NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Saint Johns, 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 Saint Johns, 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 Saint Johns
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 16, 2005, came within 13 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Saint Johns. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1990, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Saint Johns.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Saint Johns
By decade
- 2000s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2005 | F0 | 5 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 2005 | F0 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Saint Johns
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Saint Johns since 1990. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on September 10, 2002, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Saint Johns
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Saint Johns, AZ, 3 miles south of Saint Johns at 5,790 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 60°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 20°F. August is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 9.6 inches over 26 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 144 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 9.6 inches is more than at 28 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (37%). Eagar, 31 miles south, has its own station (Springerville, AZ): 11.5 inches a year, 1.9 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 21 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 56 | 24 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 64 | 29 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 71 | 35 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| May | 80 | 44 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 90 | 52 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 60 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 58 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 51 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 38 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 60 | 27 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 49 | 20 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Year | 71 | 38 | 9.6 | 26 | 6.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Saint Johns, AZ (5,790 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 Saint Johns
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 23 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Saint Johns: 10 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 79 mph, on April 13, 2014. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 9. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than Saint Johns.
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
Apache County, which includes Saint Johns, 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).
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