41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
Hail in Ada County, Idaho: 41 recorded events between 1967 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.5. That places the county #2,397 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Ada County, Idaho: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Ada County is the 1990s, when 14 of the county's 41 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Ada County archive, hail makes up 19.2% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,397 for this hazard and #8 within Idaho, putting it in the 22.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Ada County with 8 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1995 | Black Creek | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2024 | BRADLEY ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | BOISE STRAWBERRY GLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | SONNA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | KUNA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | OWYHEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 21, 2016 | STAR | 1 | $0 |
| May 27, 2015 | STAR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2013 | MERIDIAN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2012 | EAGLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2009 | BOISE | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Ada County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms strike Ada County producing dime-size hail seven miles northwest of Boise. Wind gust to 50 mph were also reported in southern Ada County and in Elmore County. A funnel cloud was also reported with this storm.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Ada County, Idaho?
41 hail events are recorded in Ada County between 1967 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Ada County?
The strongest hail on record in Ada County measured 1.5.
Where does the hail data for Ada County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Ada County, Idaho.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/idaho/ada-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.