Tornado History

Yavapai Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Yavapai, Arizona. The records below identify 28 tornadoes from 1952 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F1 (Moderate damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $782K, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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28recorded tornadoes
F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating
$782Kminimum property damage
May 6, 2025latest tornado
7.7 milongest listed path
700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F1 September 13, 19961996F1 November 2, 19591959F1 May 1, 19801980EF0 September 27, 20142014F0 August 6, 19981998F0 July 21, 19901990F0 July 26, 19621962F0 August 2, 19731973F0 July 6, 19761976F0 September 2, 19911991F0 September 14, 19991999F0 September 14, 19991999F0 September 15, 19991999F0 August 14, 20032003F0 August 14, 2003F0 October 18, 2005F0 July 16, 2006EF0 May 6, 2008EF0 October 6, 2010EF0 July 11, 2021EF0 June 25, 2022EF0 September 9, 2023EF0 July 17, 2023EF0 May 6, 2025Unknown November 14, 1952Unknown August 5, 1954Unknown August 5, 1967Unknown July 19, 1977© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)13
  • EF0 (Light damage)8
  • Unknown rating4

Most Active Years

  • 19993
  • 20032
  • 20232
  • 19521
  • 19541
  • 19591
  • 19621
  • 19671

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 13, 1996F1Yavapai, Arizona4 mi100 yd00$250K
November 2, 1959F1Yavapai, Arizona0.1 mi200 yd00$25K
May 1, 1980F1Yavapai, Arizona7.7 mi50 yd00N/A
September 27, 2014EF0Yavapai, Arizona2.1 mi700 yd00$500K
August 6, 1998F0Yavapai, Arizona0.1 mi50 yd00$4K
July 21, 1990F0Yavapai, Arizona0.2 mi10 yd00$2K
July 26, 1962F0Yavapai, Arizona0 mi33 yd00$250
August 2, 1973F0Yavapai, Arizona0.3 mi10 yd00N/A
July 6, 1976F0Yavapai, Arizona0.1 mi17 yd00N/A
September 2, 1991F0Yavapai, Arizona0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
September 14, 1999F0Yavapai, Arizona0 mi0 yd00N/A
September 14, 1999F0Yavapai, Arizona0 mi0 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.