NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Show Low, 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 Show Low, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- 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 Show Low
The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 5 times; the most recent, on July 26, 2024, came within 14 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Show Low. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 9 times since 1955, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Show Low.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Show Low
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | EF0 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 2011 | EF0 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2001 | F0 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2001 | F0 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1979 | F0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Show Low
The Storm Prediction Center has 9 hail reports within 10 miles of Show Low since 1955. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 31, 1955. The most recent report is from July 17, 2022.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Show Low
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Show Low Airport, AZ, 2 miles east of Show Low at 6,411 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 59°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 23°F. August is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 15.9 inches over 38 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 121 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 15.9 inches is more than at 61 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (80%). Lakeside, 8 miles south, has its own station (Pinetop 2E, AZ): 24.1 inches a year, 8.2 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 24 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 51 | 27 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 58 | 31 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 65 | 37 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.6 |
| May | 74 | 45 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 54 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 59 | 2.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 58 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 52 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 41 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 56 | 31 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 46 | 23 | 1.4 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Year | 66 | 40 | 15.9 | 38 | 19.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Show Low Airport, AZ (6,411 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 Show Low
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 11 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Show Low: 5 heavy rain events, 3 flash floods, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind report and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 26, 2006.
July 19, 2013: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Show Low — 1 killed.
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 Show Low, 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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Cities near Show Low
- Lakeside, AZ8 mi
- Taylor, AZ12 mi
- Pinetop, AZ13 mi
- Snowflake, AZ20 mi
- Concho, AZ22 mi
- Overgaard, AZ29 mi
- Cibecue, AZ32 mi
- Eagar, AZ41 mi
- Saint Johns, AZ41 mi
- Holbrook, AZ46 mi
- Springerville, AZ48 mi
- Joseph City, AZ61 mi
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