Butte County, Idaho
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
8
Tornado reports
26
Hail reports
11
Floods since 1996
275
All events
0
Deaths
$579K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Butte County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 8 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.
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A 58 mph wind gust measured at Tom Cat Summit.
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A 59 mph wind gust measured at Tom Cat Summit on US Highway 20.
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A 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust occurred at the INL Sand Dunes site.
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A 59 mph wind gust measured at the Lost River Rest Area mesonet station.
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A 61 mph wind gust recorded at the Sand Dunes mesonet station.
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The Dead Man Canyon mesonet sited recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
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A 61 mph wind gust measured at Sand Dunes mesonet site.
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A 60 mph wind gust recorded at the Base of Howe Peak mesonet site.
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A 63 mph wind gust measured at INL Puzzle at US Highway 20 and 26 intersection.
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A 62 mph wind gust was measured at INL Radioactive Waste mesonet site.
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A 60 mph wind gust measured at Dead Man Canyon mesonet site.
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A 59 mph wind gust measured at INL Specific Manufacturing Capability mesonet site.
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A 58 mph wind gust recorded at the INL Naval Reactors Facility mesonet site.
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A 75 mph wind gust was measured at Big Southern Butte mesonet station.
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A 71 mph wind gust measured at the Base of Howe Peak mesonet station.
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A 69 mph wind gust was recorded at Reno Gulch mesonet station.
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A 64 mph wind gust recorded at Sand Dunes mesonet station.
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A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the INL Radioactive Waste Site mesonet station.
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A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the Junction Summit mesonet station.
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A 60 mph wind gust was measured at the INL Reactor Tech Complex mesonet site.
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A 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured at Tom Cat Summit ITD mesonet site.
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A 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the Tom Cat Summit ITD mesonet site.
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The INL Puzzle site recorded a 61 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
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A 58 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the Junction 33/22 Summit ITD mesonet site.
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The Specific Manufacturing INL mesonet site recorded a 67 mph wind gust.
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The INL Specific Manufacturing mesonet site recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.
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The Big Coxs Well mesonet station recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
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The LOF INL Specific Manufacturing mesonet site measured a 61 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.
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A 69 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the INL Puzzle mesonet site.
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A 58 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at the Howe Peak mesonet station.
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Mesonet station ITDD03 Junction Summit recorded a 58 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
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A 60 mph wind gust measured at INL Puzzle ITD site.
Lightning Lightning
A telephone pole was hit by lightning and caught on fire.
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Thunderstorm winds caused power outages in parts of Butte County.
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A 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured 9 miles east of Butte City at the Dead Man Canyon mesonet site.
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A 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust measured 8 miles northwest of Howe at the S-C Portable #3 RAWS mesonet.
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A 58 mph wind gust measured at the INL Central Facilities mesonet site.
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The INL Critical Infrastructure mesonet site recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
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The INL Puzzle mesonet site on US highways 20 and 26 recorded a 70 mph wind gust.
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The RWM INL Radioactive Waste Mgmt mesonet site recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
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A 63 mph wind gust recorded at mesonet station DEA Dead Man Canyon.
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Mesonet station BAS Base of Howe Peak recorded a 61 mph wind gust.
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Mesonet station SAN 12 recorded a 66 mph wind gust 12 miles east of Howe.
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A 59 mph wind gust measured at LOF INL Specific Manufacturing site.
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A 63 mph wind gust recorded at NRF INL Naval Reactors Facility.
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A 66 mph wind gust recorded at LOF INL Specific Manufacturing site.
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A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Craters of the Moon mesonet site.
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Mesonet station 3699 D6 INL Puzzle recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
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A 64 mph wind gust was recorded at Big Southern Butte.
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A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the INL Central Facilities mesonet station.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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