Butte storm history
Storm events recorded in Butte, Idaho between 1950 and 2025.
245
Total events
8
Tornadoes
21
Hail
11
Floods
0
Deaths
$579K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
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A 61 mph wind gust recorded at Lost River Rest Area.
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A 68 mph wind gust recorded at mesonet station TRA INL Reactor Tech Complex.
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A 64 mph wind gust recorded at mesonet station GRI INL INTEC/Grid 3.
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A 59 mph wind gust recorded at INL Puzzle mesonet site.
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A 59 mph wind gust recorded at INL Central Facilities.
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A 59 mph wind gust measured at the Tom Cat Summit mesonet site.
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A 59 mph wind gust recorded at Craters of the Moon mesonet site.
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A 59 mph wind gust recorded at the Base of Howe Peak mesonet site.
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Mesonet site TT636 S-C Portable No. 3 recorded a 62 mph wind gust.
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A 60 mph wind gust recorded at Big Southern Butte.
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A 65 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at Craters of the Moon.
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A 60 mph wind gust at Big Southern Butte.
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A 67 mph wind gust at Big Cox's Well.
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Mesonet site RWM Radioactive Waste Management site at INL.
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A 62 mph wind gust at TRA Reactor Technologies Complex at INL.
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A wind gust of 66 mph measured at base of Howe Peak.
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INL Puzzle site RWIS ITD95 recorded a 64 mph wind gust.
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A 62 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured at Cox's Well.
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A 62 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at INL Radioactive Waste Site.
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A 64 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was recorded at Big Southern Butte.
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INL Puzzle RWIS station ITD95 recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported at Idaho National Laboratory with some accumulation on the ground.
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INL Specific Manufacturing Site measured a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
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A 66 mph wind gust measured at Tom Cat Summit.
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A 62 mph wind gust at Big Southen Butte.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |