Hail, Idaho
- When
- April 27, 3:23 PM MST
- Where
- Idaho County, Elk City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, April 27, 1995
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.1 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Owyhee
- When
- April 27, 4:55 PM MST
- Where
- Owyhee County, Reynolds Creek
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.582, -116.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Owyhee
- When
- April 27, 5:10 PM MST
- Where
- Owyhee County, Homedale
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.582, -116.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Canyon
- When
- April 27, 5:29 PM MST
- Where
- Canyon County, Caldwell
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.625, -116.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
,,,,,,,,Blowing Dust
Thunderstorm Wind, Ada
- When
- April 27, 5:40 PM MST
- Where
- Ada County, Meridian
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 27, 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Weiser
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.452, -116.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
,,,,,,,,Blowing Dust
Thunderstorm Wind, Ada
- When
- April 27, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Ada County, Star
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Payette
- When
- April 27, 6:42 PM MST
- Where
- Payette County, Payette
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 44.007, -116.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large organized area of convection produced winds in excess of 60 mph from Rome, Oregon to Payette, Idaho, a storm path of over 130 miles with a width of up to 100 miles, from Baker City, Oregon to just northwest of Boise, with reports being received over a four hour period. The storm displayed characteristics of a large bow echo, which is not commonly observed west of the Continental Divide. Winds were measured over 60 mph at a number of locations, and trees were knocked over causing blackouts and damaging homes.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10320895, 10320637, 10320638, 10319115, 10320828, 10320451, 10320829, 10320677.