94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$331K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Power County, Idaho: 94 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 77. That places the county #2,281 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Power County, Idaho: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Power County is the 2020s, when 34 of the county's 94 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 Power County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,281 for this hazard and #8 within Idaho, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Power County with 21 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | (PIH)POCATELLO MUNI | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | COLD WATER | 53 | $0 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | (PIH)POCATELLO MUNI | 53 | $0 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | ARBON | 66 | $0 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | AMERICAN FALLS | 65 | $15K |
| Dec 17, 2025 | AMERICAN FALLS | 61 | $4K |
| Dec 17, 2025 | AMERICAN FALLS | 61 | $5K |
| Sep 8, 2025 | CRYSTAL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | AMERICAN FALLS | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | (PIH)POCATELLO MUNI | 53 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
About 30 large hardwood trees either uprooted or snapped due to a likely microburst. One tree caused moderate damage to a RV, while another destroyed a pickup truck parked nearby. Another tree fell onto a baseball field fence. An open ended trailer rolled one turn on it's side significantly damaging it. A nearby heavy metal picnic table was flipped and shingle damage noted on a marina facilities building.
Extensive damage and warning level winds occurred with the passage of a cold front the evening of March 10th. A roof was blown off a building in American Falls into power lines with power outages in the city for up to an hour. Wind speeds of 78 mph were measured in American Falls. The winds also downed some power lines.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Power County, Idaho?
94 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Power County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Power County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Power County measured 77.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Power 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 Power County, Idaho.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/idaho/power-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.