Adams County, Idaho
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
3
Tornado reports
7
Hail reports
5
Floods since 1996
36
All events
0
Deaths
$580K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Adams County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 3 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Hail Hail
Public reported inch size hail via social media.
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A wind gust measured instantaneously at 76 mph at Snake River RAWS occurred as a line of thunderstorms moved west to east.
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The CoCoRaHS station ID-AM-3 2.1 miles north northwest of New Meadows measured 0.86 inches of rain.
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The mesonet station SFFI1 at Ski Hill RAWS measured 1.22 inches of rain.
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The mesonet station WEFI1 at Weiser River measured 0.96 inches of rain.
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The mesonet station SQFI1, 8.7 miles East of Glendale, measured heavy rain from thunderstorms.
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The mesonet station BRRI1, 9.3 miles North of McCall, measured heavy rain after thunderstorms moved through the area.
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The mesonet station, WBRI1, 8.8 miles northwest of Tamarack, measured heavy rain from nearby thunderstorms.
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The mesonet station WEFI1 near Weiser River, ID measured near 0.62 inches of rain.
Hail Hail
Multiple reports of hail ranging from 1-1.5 inches were submitted on social media.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed trees and power lines blocked old Highway 95 near Hot Springs Road.
Flood Flood
The Adams County emergency manager reported flooding and flash flooding including debris flow throughout the county.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail just north of New Meadows along U.S. Highway 95.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A long duration rain occured in the head waters of the Weiser River in Adams County with a trained spotter measuring 0.95 inches.
Hail Hail
Local media reported 1.00 inch hail in and around Council.
Flood Flood
Several roads in New Meadows were flooded with water 1 to 2 feet deep including Hubbard Road and Main Street.
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Adams County Emergency Manager reported the roof was blown off of a church in Council including roof damage to other homes in the area. Also, many large trees were down along a path into the northeast part of the county.
Flood Flood
Flooding occurred across portions of Highway 95 and a trained spotter near Glendale reported over 1.30 inches of rain during an 11 hour period and flooding into fields along the Weiser River.
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Culverts on Mill Creek were plugged with debris causing road flooding.
Hail Hail
Spotter 1 Mile Northeast of Bear Idaho Reported Penny Sized Hail.
F2 Tornado started at 2 miles west of Bear and moved to 12 miles north east of Bear. Extensive forest damage but minimal structural damage to homes. 1 pickup truck destroyed. Trees down in camp site detroyed tents and camping gear. Injury to one individual with a broken collar bo…
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Down burst winds from a severe thunderstorm blew down several 100 ft tall Pine trees one of which cut a single wide mobile home in half.
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Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail at Council.
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Winds from a severe thunderstorm blew down a 20 inch diameter tree.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm formed over the Central Mountains and produced 3/4 inch hail .
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
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