Storm History: Maricopa County, Arizona
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Maricopa 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
- 4,273
- Deaths
- 2,079
- Injuries
- 206
- Damage
- $3.4 billion
- Episodes
- 1,208
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 | 1,167 | 15 | 11 | $2.9 billion |
| Excessive Heat | 1,010 | 1,592 | 2 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 728 | 3 | 67 | $273 million |
| Heat | 287 | 455 | 1 | |
| Tornado | 282 | 2 | 66 | $46 million |
| Dust Storm | 279 | 5 | 11 | $79 million |
| Hail | 261 | 1 | 17 | $36 million |
| Flood | 104 | 4 | 21 | $41 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 32 | 1 | 9 | $2.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 32 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Dense Fog | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 9 | 1 | 1 | $16,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | $14 million |
| Dust Devil | 4 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2020
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 6, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2020
- Heat, July 18, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2018
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1996
- Dust Storm, July 14, 2002
- Flood, September 1, 1999
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Tornado, June 21, 1972
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2012
- Wildfire, June 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2023
- Dust Storm, July 17, 2022
- Tornado, August 5, 1993
- Tornado, January 17, 1993
- Hail, September 13, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 21, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 27, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 28, 1995
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2010
- Hail, July 25, 1990
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Hail, August 12, 2018
- Hail, October 21, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2002
- Hail, September 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 25, 1998
- Hail, September 6, 1995
- Hail, September 27, 1995
- Hail, September 13, 1994
- Hail, January 14, 1993
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Wildfire, May 11, 2026
- Tornado, November 18, 2025
- Lightning, October 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2025
- Dust Storm, September 1, 2025
- Flood, August 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2025
- Dust Storm, August 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2025
- Heat, May 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2025
- Dust Storm, April 18, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2024
- Flood, August 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2024
- Hail, July 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2024
- Dust Storm, July 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2024
- Dust Storm, July 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2024
- Dust Storm, June 24, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2024
- High Wind, June 13, 2024
- Wildfire, June 12, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 3, 2024
- Heat, May 30, 2024
- Heat, May 16, 2024
- Heat, April 22, 2024
- Flood, April 1, 2024
- Hail, March 18, 2024
- Dust Storm, February 28, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 6, 2024
- Flood, January 23, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 11, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, December 22, 2023
- Heat, September 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Dust Storm, August 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2023
- Heat, August 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2023
- Dust Storm, July 26, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2023
- Dust Storm, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Heat, June 27, 2023
- Heat, June 20, 2023
- Heat, June 17, 2023
- Heat, June 4, 2023
- Heat, May 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2023
- Strong Wind, May 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, May 13, 2023
- Flood, May 1, 2023
- Heat, April 29, 2023
- Heat, April 11, 2023
- Flood, April 1, 2023
- Flood, March 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2023
- Flood, March 4, 2023
- Flood, March 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2022
- Tornado, October 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2022
- Heat, September 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2022
- Heat, September 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2022
- Dust Storm, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2022
- Heat, August 23, 2022
- Flood, August 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2022
- Heat, August 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Heat, August 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2022
- Heat, August 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2022
- Heat, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2022
- Dust Storm, July 17, 2022
- Dust Storm, July 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 8, 2022
- Heat, July 6, 2022
- Heat, July 1, 2022
- Dust Storm, June 29, 2022
- Heat, June 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2022
- Dust Storm, June 25, 2022
- Flood, June 24, 2022
- Tornado, June 23, 2022
- Heat, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 6, 2022
- Heat, May 27, 2022
- Heat, May 14, 2022
- High Wind, March 28, 2022
- Lightning, March 20, 2022
- Dust Storm, February 2, 2022
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2021
- Flood, December 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 12, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 11, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 9, 2021
- Heat, September 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Heat, August 29, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2021
- Hail, August 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2021
- Heat, August 7, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Heat, July 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2021
- Heat, July 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2021
- Dust Storm, July 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2021
- Heat, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2021
- Heat, June 5, 2021
- Wildfire, June 4, 2021
- Heat, June 1, 2021
- Heat, May 12, 2021
- Heat, May 5, 2021
- Dust Storm, April 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 11, 2020
- Heat, October 1, 2020
- Heat, September 28, 2020
- Wildfire, September 25, 2020
- Excessive Heat, September 17, 2020
- Hail, September 8, 2020
- Excessive Heat, September 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2020
- Lightning, August 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2020
- Dust Storm, August 17, 2020
- Dust Storm, August 16, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2020
- Tornado, July 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2020
- Heat, July 3, 2020
- Heat, June 24, 2020
- Wildfire, June 23, 2020
- Wildfire, June 13, 2020
- Heat, June 12, 2020
- Excessive Heat, June 1, 2020
- Dust Storm, May 30, 2020
- Excessive Heat, May 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2020
- Excessive Heat, May 4, 2020
- Excessive Heat, April 26, 2020
- Hail, March 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2020
- Hail, March 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 22, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, December 27, 2019
- Heavy Rain, December 9, 2019
- Hail, December 9, 2019
- Tornado, November 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2019
- Tornado, November 29, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, November 21, 2019
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Maricopa CountyEvery warning in Maricopa 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.