Storms in Idaho in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Idaho in 1970, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Idaho in 1970 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 30
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
June 1970
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, June 20, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, June 21, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, June 26, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, June 27, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, June 28, 1970
July 1970
- Hail in Idaho, July 13, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 16, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 18, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 20, 1970
- Hail in Idaho, July 21, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 27, 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 5, 1970
- Hail in Idaho, August 27, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 30, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 31, 1970
September 1970
More
Every year in IdahoEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in Idaho in 197019691971
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.