Pinal County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Pinal County, Arizona between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (Sep 1, 1971).

30tornadoes since 1950
F1strongest rating
0killed · 13 injured
32.4 milongest path · 1971
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014
(E)F114
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 1, 1971F132.4 mi10 yd00
Jun 21, 1972F16.4 mi100 yd50
Oct 23, 1974F14.7 mi33 yd00
Sep 5, 1981F12 mi40 yd00
Jan 18, 1993F12 mi20 yd00
Jul 16, 1967F11 mi17 yd00
Jun 21, 1972F11 mi1,000 yd80
Jul 22, 1984F11 mi1,500 yd00
Nov 18, 1986F10.5 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 1988F10.5 mi30 yd00
Sep 8, 1960F10.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 18, 1972F10.1 mi1,000 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 7, 2024unrated0.3 mi40 yd00
Oct 16, 2022EF00.3 mi25 yd00
Jun 23, 2022unrated0.6 mi15 yd00
Sep 23, 2019EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 2019EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 4, 2004F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 6, 1999F08 mi20 yd00
Aug 24, 1993F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 5, 1993F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jan 18, 1993F12 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 1988F10.5 mi30 yd00
Nov 18, 1986F00.5 mi17 yd00

Nearby counties

Pima County, AZ28Gila County, AZ4Maricopa County, AZ75Graham County, AZ1Santa Cruz County, AZ1Cochise County, AZ18Yavapai County, AZ29Yuma County, AZ12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pinal County, Arizona had?

30 tornadoes touched Pinal County, Arizona between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pinal County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on Sep 1, 1971, with a 32.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pinal County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 30). 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 (2004 onward).