126
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$261K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bonneville County, Idaho: 126 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 68. That places the county #1,848 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bonneville County, Idaho: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bonneville County is the 2020s, when 44 of the county's 126 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 Bonneville County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,848 for this hazard and #4 within Idaho, putting it in the 41.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bonneville County with 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2011 | IDAHO FALLS | 56 | 1 | 0 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | AMMON | 56 | $3K |
| Jul 16, 2025 | POPLAR | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | OSGOOD | 51 | $0 |
| May 12, 2025 | UCON | 50 | $500 |
| May 11, 2025 | PALISADES | 56 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | PALISADES | 51 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | PALISADES | 56 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | IRWIN | 50 | $0 |
| May 4, 2025 | OSGOOD | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | POPLAR | 57 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bonneville County
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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
A warehouse roof was torn off and crushed a car. Many large trees were downed, closing city streets in Idaho Falls and crushing at least one car. The vehicle's occupants narrowly escaped injury. Several large signs were destroyed. Farms were hit hard with damage to irrigation systems, outbuildings and farm implements.
Two large carports were destroyed and blown into a wooden fence knocking it down. A trampoline landed on a utility trailer in the side of a residential yard. Several large tree limbs were knocked off a tree with isolated damage at a couple housed in the Ammon neighborhood.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bonneville County, Idaho?
126 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bonneville County between 1956 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bonneville County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bonneville County measured 68.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bonneville 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 Bonneville County, Idaho.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/idaho/bonneville-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.