Hail, Washington
- When
- April 7, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Weiser
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.452, -116.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, April 7, 1995
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Boise radar (KCBX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Canyon
- When
- April 7, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Canyon County, Garrity
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.625, -116.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Canyon
- When
- April 7, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Canyon County, Happy Valley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.625, -116.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Ada
- When
- April 7, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ada County, Boise
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Idz006
- When
- April 7, 8:10 PM MST
- Where
- Idz006 County, Emmett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
Strong thunderstorms develop over eastern Oregon and move into Idaho. A series of storms move over the same areas producing over an inch of rain for a number of locations. Strong winds near Emmett break irrigation pipe and force the apparatus 300 feet up a hill. Trees were knocked down in Boise, bringing down power lines and plunging thousands of North End residents into darkness.
Thunderstorm Wind, Idz006
- When
- April 7, 8:10 PM MST
- Where
- Idz006 County, Emmett 2 N
- Property damage
- $5,000
Strong thunderstorms develop over eastern Oregon and move into Idaho. A series of storms move over the same areas producing over an inch of rain for a number of locations. Strong winds near Emmett break irrigation pipe and force the apparatus 300 feet up a hill. Trees were knocked down in Boise, bringing down power lines and plunging thousands of North End residents into darkness.
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
More
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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: 10320450, 10319113, 10319114, 10320827, 10320594, 10320595.