42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$150K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Owyhee County, Idaho: 42 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,783 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Owyhee County, Idaho: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Owyhee County is the 1990s, when 13 of the county's 42 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 Owyhee County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,783 for this hazard and #24 within Idaho, putting it in the 11.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Owyhee County with 11 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1993 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2025 | HOT SPG | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | THREE CREEK | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | GRANDVIEW | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | GRANDVIEW | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | BRUNEAU | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | MURPHY | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | INDIAN COVE | 52 | $0 |
| May 30, 2020 | HOMEDALE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2017 | BRUNEAU | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 13, 2014 | TRIANGLE | 58 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and tore the roofs off some buildings in Gem County. Four persons sustained minor injuries when the roof came off a mobile home along State Highway 52, 25 miles northwest of Boise. Heavy rain damaged the household contents. Thunderstorm winds in Owyhee County lifted 10-inch irrigation pipes off the ground along State Highway 78 between Murphy and Grand View, 45 miles south of Boise.
A severe thunderstorm moved through Owyhee County with gusty winds. Another storm in Ada County downed trees and powerlines causing a power outage at the Bogus Basin Resort. The storm also caused three fire starts near the Mountain Home Community.
A severe thunderstorm moved through Owyhee County with gusty winds. Another storm in Ada County downed trees and powerlines causing a power outage at the Bogus Basin Resort. The storm also caused three fire starts near the Mountain Home Community.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Owyhee County, Idaho?
42 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Owyhee County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Owyhee County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Owyhee County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Owyhee 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 Owyhee County, Idaho.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/idaho/owyhee-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.