Southwest Highlands County, Idaho
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
28
All events
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Deaths
$0
Property damage
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.
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Gusts in far southwest Idaho at Sho-Pai RAWS reached 53 knots (61 mph) during a several hour period of high winds. Sustained winds, during the same 1 hour period when maximum wind gusts were observed, were 36 knots (42 mph).
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The AWOS at the Gooding airport, about 3 miles west of Gooding, ID measured a wind speed of 61 mph.
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The ASOS reported a wind gust of 58 mph at the Jerome, ID airport.
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The Gooding airport AWOS reported a wind gust of 56 knots.
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A member of the public reported 7.0 inches of snow about five miles south of Hazleton, ID.
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The coop observer at Murphy Hot Springs reported 8.2 inches of heavy, wet snow and a trained spotter at Riddle reported 6 inches.
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The coop observer at Murphy Hot Springs reported nine inches of snow.
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The COOP observer at Murphy Hot Springs reported 20 inches of new snow and 48 inches at the base camp at the Three Creek trailhead area at 8500 feet elevation. A NWS employee reported 24 inches of snow at Three Creek.
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Spotters around Riddle and Grasmere reported 8 inches of new snow.
Wildfire Wildfire
A 30 to 50 square mile hot spot was detected on satellite imagery after lightning occured across the area on the evening of the 14th.
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Trained spotters reported 12 inches of new snow around Riddle and Grasmere.
Blizzard Blizzard
The spotter at Grashmere reported 5 inches of new snow with 4 to 5 foot drifts and white out conditions at times.
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Sho Pai recorded a wind gust of 59 MPH.
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
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Winter Storm Winter Storm
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During the morning of February 11th, 7 inches of snow fell at Silver City and 4 inches at Delmar Mine in the Owyhee Mountains of southwest Idaho.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
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