Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 12, 1995
Start: 1995-07-12T03:45
End: 1995-07-12T16:30
Location: Idaho

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.

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Heat and drought
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Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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 Boise radar (KCBX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:42 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Valley

When: July 12, 3:45 AM MST
Where: Valley County, McCall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.767, -115.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Early morning severe thunderstorms produced strong gusty winds and hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: July 12, 4:45 AM MST
Where: Valley County, Warm Lake
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.767, -115.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Early morning severe thunderstorms produced strong gusty winds and hail.

Hail, Ada

When: July 12, 12:30 PM MST
Where: Ada County, Cinder Butte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elmore

When: July 12, 12:45 PM MST
Where: Elmore County, Mayfield
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 43.354, -115.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ada

When: July 12, 1:05 PM MST
Where: Ada County, Lucky Peak Dam
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore

When: July 12, 1:10 PM MST
Where: Elmore County, Nr. Arrowrock Dam
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.354, -115.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boise

When: July 12, 2:05 PM MST
Where: Boise County, Highway 21 to Nr Lowman
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 43.989, -115.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Idaho

When: July 12, 3:42 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
Where: Idaho County, Hells Lookout
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Afternoon thunderstorms produced large hail in Ada, Elmore and Idaho Counties. Gusty winds downed trees near Arrowrock Dam.

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

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: 10320251, 10320252, 10320836, 10320898, 10320837, 10320899, 10320868, 10320904.