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high-wind High Wind Risk in Arizona

Overall State Risk Score: 9/10

Arizona faces extreme high-wind risk. 1 of 15 counties (7%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: Year-round

Highest-Risk Cities in Arizona

1
Phoenix, AZ
Extreme · 46 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Mesa, AZ
Extreme · 46 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Tucson, AZ
High · 31 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10

Notable High Wind Events

Dust Storm - Phoenix metro, Arizona, United States

July 14, 2026 — WARNING

Phoenix, AZ

2,810,000 people exposed; $325,566M capital exposed

Dust Storm - Pima County, Arizona, United States

August 6, 2026 — WARNING

Tucson, AZ

3,530 people exposed; $569M capital exposed

Dust Storm - Southern Arizona (Pima County), United States

July 12, 2026 — WARNING

Tucson, AZ

5,830 people exposed; $410M capital exposed

Other Hazards in Arizona

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 7/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 7/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 1/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 0/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 5/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 9/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 5/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 9/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

Arizona high wind risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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