Gem County, Idaho
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1964 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
4
Tornado reports
12
Hail reports
5
Floods since 1996
46
All events
0
Deaths
$1.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Gem County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
At 410pm MST, Idaho Power mesonet station W2T19 recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
The mesonet station, OLSI1, at NRAWS 17, measured 1 inch of rain.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree fell down and blocked southbound traffic a residential area in Emmett until it was removed.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A roof on a home was damaged from a down tree.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was down, blocking northbound traffic in a residential area in Emmett.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
The mesonet station AS061 near Minden, ID measured 0.68 inches of rain.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Davis weather station at Jacobus Ranch.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Branches knocked down with photo. Personal Weather Station read 58 MPH gust.
Flood Flood
The Payette River at Emmett reached minor food stage due to snow melt.
Flood Flood
Flooding occurred along the Payette River around the Emmett, Idaho area and surrounding fields and roads.
Flood Flood
The emergency manager reported high water and debris along Big Willow Creek and water running over Big Willow Road northeast of Dry Creek.
Hail Hail
A follower on social media posted a picture of observed three quarter of an inch hail that dropped out of a thunderstorm near Emmett, Idaho.
Flood Flood
A National Weather Service employee surveyed the Payette River near Emmett and observed the river was out of bank and flooding areas on the north side of the city.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter near Ola reported 1 inch hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter near Ola reported a wind gust of 66 MPH.
Flood Flood
Moderate flooding occured in and around Emmett along the Payette River.
Tornado F0 Tornado
Near Sand Hollow, Payette, Gem county line. No damaged reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tornado F0 Tornado
A tornado touched down at Tom's Cabin Road, west of Emmett, in Gem County. It tracked eastward on the ground for a mile, ripping limbs off trees, destroying an outbuilding and damaging houses and a vehicle.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tornado F0 Tornado
A tornado briefly touched down in the northern part of Emmett. The path of the tornado crossed the Emett cemetery knocking several headstones off of grave sites and twisting limbs off nearby trees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorms rolled across Gem County producing winds gusting to 53 knots (61 mph) and dropping hail up to 1.0 inches in diameter along a path from 2 miles northwest of Emmett to 2 miles east of Emmett. Numerous trees and power lines were brought down by the storm.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Wildfire Wildfire
Wildfire Wildfire
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wildfire Wildfire
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
For the third consecutive day, thunderstorms forming in the flow around a cut-off low pressure system, moved east to west across southwest Idaho. The hardest hit areas were in Gem and Boise Counties, both of which are just north of the Boise metropolitan area. At 1443 MST, a thun…
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Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
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