Hail in Twin Falls County, Idaho

Hail in Twin Falls County, Idaho: 48 recorded events between 1963 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Twin Falls County is the 1990s, when 13 of the county's 48 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 Twin Falls County archive, hail makes up 32.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #4 within Idaho, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Twin Falls County with 13 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Twin Falls County, Idaho?

48 hail events are recorded in Twin Falls County between 1963 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Twin Falls County?

The strongest hail on record in Twin Falls County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Twin Falls 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.