Idaho
44 counties0 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+53 county disaster declarations
Idaho has recorded 223 tornadoes since 1950, 35th among the states; 18.04 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 223
- 35th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 0
- 45th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 18.0M
- 1,625 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 1,086
- $10.3 million paid
County leaders
Where in Idaho each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most acres burned
- 1Idaho County3.06M
- 2Owyhee County3.05M
- 3Valley County1.45M
- 4Elmore County1.43M
- 5Lemhi County1.15M
Most flood claims
- 1Blaine County309
- 2Ada County133
- 3Shoshone County108
- 4Kootenai County91
- 5Latah County61
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Idaho’s record. Each opens its own page.
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Ada County | 13 | 0 |
| Adams County | 3 | 0 |
| Bannock County | 7 | 0 |
| Bear Lake County | 2 | 0 |
| Benewah County | 0 | 0 |
| Bingham County | 20 | 0 |
| Blaine County | 7 | 0 |
| Boise County | 0 | 0 |
| Bonner County | 4 | 0 |
| Bonneville County | 6 | 0 |
| Boundary County | 1 | 0 |
| Butte County | 8 | 0 |
| Camas County | 4 | 0 |
| Canyon County | 6 | 0 |
| Caribou County | 4 | 0 |
| Cassia County | 10 | 0 |
| Clark County | 8 | 0 |
| Clearwater County | 1 | 0 |
| Custer County | 2 | 0 |
| Elmore County | 5 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 3 | 0 |
| Fremont County | 5 | 0 |
| Gem County | 2 | 0 |
| Gooding County | 6 | 0 |
| Idaho County | 2 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 19 | 0 |
| Jerome County | 6 | 0 |
| Kootenai County | 2 | 0 |
| Latah County | 4 | 0 |
| Lemhi County | 3 | 0 |
| Lewis County | 1 | 0 |
| Lincoln County | 4 | 0 |
| Madison County | 6 | 0 |
| Minidoka County | 6 | 0 |
| Nez Perce County | 3 | 0 |
| Oneida County | 3 | 0 |
| Owyhee County | 5 | 0 |
| Payette County | 2 | 0 |
| Power County | 17 | 0 |
| Shoshone County | 1 | 0 |
| Teton County | 1 | 0 |
| Twin Falls County | 12 | 0 |
| Valley County | 0 | 0 |
| Washington County | 3 | 0 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.