Storm History: Pinal County, Arizona
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pinal 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
- 1,529
- Deaths
- 157
- Injuries
- 181
- Damage
- $52 million
- Episodes
- 823
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 | 335 | 5 | 3 | $20 million |
| Excessive Heat | 274 | 74 | 24 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 208 | 2 | 49 | $9.6 million |
| Drought | 190 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 149 | 5 | 68 | $2.7 million |
| Hail | 71 | 1 | 3 | $682,000 |
| Tornado | 70 | 0 | 14 | $4.5 million |
| Heat | 58 | 66 | 4 | |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | $127,000 |
| Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $784,000 |
| Wildfire | 28 | 0 | 14 | $13 million |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 17 | 0 | 0 | $315,000 |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 1 | 2 | $10,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Dust Devil | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
The deadliest
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 11, 2021
- Dust Storm, October 29, 2013
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2019
- Heat, June 27, 2021
- Heat, July 6, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 9, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 8, 2024
- Heat, July 17, 2024
- Heat, September 5, 2024
- Heat, June 13, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 1988
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2006
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2020
- Heat, August 8, 2020
- Excessive Heat, September 4, 2020
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, June 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2007
- Tornado, June 21, 1972
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2004
- Wildfire, April 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2022
- Wildfire, May 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Wildfire, May 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2013
- Wildfire, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Tornado, August 29, 1993
- Hail, September 12, 1993
- Dust Storm, October 29, 2013
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
- Tornado, September 12, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Hail, October 21, 2018
- Hail, September 12, 2016
- Hail, August 28, 2002
- Hail, September 7, 2002
- Hail, September 6, 1995
- Hail, October 23, 1992
- Hail, August 29, 1966
- Dust Storm, July 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Hail, October 18, 2015
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 19, 2026
- Heat, June 13, 2026
- Heat, June 2, 2026
- Heat, May 11, 2026
- Dust Storm, March 30, 2026
- Heat, March 22, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2025
- Debris Flow, September 25, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2025
- Tornado, September 12, 2025
- Heat, September 5, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2025
- Dust Storm, September 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2025
- Dust Storm, August 21, 2025
- Dust Storm, August 21, 2025
- Drought, August 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2025
- Heat, August 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Heat, July 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Heat, May 27, 2025
- Wildfire, May 21, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 8, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 1, 2025
- Drought, February 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, October 18, 2024
- Excessive Heat, October 1, 2024
- Heat, September 10, 2024
- Heat, September 5, 2024
- Heat, September 1, 2024
- Heat, August 31, 2024
- Heat, August 27, 2024
- Flood, August 22, 2024
- Heat, August 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2024
- Hail, July 24, 2024
- Dust Storm, July 21, 2024
- Heat, July 17, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Dust Storm, July 14, 2024
- Hail, July 11, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 5, 2024
- Heat, July 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2024
- Dust Storm, June 28, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 6, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 3, 2024
- Wildfire, June 1, 2024
- Wildfire, May 29, 2024
- Heat, May 28, 2024
- Dust Storm, May 20, 2024
- Hail, March 18, 2024
- Tornado, March 7, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2024
- Flood, January 23, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 24, 2023
- Heat, September 27, 2023
- Hail, September 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 9, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2023
- Wildfire, August 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2023
- Heat, August 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Heat, August 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2023
- Dust Storm, July 26, 2023
- Dust Storm, July 26, 2023
- Wildfire, July 23, 2023
- Wildfire, July 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2023
- Wildfire, July 19, 2023
- Dust Storm, July 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2023
- Wildfire, July 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2023
- Dust Devil, July 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Wildfire, June 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2023
- Flood, March 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2023
- Flood, January 15, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2022
- Flood, December 4, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2022
- Tornado, October 15, 2022
- Hail, October 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2022
- Dust Storm, September 28, 2022
- Hail, September 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2022
- Heat, September 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2022
- Dust Storm, September 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2022
- Dust Storm, July 17, 2022
- Heat, July 17, 2022
- Dust Storm, July 17, 2022
- Dust Storm, July 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022
- Heat, July 1, 2022
- Debris Flow, June 29, 2022
- Dust Storm, June 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2022
- Debris Flow, June 26, 2022
- Flood, June 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2022
- Tornado, June 23, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2022
- Wildfire, June 11, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 9, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 6, 2022
- Heat, May 26, 2022
- Heat, April 18, 2022
- High Wind, March 28, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 11, 2021
- Excessive Heat, September 11, 2021
- Heat, September 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2021
- Dust Storm, August 6, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2021
- Heat, July 21, 2021
- Dust Storm, July 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2021
- Dust Storm, July 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Heat, July 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2021
- Tornado, July 2, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Heat, June 27, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2021
- Wildfire, June 10, 2021
- Heat, June 6, 2021
- Wildfire, June 4, 2021
- Heat, June 2, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Heat, May 13, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Wildfire, April 8, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Dust Storm, March 9, 2021
- Dust Storm, March 3, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 3, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 11, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Dust Storm, November 7, 2020
- Dust Storm, November 7, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Heat, October 20, 2020
- Heat, October 6, 2020
- Drought, October 6, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pinal CountyEvery warning in Pinal 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.