175
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bingham County, Idaho: 175 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 74.4. That places the county #1,268 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bingham County, Idaho: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bingham County is the 2020s, when 57 of the county's 175 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 Bingham County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,268 for this hazard and #2 within Idaho, putting it in the 59.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bingham County with 52 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2000 | COUNTYWIDE | 74.4 | 0 | 2 | $2.5M |
| Aug 6, 1995 | Shelley/Firth | 60 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | TABER | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | TABER | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | ABERDEEN | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | STERLING | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | ABERDEEN | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MORELAND | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | ROCKFORD | 52 | $700 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | PINGREE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | SPRINGFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MORELAND | 52 | $2K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Bingham county sustained by far the most damage from both the straight line wind and the tornadoes. Wind along I-15 near Blackfoot flipped 3 tractor trailers (1 injury) and forced a Greyhound bus (1 injury) into the median. Poles for electric lines were downed wholesale. Loss of power would idle 700 workers from potato processing plants and 350 workers from a flour mill for the remainder of the week. In Moreland and in Shelley, both the elementary and high schools suffered roof damage. A trailer home was destroyed and two more tipped over. Scores of homes suffered minor roof damage. Dozens of sheds and outbuildings were destroyed or damaged along with an airport hanger. Innumerable trees, some over 60 years old, were toppled. Damage to center pivot and wheel line irrigation systems will easily top $1 million dollars alone.
High based dry thunderstorms produced microburst winds sustained to 60 mph and gusting at 75-90 mph through central Bingham county. The damaging wind followed a path from near Fort Hall along the I-15 corridor, through Blackfoot to Shelley. Numerous trees, with diameters up to 30 inches, snapped causing damage to a few cars, houses and businesses. Power lines were downed causing some small fires and leaving thousands of residents without power for most of the day. Sporadic shingle damage occurred. One building under construction collapsed after its roof was lifted off. One fatality resulted from the power outage which caused a home based oxygen machine to fail.
An early morning storm moved through Bingham County and downed trees and power lines. Wind speeds of 56 mph were measured in Blackfoot with 2,100 people without power according to Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Power. The storm moved through around 2 am in the morning with most power restored by 11 am. Several power lines were downed as well as large trees including a 70 foot spruce in Groveland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bingham County, Idaho?
175 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bingham County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bingham County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bingham County measured 74.4.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bingham 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
“Thunderstorm Wind in Bingham County, Idaho.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/idaho/bingham-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.