National Storms

Idaho tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 227 tornadoes touched Idaho, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 35th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. None was rated F4/EF4 or stronger by the National Weather Service; along their paths they killed 0 people and injured 11. From 2016 to 2025, Idaho averaged 2 tornadoes a year.

227tornadoes since 1950
202016–2025
0F3/EF3 or stronger
0deaths
11injuries
Oct 27, 2025latest in final record

Map of every Idaho tornado path since 1950

Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

All 227 paths. Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

1954: 3 F01955: 1 F11956: 1 F01956: 4 F11957: 1 F11958: 1 F11959: 1 F11959: 1 F21961: 2 F01961: 2 F11962: 2 F01962: 1 F21964: 1 F01964: 1 F11967: 5 F01968: 1 F21969: 1 F11972: 2 F11973: 1 F01973: 1 F11978: 1 F11978: 1 F21979: 1 F01980: 1 F11981: 2 F11982: 1 F11983: 2 F11984: 4 F11985: 3 F11986: 4 F01986: 6 F11987: 4 F01987: 3 F11988: 4 F01988: 5 F11989: 2 F01990: 5 F01990: 2 F11990: 2 F21991: 6 F01991: 3 F11991: 2 F21992: 3 F01992: 2 F11993: 10 F01993: 1 F11994: 2 F01994: 1 F11995: 8 F01996: 2 F01996: 2 F11997: 4 F01997: 1 F11997: 1 F21998: 7 F01999: 1 F12000: 10 F02000: 3 F12001: 2 F02002: 2 F02002: 1 F12003: 4 F02004: 5 F02005: 6 F02006: 8 F02006: 1 F22007: 3 EF02008: 2 EF02009: 2 EF02010: 2 EF02011: 2 EF02012: 2 EF02013: 6 EF02014: 3 EF02015: 1 EF02016: 2 EF02017: 1 EF02018: 3 EF02018: 1 EF12019: 5 EF02022: 1 EF02023: 4 EF02024: 1 EF02025: 1 EF02025: 1 unknown rating19501957196419711978198519921999200620132020max 13
Tornadoes per year in Idaho by rating, 1950–2025. Colors: F/EF0 (yellow) to F/EF5 (black); gray = unknown rating.

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Most recent tornadoes in Idaho

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Oct 27, 2025EF00.1 mi0 / 0Jefferson County, ID
Apr 1, 2025EFU0.1 mi0 / 0Fremont County, ID
Jul 25, 2024EF00.6 mi0 / 0Elmore County, ID
Jun 23, 2023EF00.2 mi0 / 0Caribou County, ID
May 27, 2023EF05.0 mi0 / 0Owyhee County, ID
May 26, 2023EF00.9 mi0 / 0Ada County, ID
May 26, 2023EF00.2 mi0 / 0Cassia County, ID
May 27, 2022EF03.8 mi0 / 0Owyhee County, ID
Aug 2, 2019EF01.0 mi0 / 0Cassia County, ID
Jun 2, 2019EF01.0 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
May 27, 2019EF00.5 mi0 / 0Elmore County, ID
May 26, 2019EF01.8 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
May 7, 2019EF01.5 mi0 / 0Twin Falls County, ID
Jun 21, 2018EF05.1 mi0 / 0Butte County, ID
May 31, 2018EF03.0 mi0 / 0Jefferson County, ID
May 31, 2018EF112.0 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
Apr 7, 2018EF00.5 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
Nov 17, 2017EF05.0 mi0 / 0Bonneville County, ID
Jul 31, 2016EF01.7 mi0 / 0Caribou County, ID
Jun 30, 2016EF01.5 mi0 / 0Jerome County, ID
Jul 11, 2015EF07.4 mi0 / 0Jefferson County, ID
Aug 20, 2014EF00.1 mi0 / 0Custer County, ID
May 21, 2014EF03.0 mi0 / 0Power County, ID
May 10, 2014EF00.0 mi0 / 0Jefferson County, ID
Sep 17, 2013EF00.5 mi0 / 0Clark County, ID

The 50 strongest Idaho tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Idaho history

Longest tornado paths in Idaho

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Mar 23, 1988F115.0 mi0 / 0Jefferson County, ID
Feb 14, 2000F114.0 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
May 31, 2018EF112.0 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
Jun 4, 2006F212.0 mi0 / 1Adams County, ID
Feb 14, 2000F112.0 mi0 / 0Bingham County, ID
Jun 11, 1993F110.0 mi0 / 2Bannock County, ID
May 8, 1962F29.1 mi0 / 0Nez Perce County, ID
Feb 14, 2000F19.0 mi0 / 1Bingham County, ID
Feb 14, 2000F09.0 mi0 / 0Power County, ID
May 15, 1984F18.0 mi0 / 0Madison County, ID

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

CountyTornadoes since 19502016–2025StrongestDeaths along pathsMost recent
Jefferson County222F1/EF10Oct 27, 2025
Bingham County224F1/EF10Jun 2, 2019
Power County190F2/EF20May 21, 2014
Ada County131F1/EF10May 26, 2023
Twin Falls County121F1/EF10May 7, 2019
Cassia County102F0/EF00May 26, 2023
Clark County80F1/EF10Sep 17, 2013
Canyon County81F1/EF10May 27, 2022
Butte County81F1/EF10Jun 21, 2018
Bannock County80F1/EF10Aug 17, 2007
Madison County70F2/EF20Apr 27, 1987
Jerome County71F2/EF20Jun 30, 2016
Bonneville County71F2/EF20Nov 17, 2017
Blaine County70F0/EF00Oct 4, 2006
Minidoka County60F2/EF20Apr 28, 2003
Lincoln County60F1/EF10Oct 4, 2006
Gooding County60F1/EF10May 15, 1993
Owyhee County52F0/EF00May 27, 2023
Gem County50F1/EF10Aug 25, 2004
Fremont County51F1/EF10Apr 1, 2025
Elmore County52F1/EF10Jul 25, 2024
Nez Perce County40F2/EF20May 31, 1997
Latah County40F1/EF10Jun 1, 1991
Caribou County42F0/EF00Jun 23, 2023
Camas County40F1/EF10Aug 29, 1986
Bonner County40F2/EF20Jun 25, 2004
Adams County40F2/EF20Jun 4, 2006
Washington County30F1/EF10Sep 13, 2001
Oneida County30F1/EF10May 29, 2005
Lemhi County30F1/EF10Jun 15, 1987
Idaho County30F0/EF00Oct 7, 2010
Franklin County30F1/EF10May 5, 1995
Custer County31F0/EF00Jun 21, 2018
Payette County20F1/EF10Aug 25, 2004
Kootenai County20F2/EF20May 31, 1997
Bear Lake County20F0/EF00Jul 7, 2013
Teton County10F0/EF00Jun 9, 1954
Shoshone County10F0/EF00Jun 5, 1987
Lewis County10F0/EF00Oct 7, 2010
Clearwater County10F0/EF00Jun 29, 2007
Boundary County10F1/EF10May 29, 1994

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

American Falls Ammon Blackfoot Boise City Burley Caldwell Chubbuck Eagle Garden City Heyburn Idaho Falls Iona Jerome Kimberly Kuna Meridian Middleton Nampa Pocatello Rexburg Rigby Rupert Shelley Star Twin Falls Wendell

Tornadoes in Idaho by year

YearTornadoesF/EF012345UnknownDeathsInjuries
20252100000100
20241100000000
20234400000000
20221100000000
20195500000000
20184310000000
20171100000000
20162200000000
20151100000000
20143300000000
20136600000000
20122200000000
20112200000000
20102200000000
20092200000000
20082200000000
20073300000000
20069801000001
20056600000000
20045500000000
20034400000000
20023210000000
20012200000000
2000131030000001
19991010000000
19987700000001
19976411000000
19964220000000
19958800000001
19943210000000
1993111010000002
19925320000000
199111632000000
19909522000000
19892200000000
19889450000000
19877430000003
198610460000000
19853030000000
19844040000000
19832020000000
19821010000000
19812020000000
19801010000000
19791100000000
19782011000002
19732110000000
19722020000000
19691010000000
19681001000000
19675500000000
19642110000000
19623201000000
19614220000000
19592011000000
19581010000000
19571010000000
19565140000000
19551010000000
19543300000000

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.