Idaho, 1995

Tornadoes and Hail in Idaho, May 5, 1995

May 5, 1995 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:35 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ada

When
May 5, 11:45 AM MST to 12:15 PM MST
Where
Ada County, Oakley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.451, -116.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

North of the Boise foothills 0.75 inches of rain fell causing minor flooding.

Tornado, Franklin

When
May 5, 2:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Franklin County, Station Creek
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.181, -111.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

In Station Creek a tornado moved through destorying barns, campers and farming equipment. Winds in excess of 100 mph were reported. The tornado lasted 20 minutes.

Tornado, Franklin

When
May 5, 2:20 PM MST
Where
Franklin County
Path length
8 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.181, -111.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

In Station Creek a tornado moved through destorying barns, campers and farming equipment. Winds in excess of 100 mph were reported. The tornado lasted 20 minutes.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Idaho in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Idaho, 1995Warnings in Idaho, May 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: 10320830, 10320908, 10320907.