Storm History: Gem County, Idaho
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gem County, Idaho: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 301
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $101 million
- Episodes
- 238
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 173 | 1 | 4 | $100 million |
| Winter Storm | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Dense Fog | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2026
- Strong Wind, February 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2024
- Heavy Rain, November 22, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2024
- Dust Storm, April 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2024
- High Wind, March 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2023
- High Wind, March 14, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2022
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2022
- Strong Wind, July 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, May 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2021
- Heavy Rain, October 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2017
- Flood, May 7, 2017
- Flood, March 17, 2017
- Flood, February 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2016
- Hail, August 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2014
- High Wind, March 17, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2013
- Strong Wind, May 21, 2013
- Dense Fog, October 25, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, October 4, 2012
- Flood, April 26, 2012
- High Wind, March 31, 2012
- Blizzard, February 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2010
- Blizzard, November 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2010
- High Wind, November 16, 2010
- High Wind, August 26, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2009
- Avalanche, December 15, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 29, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2008
- Wildfire, August 25, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2006
- High Wind, April 29, 2006
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 3, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2004
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2004
- Tornado, August 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2003
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2003
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2003
- Hail, June 19, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2002
- High Wind, December 16, 2002
- Tornado, September 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 8, 2002
- Flood, April 14, 2002
- Flood, April 14, 2002
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2002
- Tornado, February 7, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 9, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2002
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2001
- Heavy Snow, November 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2001
- Dust Storm, July 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, November 8, 2000
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2000
- High Wind, February 14, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 1999
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 2, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 1999
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 1998
- High Wind, November 23, 1998
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow, November 7, 1998
- Hail, June 25, 1998
- Flood, May 26, 1998
- Tornado, April 23, 1998
- Heavy Snow, April 14, 1998
- Flood, March 23, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 1, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow, October 8, 1997
- Wildfire, October 2, 1997
- High Wind, August 23, 1997
- Wildfire, August 20, 1997
- Debris Flow, June 17, 1997
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 11, 1997
- Dense Fog, February 2, 1997
- Flood, January 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 1996
- Winter Storm, December 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, November 27, 1996
- Winter Storm, November 17, 1996
- Winter Storm, October 25, 1996
- Wildfire, August 13, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 1996
- Flood, February 8, 1996
- High Wind, January 27, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 1996
- Hail, May 8, 1994
- Tornado, June 19, 1991
- Hail, May 20, 1990
- Tornado, June 15, 1987
- Hail, June 14, 1987
- Hail, April 30, 1987
- Hail, April 22, 1986
- Hail, June 20, 1984
- Tornado, March 21, 1984
- Hail, June 6, 1981
- Hail, May 19, 1973
- Hail, May 30, 1966
- Hail, May 27, 1964
More
Tornadoes in Gem CountyEvery warning in Gem County since 1986Every county in Idaho
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.