Severe Weather History


Arizona Funnel Cloud History: 219 Recorded Events

219

Recorded events

13

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$0

Property damage

Arizona funnel cloud history: 219 recorded events across 13 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Arizona funnel cloud history by decade

Arizona funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade
Arizona funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 71 reported funnel cloud events across Arizona. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most funnel cloud events in Arizona

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Maricopa County580$01996–2025
#2Coconino County350$01996–2024
#3Yavapai County290$01996–2022
#4Apache County240$01997–2024
#5Navajo County220$01996–2022
#6Pima County140$01998–2025
#7Cochise County80$01998–2025
#8Pinal County80$01996–2019
#9Mohave County70$01998–2016
#10Santa Cruz County60$02010–2024
#11Gila County30$01999–2018
#12Yuma County30$01999–2006
#13La Paz County20$02005–2019
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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