NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Window Rock, 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 Window Rock, 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 Window Rock
The only tornado within 25 miles, on May 13, 2023, has no rating; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 134 Arizona cities on this site, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Window Rock. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2018, with stones of 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Window Rock.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Window Rock
By decade
- 2020s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2023 | Unrated | 24 mi | 0.51 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 Window Rock
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Window Rock, from September 1, 2018: 1.75 inches (golf ball size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Window Rock
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Window Rock Airport, AZ, 1 mile south of Window Rock at 6,739 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 14°F. August is the wettest at 1.9 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 11.5 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 24 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 196 nights a year. That 11.5 inches is more than at 40 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (53%). Yatahey, NM, 15 miles east, has its own station (Gallup Municipal Airport, NM): 10.7 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 14 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Feb | 49 | 19 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Mar | 58 | 24 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 65 | 29 | 0.5 | 2 |
| May | 74 | 36 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jun | 85 | 45 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 88 | 55 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Aug | 85 | 52 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Sep | 79 | 43 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Oct | 68 | 31 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Nov | 56 | 21 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Dec | 46 | 14 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Year | 66 | 32 | 11.5 | 31 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Window Rock Airport, AZ (6,739 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
Apache County, which includes Window Rock, 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Window Rock
- St. Michaels, AZ9 mi
- Yatahey, NM15 mi
- Gallup, NM15 mi
- Mentmore, NM16 mi
- Gamerco, NM18 mi
- Vanderwagen, NM30 mi
- Ganado, AZ33 mi
- Sanders, AZ39 mi
- Tsaile, AZ42 mi
- Crownpoint, NM43 mi
- Chinle, AZ46 mi
- Thoreau, NM50 mi
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