Severe Weather History


Idaho Tornado History: 224 Recorded Events

224

Recorded events

40

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$9.5M

Property damage

Idaho tornado history: 224 recorded events across 40 counties between 1954 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Idaho tornado history by decade

Idaho tornado history: recorded events per decade
Idaho tornado history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 58 reported tornado events across Idaho. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most tornado events in Idaho

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Bingham County200$3.6M1954–2019
#2Jefferson County180$160K1980–2025
#3Power County170$714K1961–2014
#4Ada County130$50K1956–2023
#5Twin Falls County120$28K1957–2019
#6Cassia County100$4K1986–2023
#7Butte County80$8K1954–2018
#8Jerome County60$31K1988–2016
#9Bannock County60$136K1983–2007
#10Gooding County60$55K1956–1993
#11Clark County60$33K1964–2013
#12Canyon County60$78K1986–2003
#13Bonneville County60$2.7M1978–2017
#14Madison County60$50K1955–1987
#15Blaine County60$119K1988–2006
#16Elmore County50$25K1961–2024
#17Fremont County50$25K1984–2025
#18Owyhee County50$30K1998–2023
#19Minidoka County50$250K1968–2003
#20Camas County40$25K1961–1986
#21Bonner County40$375K1978–2004
#22Franklin County40$35K1982–1995
#23Lincoln County40$26K1987–2006
#24Latah County40$28K1973–1991
#25Caribou County40$01962–2023
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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