NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tonalea, 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 Tonalea, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Tonalea
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on October 18, 2005; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Tonalea.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Tonalea
By decade
- 2000s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2005 | F0 | 19 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tonalea
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Tonalea since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tonalea
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Betatakin, AZ, 22 miles northeast of Tonalea at 7,286 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 22°F. August is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 11.2 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 11.2 inches is more than at 38 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (50%). Tuba City, 33 miles south, has its own station (Tuba City, AZ): 6.2 inches a year, 5.0 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 22 | 1.2 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 44 | 25 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Mar | 53 | 30 | 0.8 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 61 | 35 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.3 |
| May | 71 | 44 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 82 | 55 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 60 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 58 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 51 | 30 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 40 | 22 | 1.2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 11.2 | 30 | 35.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Betatakin, AZ (7,286 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Coconino County, which includes Tonalea, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 5 floods, 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 Coconino County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $130.9 million a year, the 4th highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $85.7 million (65%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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