Lightning TrackerScottsdale storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Scottsdale, AZ, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Scottsdale by the numbers
Scottsdale gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 601 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 77 hail reports, 515 damaging-wind reports and 9 tornado reports. On average that is 11.2 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 7 hail reports, 22 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Scottsdale; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Oct 13, 2025.
Latest storm reports near Scottsdale
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi SE · Maricopa Co. |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi S · Maricopa Co. |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi SE · Maricopa Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi NW · Maricopa Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi W · Maricopa Co. |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi S · Maricopa Co. |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 24 mi E · Pinal Co. |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Hail 0.88″ | 7 mi S |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Damaging wind | 13 mi W |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Hail 1.00″ | 5 mi SW |
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
Storm season in Scottsdale
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Scottsdale
Scottsdale averages 2.5 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 22 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 Scottsdale
There have been 9 tornado reports within 25 miles of Scottsdale since 2016; the strongest was rated EF0 (Oct 16, 2022, 21 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 Scottsdale
Does Scottsdale get a lot of severe storms?
Scottsdale averages 11.2 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 Scottsdale?
Most severe-weather reports around Scottsdale come in July, August, September.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Scottsdale?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Oct 13, 2025, 22 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Scottsdale?
Yes — 9 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF0 on Oct 16, 2022.
How do I get storm alerts for Scottsdale?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Scottsdale, 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 Scottsdale, 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 9, 2026.