NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Snowflake, 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 Snowflake, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Snowflake
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 9 times; the most recent, on July 26, 2024, came within 14 miles. Of the 9, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. Snowflake has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1999, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Snowflake.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Snowflake
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 2000s4
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | EF0 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2011 | EF0 | 22 mi | 1.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 2011 | EF0 | 3 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2005 | F0 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2001 | F0 | 5 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2001 | F0 | 5 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2001 | F0 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1997 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Snowflake
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Snowflake since 1999. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on September 13, 2011. The most recent report is from July 27, 2024.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Snowflake
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Snowflake, AZ, 5 miles southwest of Snowflake at 5,642 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 58°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 20°F. July is the wettest at 2.2 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 11.0 inches over 33 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. Snowfall averages 12.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.0 inches is more than at 34 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (45%). Show Low, 20 miles south, has its own station (Show Low Airport, AZ): 15.9 inches a year, 4.9 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 20 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 55 | 23 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 62 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 69 | 33 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| May | 78 | 41 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 48 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 58 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 56 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 49 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 36 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 60 | 26 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 49 | 20 | 0.9 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Year | 70 | 36 | 11.0 | 33 | 12.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Snowflake, AZ (5,642 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 Snowflake
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Snowflake: 9 flash floods, 7 heavy rain events and 1 thunderstorm wind report. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on June 20, 2016. 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 Snowflake.
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 Snowflake, 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 Snowflake
- Taylor, AZ9 mi
- Show Low, AZ20 mi
- Concho, AZ20 mi
- Holbrook, AZ27 mi
- Lakeside, AZ28 mi
- Overgaard, AZ30 mi
- Pinetop, AZ31 mi
- Saint Johns, AZ36 mi
- Cibecue, AZ43 mi
- Joseph City, AZ43 mi
- Eagar, AZ50 mi
- Winslow, AZ56 mi
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