderstorm wind report. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on September 6, 2011.

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

Navajo County, which includes Overgaard, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 6 fires, 4 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 Navajo County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $40.0 million a year, the 11th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.5 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).

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