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Chandler storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Chandler, AZ, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Chandler, AZ

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    Severe weather in Chandler by the numbers

    10.5severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    2.4hail days a year
    27storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Oct 13, 2025)
    7tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF0

    Chandler gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 543 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 71 hail reports, 465 damaging-wind reports and 7 tornado reports. On average that is 10.5 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in July, August, September, when 86% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 6 hail reports, 21 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Chandler; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Oct 13, 2025.

    Latest storm reports near Chandler

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 16, 2026Damaging wind11 mi NE · Maricopa Co.
    Aug 19, 2026Damaging wind3 mi SE · Maricopa Co.
    Aug 12, 2026Damaging wind1 mi N · Maricopa Co.
    Aug 10, 2026Damaging wind23 mi NW · Maricopa Co.
    Aug 9, 2026Damaging wind23 mi NW · Maricopa Co.
    Jul 20, 2026Damaging wind9 mi NW · Maricopa Co.
    Mar 9, 2026Damaging wind20 mi E · Pinal Co.
    Nov 19, 2025Hail 1.00″6 mi NW
    Nov 19, 2025Damaging wind23 mi NW
    Oct 13, 2025Damaging wind8 mi NW

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    02346689116: 1 hail16: 19 damaging wind1617: 20 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 8 hail18: 69 damaging wind1819: 6 hail19: 22 damaging wind19: 5 tornado1920: 2 hail20: 22 damaging wind2021: 15 hail21: 76 damaging wind2122: 10 hail22: 78 damaging wind22: 1 tornado2223: 4 hail23: 57 damaging wind2324: 6 hail24: 37 damaging wind2425: 19 hail25: 52 damaging wind2526: 13 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Chandler

    053106158211Jan: 6JanFeb: 1FebMar: 6MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 6JunJul: 155JulAug: 211AugSep: 103SepOct: 38OctNov: 14NovDec: 3Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Chandler

    Chandler averages 2.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 18 miles from the city centre on Oct 13, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Chandler

    There have been 7 tornado reports within 25 miles of Chandler since 2016; the strongest was rated EF0 (Oct 16, 2022, 8 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Chandler

    Does Chandler get a lot of severe storms?

    Chandler averages 10.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Chandler?

    Most severe-weather reports around Chandler come in July, August, September.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Chandler?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Oct 13, 2025, 18 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Chandler?

    Yes — 7 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF0 on Oct 16, 2022.

    How do I get storm alerts for Chandler?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Chandler, AZ. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Chandler, AZ. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 8, 2026.