Apache County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Apache County, Arizona between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF0 (Sep 13, 2022).

17tornadoes since 1950
EF0strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
7.7 milongest path · 2022
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F016
(E)F10
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 13, 2022EF07.7 mi10 yd00
Oct 20, 2015EF06.9 mi10 yd00
Apr 29, 1957F02.5 mi120 yd00
Aug 14, 1979F01 mi50 yd00
Sep 9, 2003F01 mi100 yd00
Jul 16, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Jul 16, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Jul 25, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Aug 30, 2006F01 mi10 yd00
May 22, 2009EF01 mi10 yd00
Aug 3, 2010EF01 mi40 yd00
Oct 21, 2010EF00.8 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 4, 2025unrated0.5 mi50 yd00
Sep 13, 2022EF07.7 mi10 yd00
Jun 17, 2021EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 20, 2015EF06.9 mi10 yd00
Oct 21, 2010EF00.8 mi20 yd00
Aug 3, 2010EF01 mi40 yd00
May 22, 2009EF01 mi10 yd00
Sep 3, 2008EF00.5 mi40 yd00
Aug 30, 2006F01 mi10 yd00
Jul 25, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Jul 16, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Jul 16, 2005F01 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Navajo County, AZ23McKinley County, NM5Cibola County, NM2San Juan County, NM10Coconino County, AZ49Gila County, AZ4Montezuma County, CO3Sandoval County, NM13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Apache County, Arizona had?

17 tornadoes touched Apache County, Arizona between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Apache County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF0 on Sep 13, 2022, with a 7.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Apache County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (4 of 17). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available.