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Storm events on record through

Arizona in 2022 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 1,419 storm events on record for Arizona in 2022.

FEMA has 5 disaster declarations for the state with a date in 2022.

OpenFEMA has 105 NFIP claims with a 2022 year of loss. The NFIP paid $2,907,140 on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 2022 by hazard

Storm events on record for Arizona in 2022, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2022
Hail43
Tornado9
Flood468
Wind370
Winter23
Heat300
Cold13
Drought14
Wildfire24
Lightning7
Fog12
Other136
All storm events1,419

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2022

Counties of Arizona with a storm event on record in 2022, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2022
Apache County12
Cochise County29
Coconino County57
Gila County26
Graham County4
Greenlee County3
La Paz County33
Maricopa County232
Mohave County152
Navajo County24
Pima County82
Pinal County52
Santa Cruz County10
Yavapai County69
Yuma County42

Events of 2022 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2022 in Arizona with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone30County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone30County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone160County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone80County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone70County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone30County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone30County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone30County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone100County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone50County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone90County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone60County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone60County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone30County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone60County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone110County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone70County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone80County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone90County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone70County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone50County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone70County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone90County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone210County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone70County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone120County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone60County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone100County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone40County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone40County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2022

Disaster declarations for Arizona with a date in 2022, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
DR-4681Major disasterFloodFLOODING0
DR-4668Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS0
FM-5441Fire management assistanceFirePIPELINE FIRE1
FM-5435Fire management assistanceFireCROOKS FIRE1
FM-5434Fire management assistanceFireTUNNEL 2 FIRE1

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Arizona