NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Peridot, 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 Peridot, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Peridot
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 14, 1996, came within 13 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Peridot. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2007, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Peridot.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Peridot
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1996 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Peridot
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Peridot since 2007, made on 3 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on August 1, 2020, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Peridot
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is San Carlos Reservoir, AZ, 6 miles south of Peridot at 2,532 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 99°F and low of 71°F; December is the coolest, at 59°F and 31°F. January is the wettest at 1.9 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 13.5 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 137 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. That 13.5 inches is more than at 55 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (72%). Bylas, 22 miles southeast, has its own station (Fort Thomas 2 SW, AZ): 10.3 inches a year, 3.2 less than here, and a July average high of 100°F against 99°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 31 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 63 | 35 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Mar | 70 | 39 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Apr | 78 | 47 | 0.4 | 1 |
| May | 88 | 56 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Jun | 98 | 65 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jul | 99 | 71 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Aug | 97 | 70 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Sep | 93 | 63 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Oct | 82 | 51 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Nov | 69 | 39 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Dec | 59 | 31 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Year | 80 | 50 | 13.5 | 31 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at San Carlos Reservoir, AZ (2,532 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 Peridot
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 26 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Peridot: 14 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $566,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on July 12, 2003. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 32 have had fewer than Peridot.
January 21, 2010: flood 7 miles from the centre of Peridot — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous reports of flooding in Southern Gila County. Residents were evacuated along the wash south of San Carlos.”
August 12, 2011: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Peridot — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorms affected the community of San Carlos during the late afternoon hours on August 12th. Damaging microburst winds were produced by the storms.”
September 4, 2012: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Peridot — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of southern Gila county during the late afternoon hours on September 4th. Due to the very humid and unstable nature of the atmosphere, the storms generated excessive rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches.”
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
Gila County, which includes Peridot, 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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