Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 29, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Challis
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.241, -114.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 29, 1995
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
- 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
- $5,000
- 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ada
- When
- July 29, 2:08 PM MST
- Where
- Ada County, Boise
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 29, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Smiths Ferry
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.767, -115.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Payette
- When
- July 29, 7:13 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Payette County, Payette
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.007, -116.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms brought gusty winds to Boise causing some minor damage. Trees three-to four-feet in diameter were broken in two pieces. In Challis tree limbs were broken off while in Salmon and Arco sheds were mangled. In Soda Springs high winds toppled a tree and in Emmett fallen trees smashed a car. A house in Blackfoot was struck by lightning and a fire was started only causing minor damage. In McCall a man was struck and killed by lightning at a rodeo. Twelve others were injured by the strike. ILLINOIS, Northeast
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 29, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 29, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 29, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1995
- Hail in Virginia, July 29, 1995
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 29, 1995
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 10320891, 10320838, 10320254, 10320680.