Storm History: Gila County, Arizona
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gila County, Arizona: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 748
- Deaths
- 33
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $97 million
- Episodes
- 514
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 279 | 13 | 5 | $53 million |
| Excessive Heat | 114 | 3 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 74 | 6 | 0 | $459,000 |
| Hail | 69 | 0 | 1 | $56,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 52 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 46 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Tornado | 30 | 3 | 11 | $25 million |
| Wildfire | 26 | 1 | 5 | $17 million |
| Flood | 18 | 5 | 0 | $323,000 |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 8 | 1 | 3 | $127,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Dust Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Dust Devil | 3 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Blizzard | 3 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1990
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flood, November 29, 2019
- Flood, March 20, 2023
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Lightning, August 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, December 4, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2020
- Wildfire, July 3, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2024
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Wildfire, June 4, 2021
- Wildfire, July 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Wildfire, May 30, 2009
- Wildfire, June 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2021
- Flood, January 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, January 27, 2008
- Lightning, July 5, 1999
- Tornado, July 5, 1999
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2019
- Debris Flow, July 27, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2010
- Hail, October 2, 1984
- Hail, September 17, 1971
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2018
- Hail, September 2, 2018
- Hail, October 9, 2014
- Hail, October 5, 2010
- Hail, September 22, 2007
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, October 9, 2006
- Hail, August 6, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, November 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2025
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2025
- Dust Storm, April 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2024
- Hail, August 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2024
- Hail, July 12, 2024
- Wildfire, July 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 3, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2024
- Tornado, November 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2023
- Hail, August 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2023
- Flood, March 20, 2023
- Flood, March 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2023
- Tornado, October 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2022
- Flood, August 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2022
- High Wind, January 27, 2022
- Flood, December 24, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2021
- Hail, August 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2021
- Dust Storm, July 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2021
- Wildfire, June 18, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2021
- Wildfire, June 4, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2020
- Hail, August 1, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2020
- Debris Flow, July 27, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2020
- Wildfire, July 3, 2020
- Wildfire, June 18, 2020
- Excessive Heat, June 1, 2020
- Excessive Heat, May 27, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2020
- Flood, February 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 2019
- Flood, November 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2019
- Hail, September 16, 2019
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Hail, July 22, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2018
- Excessive Heat, September 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2018
- Hail, September 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2018
- Tornado, August 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2018
- Hail, August 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 5, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 8, 2018
- Hail, September 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2017
- Wildfire, July 1, 2017
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2017
- Wildfire, June 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2016
- Heavy Rain, August 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2016
- Hail, August 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2016
- Heavy Rain, July 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2016
- Wildfire, June 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2016
- Wildfire, June 1, 2016
- Wildfire, May 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2015
- Heavy Rain, July 17, 2015
- Heavy Rain, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2015
- Avalanche, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Heavy Rain, January 29, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2014
- Hail, October 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 2, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2014
- Hail, July 8, 2014
- Heavy Rain, September 9, 2013
- Hail, September 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2013
- Heavy Rain, August 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2013
- Heavy Rain, July 20, 2013
- Hail, July 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2013
- Heavy Rain, January 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2012
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Gila CountyEvery warning in Gila County since 1986Every county in Arizona
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.