Bear Lake County, Idaho
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1970 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
2
Tornado reports
12
Hail reports
9
Floods since 1996
84
All events
4
Deaths
$1.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Bear Lake County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 2 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Winds from a severe thunderstorm of 70 mph or greater caused large waves and capsized a ski boat with 7 people on board on Bear Lake on the Idaho portion of the lake. There were 4 fatalities with 3 survivors from the accident.
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Power outages reported in Georgetown.
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Power outages reported west of Georgetown.
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Power outages reported near Liberty.
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A 65 mph wind gust was measured at the Sheep Creek Hills mesonet station.
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The Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.
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A 58 mph wind gust measured at the Paris Peak mesonet site.
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A 66 mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet station PC506 Sheep Hills Creek.
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Mesonet station PC587 North Willow recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
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A 75 mph wind gust measured at the Rocky Point ITD mesonet site.
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A 64 mph wind gust measured at the PC624 Alpon East mesonet site.
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The mesonet station PC624 Alton East recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.
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A 61 mph thunderstorm outflow wind recorded at the Geneva Summit mesonet station on US Highway 89.
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A 64 mph wind gust was measured at the Sheep Creek Hills PACIFICORP mesonet site.
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The Bear Lake County AWOS station K1U7 recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
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The Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
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The Sheep Creek Hills mesonet station PC506 recorded a 63 mph wind gust.
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Six trees blown down in Skinner Canyon.
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Rocky Mountain Power reported over 200 customers without power due to thunderstorm winds.
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A 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at Sheep Creek Hills Pacificorp mesonet site.
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Mesonet station Bartlett Lake measured a 60 mph wind gust.
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Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site recorded a 62 mph wind gust.
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A 61 mph gust measured at Bartlett Lake mesonet site.
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A 58 mph wind gust measured at Rocky Point ITD platform.
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Private weather station recorded 58 mph gust east/southeast of St Charles.
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At approximately 6:30 pm MDT on the 11th a mud slide necessitated the closure of SH-36 between Ovid and Preston. Continued warming temperatures resulted in two more slides in the area. As of 2:30 pm MDT on the 12th the highway remainedclosed north of Mink Creek.
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The COOP observer in Bern estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
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Thunderstorm winds removed a sheet metal roof from an outbuilding and dropped it onto another building nearby.
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The trained spotter in Bern recorded a 64 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
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The mesonet station ITD37 at Rocky Point on Highway 30 recorded a wind gust of 62 mph.
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A 62 mph wind gust was recorded by COOP Observer in Bern.
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A strong thunderstorm dumped heavy rain and hail on Montpelier. Washington Street, one of the main streets in the city, had several inches of water running on it. Extensive hail fell as well with some small branches and limbs downed from trees and minor crop damage reported.
Hail Hail
Hail fell in Bear Lake county. One inch hail was measured 1 mile south of Bloomington with Highway 89 covered with hail.
Hail Hail
One inch hail fell 1 mile south of Bloomington on Highway 89 in Bear Lake County.
Flood Flood
The Bear River near the Wyoming border receded below flood stage and the flooding situation improved throughout the month. Repair to damaged roads continued along with west nile mosquito control.
Flood Flood
The Bear River near the Wyoming border remained at flood stage for much of the month and minor field flooding mainly continued through May. Reports of some basement flooding in the county along with road and bridge damage continued.
Flood Flood
There continued to be mainly minor flooding of the Bear River. There remained extensive field flooding with much of it between Dingle and Pegram.
Flood Flood
Continued extensive snow melt created continued sheet flooding throughout the month with water as much as 3 feet deep in fields near Ovid. Damage estimates continued to increase from roads to property damage.
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An extensive warmup combined with record snows in December and January caused minor flooding and roof collapses as the weight of heavy snow mixed with rain caused multiple rood collapses. The Geneva School roof collapsed.
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A large tree snapped due to a strong thunderstorm wind on July 4th.
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One inch hail in Montpelier with small branches stripped off trees.
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One inch hail in Geneva.
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Spotter measured a 65 mph wind gust west of Montpelier.
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A COOP observer recorded a 76 mph wind gust in Bern. Aspen tree felled by the wind.
Hail Hail
One inch hail measured in Dingle.
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A COOP observer in Bern measured a 72 mph wind gust in a thunderstorm.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Tornado spotted by public who took photograph of tornado 3 miles west southwest of Wardboro in between Paris and Dingle. No damage reported as tornado occurred in open area. Tornado was on the ground at approximately 7:30 pm MDT.
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Spotter in Bern with wind equipment measured 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
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Several tree branches downed in the city of Fish Haven.
Flood Flood
Extensive lowland and field flooding continued through much of July along the Bear River upstream of Stewart Dam. Water continued to surround a couple homes in the dingle area and water continued to impact a portion of Pegram Road near the town of Pegram. Water levels on the rive…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
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