Storms in Arizona in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Arizona in 1974, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Arizona in 1974 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 39
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- $280,000
- Episodes
- 30
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 1 | 40 | $280,000 |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
June 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 14, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 16, 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 17, 1974
- Tornadoes in Arizona, June 23, 1974
- Tornado in Arizona, June 24, 1974
July 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 1, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 14, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 15, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 19, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 21, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 22, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 23, 1974
- Tornado in Arizona, July 25, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 26, 1974
August 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 1, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 5, 1974
- Tornado in Arizona, August 6, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 23, 1974
- Tornado in Arizona, August 24, 1974
September 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 3, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 4, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 6, 1974
- Hail in Arizona, September 13, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 15, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 21, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 25, 1974
October 1974
More
Every year in ArizonaEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in Arizona in 197419731975
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.