Hail in Idaho
Every hail event the National Weather Service has filed in Idaho, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
The most significant on the map
The most significant hail episodes in Idaho.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 1,113
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 17
- Damage
- $34 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, June 1, 2015Much of southeast Idaho received severe thunderstorm winds and large hail on June 1st including a boating accident on Bear Lake with 4 fatalities from the severe thunderstorm winds capsizing a boat.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, April 22, 1986
- Hail in Idaho, November 5, 2023Just before 3 pm a pickup truck crashed into a semi tractor trailer and both individuals in the pickup truck died due to the accident. One individual in the semi was airlifted to a local hospital. The accident occurred 1 mile south of Macks Inn on US Highway 20.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, September 25, 2024A strong dry cold front pushed through the region on September 25. It generated several thunderstorms over Idaho Panhandle as it passed. The storms brought severe gusty outflow winds from downdrafts. The winds caused damage to trees and roofs.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, June 24, 2020A weak cold front passing through the Pacific Northwest brought mostly dry and windy conditions across the Idaho Panhandle on June 24th. By mid-day, isolated showers and thunderstorms moved into the northern Idaho Panhandle.
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, April 7, 2018A powerful storm created Funnel clouds, a tornado and extremely large hail the early evening of April 7th. Hail up to two inches in the Idaho Falls area and funnel clouds and a touchdown in Bingham County.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 10, 2010A closed low over the Pacific Northwest pumped very moist and unstable air into portions of north central Idaho, allowing a few strong to severe thunderstorms to develop. Large hail, up to the size of golfballs, and deadly lighting.
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, June 15, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 23, 2014A deep trough of low pressure dropped down the Washington Coastline then swung inland into the Inland Northwest during the afternoon of July 23rd. The wave took on a strong negative tilt and moved into a moist and very unstable air mass.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, February 14, 2000A line of severe thunderstorms swept across the Snake River Valley of Eastern Idaho on the afternoon of Feb 14. The widespread effect and destruction wrought by these storms were unprecedented in Idaho; so was the tornadic outbreak as the line spawned five tornados.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Idaho, May 31, 199757 mph thunderstorm gust
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, May 8, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 2, 2022A severe weather outbreak main affected the Upper Snake River Plain with rrports of greater than 50 knot winds, large hail and lightning strikes.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, June 29, 2007A line of severe thunderstorms tracked through north Idaho causing extensive damage from Kootenai county north to the United States and Canadian border. Numerous trees were blown down with power outages common due to winds between 60-70 MPH.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Idaho, May 23, 2023Widespread severe weather with strong winds, large hail, and very heavy rains occurred on the 23rd in the Snake River Plain.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, April 27, 1995,,,,,,,,Blowing Dust
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Idaho, July 2 to 31, 1998a 2 acre wildfire threatened St. Maries High School.
- Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 12, 1997Hail from quarter to golfball-size occurred from Yellowstone Ave near Alameda to the lower Pocatello Creek area. Numerous vehicles (500+) and roofs(200+) in the area were damaged by hail.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 6, 1995Several severe thunderstorms moved through the state of Idaho. One thunderstorm in Northern Idaho produced hail .75 inch to 1.50 inches in diameter and high winds that downed power lines and trees in Nez Perce, Lewis, Latah, Shoshone, and Idaho counties.
- Hail in Idaho, June 6, 2009Extensive marble sized hail fall caused extensive damage to a wheat field near Taber.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Idaho, June 26, 2009Flooding occurred in Pocatello with large hail reported in southeast Idaho.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, August 14, 2014A supercell thunderstorm developed across the Camas Prairie and peaked in intensity over western Clearwater County between Greer and Weippe. The storm unleashed severe winds and half-dollar hail causing close to a million dollars in property and crop damage. The U.S.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Idaho, March 17, 1993The Twin Falls County Sheriff's office reported strong winds associated with a thunderstorm 5 miles south of Kimberly, Idaho. Kimberly is in south central Idaho 5 miles southeast of Twin Falls. The most costly damage was done to two center- pivot irrigation systems.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 1, 2013A 40 to 50 knot mid-level southwest jet maximum combined with unstable conditions over Lemhi County helped initiate a large supercell thunderstorm that brought wind and hail.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Idaho, July 4, 2009Strong thunderstorms on July 4th caused flooding in Inkom and Pocatello and large hail fell also.
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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.