Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 10, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 10, 1995
Start: 1995-07-10T16:50
End: 1995-07-10T18:30
Location: Idaho

July 10, 1995 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:52 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Payette

When: July 10, 4:50 PM MST
Where: Payette County, New Plymouth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.007, -116.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: July 10, 5:20 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, Horten Peak
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 43.412, -113.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: July 10, 5:33 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, Hailey
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 43.412, -113.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: July 10, 5:35 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, Ketchum
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 43.412, -113.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Gusty winds and hail associated with severe thunderstorms moved through southern Idaho and parts of northern Idaho. In Dubois, a tractor-semitrailer was overturned causing the road to close for an hour. Trees and power lines were downed in the Hailey and the Terreton area. Lightning also caused seven fire starts. The largest fire was 500 acres at Black Butte.

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

Every storm in Idaho in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Idaho, July 1995

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: 10320679, 10320858, 10320859, 10320875.