# Tornadoes in Arizona since 1950: 302, #34 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Arizona has 302 tornadoes (0.4% of the US), #34 by count and #39 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/tornadoes/arizona

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# Tornadoes in Arizona since 1950

Arizona has recorded **302 tornadoes since 1950**: 0.4% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#34 by count** and **#39 per person** (3.98 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Arizona has recorded 302 tornadoes since 1950, 0.4% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #34 of 51 by count and #39 per person (3.98 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Arizona’s busiest year was 1972, with 17 tornadoes; it averages 4 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#39

national rank (per capita)

302

tornadoes

3.98

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Arizona: 302 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/arizona.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Arizona tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s18

1960s30

1970s52

1980s24

1990s56

2000s36

2010s49

2020s37

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 196 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 76  |
| F2/EF2  | 16  |
| F3/EF3  | 4   |
| F4/EF4  | 0   |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 10  |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1972 (17).

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