NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Springerville, 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 Springerville, 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
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Springerville
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 3, 2008, came within 19 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 4, 2025. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Springerville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2019, with stones of 0.88 inches (nickel size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Springerville.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Springerville
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2008 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 2006 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Unrated | 7 mi | 0.53 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 Springerville
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Springerville, from August 28, 2019: 0.88 inches (nickel size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Springerville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Springerville, AZ, 4 miles northwest of Springerville at 6,998 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 52°F; December is the coolest, at 50°F and 16°F. August is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 11.5 inches over 33 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 187 nights a year. That 11.5 inches is more than at 39 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (51%). Saint Johns, 34 miles north, has its own station (Saint Johns, AZ): 9.6 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 54 | 19 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 61 | 23 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Apr | 68 | 29 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 76 | 36 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 85 | 45 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jul | 85 | 52 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 83 | 51 | 2.9 | 8 |
| Sep | 79 | 43 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 70 | 32 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Nov | 60 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 50 | 16 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Year | 68 | 32 | 11.5 | 33 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Springerville, AZ (6,998 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 Springerville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Springerville: 4 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $35,000 in property and crop damage.
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 Springerville, 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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Cities near Springerville
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- Pinetop, AZ40 mi
- Lakeside, AZ44 mi
- Show Low, AZ48 mi
- Taylor, AZ55 mi
- Snowflake, AZ56 mi
- Sanders, AZ74 mi
- Cibecue, AZ76 mi
- Overgaard, AZ77 mi
- Holbrook, AZ78 mi
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