This page lists the date and location of all known tornadoes that have occurred in Idaho during the years 1880 to 2000. If you are interested in reading about the "worst" tornadoes that have struck Idaho(and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 1995, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
Idaho Tornadoes 1880-2000
Links to the Specific Counties
A B C E F G I J K L M N O P S T V W
all times are Mountain Standard Time
date event time dead inj F County
# Scale number(s)
Ada County Tornadoes
JLY 09, 1956 004 2200 0 0 F1 001
AUG 23, 1956 005 0900 0 0 F0 001
JUN 02, 1967 001 1412 0 0 F1 001
MAR 21, 1984 001 0230 0 0 F1 001
OCT 26, 1984 004 0830 0 0 F1 001
APR 20, 1997 001 1015 0 0 F0 001
MAY 10, 1998 002 1637 0 0 F0 001
JLY 18, 2000 008 1757 0 0 F0 001
AUG 03, 2000 009 1551 0 0 F0 001
AUG 03, 2000 010 1650 0 0 F0 001
Adams County Tornadoes
JLY 22, 1992 004 1545 0 0 F0 003
AUG 18, 1983 002 1230 0 0 F1 005
Bannock County Tornadoes
JUN 15, 1988 008 1500 0 0 F0 005
JUN 11, 1993 006 1540 0 2 F1 005
MAR 28, 1994 001 1628 0 0 F0 005
FEB 14, 2000 003 1555 0 0 F0 005
Bear Lake County Tornadoes
JUN 10, 1998 005 1400 0 0 F0
Bingham County Tornadoes
JUN 09, 1954 002 1210 0 0 F1 011
MAY 18, 1956 001 1600 0 0 F1 011
MAR 13, 1959 001 1605 0 0 F1 011
JUN 06, 1967 002 1200 0 0 F1 011
JUN 09, 1967 005 1418 0 0 F0 011
JLY 27, 1972 002 1330 0 0 F1 011
JLY 28, 1989 002 1600 0 0 F0 011
APR 25, 1995 001 1138 0 1 F0 011
APR 25, 1995 002 1145 0 0 F0 011
MAY 31, 1997 004 1555 0 0 F0 011
FEB 14, 2000 002 1547 0 0 F0 011
FEB 14, 2000 004 1615 0 0 F0 011
FEB 14, 2000 006 1619 0 1 F1 011
Blaine County Tornadoes
JLY 08, 1916 001 1530 0 0 F1 013
JLY 07, 1988 009 1430 0 0 F0 013
MAY 18, 1991 006 1525 0 0 F0 013
MAY 26, 1995 005 1115 0 0 F0 013
JUN 05, 1995 007 1839 0 0 F0 013
Bonner County Tornadoes
AUG 19, 1978 002 1350 0 1 F1 017
APR 09, 1991 002 1615 0 0 F2 017
MAY 29, 1994 002 1425 0 0 F1 017
Bonneville County Tornadoes
APR 07, 1978 001 1420 0 1 F2 019
APR 21, 1981 001 1507 0 0 F1 019
MAY 24, 1989 001 1940 0 0 F0 019
JUN 08, 1995 008 1415 0 0 F0 019
FEB 14, 2000 005 1625 0 0 F0 019
Butte County Tornadoes
APR 28, 1954 001 1220 0 0 F1 023
JLY 18, 1987 005 1000 0 0 F1 023
MAY 21, 1992 001 1400 0 0 F1 023
JLY 09, 1996 004 1445 0 0 F0 023
JLY 06, 1998 006 0915 0 0 F0 023
SEP 01, 2000 011 1530 0 0 F0 023
Camas County Tornadoes
JLY 02, 1938 001 1500 0 0 F0 025
JUN 02, 1961 002 1400 0 0 F1 025
JLY 05, 1961 003 1515 0 0 F1 025
JUN 08, 1967 003 1430 0 0 F0 025
AUG 29, 1986 009 1200 0 0 F0 025
Canyon County Tornadoes
SEP 26, 1986 010 1245 0 0 F0 027
JLY 30, 1990 005 1800 0 0 F0 027
APR 24, 1991 003 1326 0 0 F0 027
MAY 17, 1996 003 2130 0 0 F1 027
Caribou County Tornadoes
JLY 30, 1962 002 1434 0 0 F1 029
Cassia County Tornadoes
AUG 24, 1986 007 1700 0 0 F0 031
AUG 04, 1991 010 1440 0 0 F0 031
JUN 14, 1992 003 1502 0 0 F0 031
JUN 08, 1998 004 1545 0 0 F0 031
Clark County Tornadoes
JUN 21, 1964 002 1300 0 0 F1 033
MAR 25, 1991 001 1600 0 0 F1 033
JUN 15, 1993 007 1315 0 0 F0 033
JUN 15, 1993 010 1355 0 0 F0 033
JUN 05, 1995 006 1520 0 0 F0 033
JUN 30, 1997 006 1800 0 0 F0 033
Elmore County Tornadoes
JUN 02, 1961 001 1314 0 0 F1 039
AUG 10, 1986 006 1700 0 0 F1 039
Franklin County Tornadoes
JUN 30, 1982 001 1530 0 0 F1 041
MAY 21, 1986 003 1715 0 0 F1 041
MAY 05, 1995 004 1400 0 0 F0 041
Fremont County Tornadoes
MAY 15, 1984 002 1310 0 0 F1 043
AUG 09, 1986 005 1700 0 0 F0 043
Gem County Tornadoes
JUN 19, 1991 009 1830 0 0 F1 045
Gooding County Tornadoes
APR 26, 1940 001 1600 0 2 F3 047
JUN 03, 1956 003 1530 0 0 F1 047
MAY 02, 1985 002 1715 0 0 F1 047
APR 20, 1988 006 1200 0 0 F0 047
APR 20, 1988 007 1300 0 0 F1 047
JUN 10, 1990 003 1510 0 0 F1 047
MAY 15, 1993 005 1545 0 0 F0 047
Idaho County Tornadoes
MAY 17, 1933 001 1800 0 0 F1 049
APR 11, 1979 001 1300 0 0 F0 049
Jefferson County Tornadoes
JLY 08, 1980 001 1700 0 0 F1 051
APR 11, 1985 001 1330 0 0 F1 051
JUN 29, 1987 004 1245 0 0 F0 051
MAR 23, 1988 001 1540 0 0 F1 051
APR 17, 1988 003 1730 0 0 F1 051
APR 17, 1988 004 1800 0 0 F1 051
JUN 04, 1991 008 1800 0 0 F1 051
JUN 02, 1992 002 1545 0 0 F1 051
JUN 15, 1993 008 1318 0 0 F0 051
JUN 15, 1993 009 1324 0 0 F0 051
MAY 31, 1997 005 1650 0 0 F1 051
JLY 17, 2000 007 1640 0 0 F0 051
Jerome County Tornadoes
MAR 30, 1988 002 0945 0 0 F0 053
APR 20, 1988 005 1200 0 0 F1 053
JUN 09, 1990 002 1545 0 0 F2 053
MAY 03, 1993 004 1623 0 0 F0 053
Kootenai County Tornadoes
SEP 09, 1994 003 1800 0 0 F0 055
MAY 31, 1997 002 1305 0 0 F2 055
Latah County Tornadoes
MAY 02, 1973 001 1330 0 0 F1 057
MAY 19, 1986 001 2000 0 0 F1 057
MAY 01, 1991 004 1555 0 0 F0 057
JUN 01, 1991 007 1600 0 0 F0 057
Lemhi County Tornadoes
JUN 01, 1956 002 1700 0 0 F1 059
AUG 24, 1984 003 1500 0 0 F1 059
JUN 15, 1987 003 1500 0 0 F1 059
Lincoln County Tornadoes
JLY 09, 1947 001 1500 0 0 F1 063
JLY 21, 1987 006 1945 0 0 F1 063
Madison County Tornadoes
AUG 25, 1955 001 2100 0 0 F1 065
SEP 26, 1959 002 1700 0 0 F2 065
SEP 21, 1962 003 1225 0 0 F0 065
JLY 22, 1973 002 1500 0 0 F0 065
MAY 15, 1984 002 1300 0 0 F1 065
APR 27, 1987 001 1430 0 0 F0 065
Minidoka County Tornadoes
SEP 11, 1968 001 1100 0 0 F2 067
JUN 07, 1972 001 1500 0 0 F1 067
MAY 18, 1991 005 1436 0 0 F2 067
MAR 17, 1993 001 1740 0 0 F0 067
MAY 04, 1995 003 1630 0 0 F0 067
Nez Perce County Tornadoes
JUN 07, 1936 001 1230 2 0 F3 069
MAY 08, 1962 001 1500 0 0 F2 069
JUN 20, 1969 001 1535 0 0 F1 069
MAY 31, 1997 003 1310 0 0 F0 069
Oneida County Tornadoes
MAY 21, 1986 002 1430 0 0 F1 071
AUG 09, 1987 007 1730 0 0 F0 071
Owyhee County Tornadoes
APR 23, 1998 001 1610 0 0 F0 073
JLY 10, 1998 007 1600 0 1 F0 073
Payette County Tornadoes
JLY 01, 1983 001 1430 0 0 F1 075
Power County Tornadoes
JLY 31, 1961 004 1400 0 0 F1 077
MAY 26, 1964 001 1530 0 0 F1 077
JUN 08, 1967 004 1620 0 0 F1 077
JLY 17, 1981 002 1600 0 0 F1 077
AUG 24, 1986 008 1700 0 0 F1 077
AUG 17, 1990 006 1212 0 0 F0 077
AUG 17, 1990 007 1220 0 0 F0 077
AUG 17, 1990 008 1225 0 0 F2 077
AUG 05, 1993 011 1335 0 0 F0 077
JUN 13, 1996 003 1900 0 0 F0 077
JLY 20, 1999 001 1240 0 0 F1 077
FEB 14, 2000 001 1540 0 0 F0 077
Shoshone County Tornadoes
JUN 05, 1987 002 1130 0 3 F0 079
Teton County Tornadoes
JUN 09, 1954 003 1500 0 0 F1 081
Twin Falls County Tornadoes
JUN 05, 1957 001 1445 0 0 F1 083
SEP 08, 1985 003 1700 0 0 F1 083
JUN 24, 1986 004 2000 0 0 F1 083
APR 20, 1990 001 1324 0 0 F0 083
SEP 03, 1990 009 1415 0 0 F0 083
SEP 10, 1991 011 1400 0 0 F0 083
MAR 17, 1993 002 1800 0 0 F0 083
MAR 17, 1993 003 1914 0 0 F0 083
MAY 12, 1998 003 1345 0 0 F0 083
Valley County Tornadoes
JUN 27, 1958 001 1145 0 0 F1 085
Washington County Tornadoes
JLY 09, 1990 004 2030 0 0 F1 087
MAY 17, 1996 001 1758 0 0 F1 087
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