Tornado History Map

Yavapai County, Arizona tornado history

31 tornadoes recorded in or across Yavapai County from 1952 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Yavapai County

The Storm Prediction Center records 31 tornadoes whose paths touched Yavapai County, Arizona between 1952 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 10 August 1972. The most recent was on 6 May 2025.

  • 31tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 38per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Yavapai County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02684%
F1 / EF1310%
F2 / EF213%
F3 / EF313%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Yavapai County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1990s.1950s51960s21970s41980s11990s82000s42010s22020s5

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s2
1970s4
1980s1
1990s8
2000s4
2010s2
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May5Jun1Jul7Aug8Sep7Oct1Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun1
Jul7
Aug8
Sep7
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Yavapai County

  • Strongest: Arizona tornado10 August 1972, F3, 0.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Arizona tornado1 May 1980, F1, 26.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Arizona tornado6 May 2025, EF0, 0.1 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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