Tornado History

Cochise Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Cochise, Arizona. The records below identify 16 tornadoes from 1956 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F1 (Moderate damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $350K, with 0 deaths and 7 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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16recorded tornadoes
F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating
$350Kminimum property damage
August 21, 2024latest tornado
1.71 milongest listed path
580 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF1 September 23, 20192019F1 July 28, 19661966F1 July 16, 19711971F1 July 17, 19711971F0 August 17, 19921992F0 June 24, 19741974F0 July 16, 19901990F0 August 29, 19931993EF0 November 29, 20092009EF0 August 15, 20142014EF0 September 22, 20152015EF0 July 29, 20172017Unknown July 12, 19561956Unknown July 10, 19631963Unknown August 31, 1966EFU August 21, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)4
  • Unknown rating3
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19662
  • 19712
  • 19561
  • 19631
  • 19741
  • 19901
  • 19921
  • 19931

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
September 23, 2019EF1Cochise, Arizona1.71 mi580 yd05$250K
July 28, 1966F1Cochise, Arizona1 mi167 yd00$25K
July 16, 1971F1Cochise, Arizona0 mi33 yd02$25K
July 17, 1971F1Cochise, Arizona0.1 mi300 yd00$25K
August 17, 1992F0Cochise, Arizona0.1 mi10 yd00$25K
June 24, 1974F0Cochise, Arizona1 mi20 yd00N/A
July 16, 1990F0Cochise, Arizona0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
August 29, 1993F0Cochise, Arizona0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
November 29, 2009EF0Cochise, Arizona0.1 mi50 yd00N/A
August 15, 2014EF0Cochise, Arizona0.79 mi50 yd00N/A
September 22, 2015EF0Cochise, Arizona0.62 mi25 yd00N/A
July 29, 2017EF0Cochise, Arizona0.12 mi10 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.