NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wittmann, 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 Wittmann, Arizona since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- 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 Wittmann
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on October 3, 1968; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 11, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 27, 2025. Wittmann has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 54% of the 134 Arizona cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1993, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 134 Arizona cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wittmann.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wittmann
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1968 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 29, 2010 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.42 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 5, 1981 | F1 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 1977 | F1 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 1974 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1967 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 2018 | EF0 | 21 mi | 3.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2008 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 8, 1994 | F0 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Unrated | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Unrated | 22 mi | 0.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wittmann
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Wittmann since 1993. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 3 days, most recently November 18, 2025. The most recent report is from November 18, 2025.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wittmann
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wittmann 1SE, AZ, 5 miles northeast of Wittmann at 1,683 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 105°F and low of 77°F; December is the coolest, at 64°F and 39°F. February is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and May and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 9.9 inches over 19 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 157 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 13 nights a year. That 9.9 inches is more than at 29 of the 76 Arizona stations used on this site (38%). Sun City West, 14 miles east, has its own station (Youngtown, AZ): 8.3 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 105°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 39 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Feb | 68 | 41 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Mar | 75 | 46 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Apr | 82 | 51 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 92 | 60 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 102 | 69 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 105 | 77 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 103 | 77 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 98 | 70 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Oct | 87 | 57 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Nov | 74 | 46 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Dec | 64 | 39 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Year | 85 | 56 | 9.9 | 19 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wittmann 1SE, AZ (1,683 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 Wittmann
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wittmann: 19 flash floods, 19 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 14, 2001. August has had the most flash floods, 8 of 19. Of the 130 Arizona cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 62 have had fewer than Wittmann.
August 16, 2012: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Wittmann — $500,000 damage.
July 18, 2015: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Wittmann — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorms developed over south central Arizona during the afternoon hours on August 18th, and due to a significant infusion of tropical moisture they became very intense and produced gusty and damaging outflow winds. Some of the storms affected communities such as Morristown.”
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
Maricopa County, which includes Wittmann, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 9 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Maricopa County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.20 billion a year, the highest of 15 Arizona counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.12 billion (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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