NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bellevue, ID
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Bellevue, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Bellevue
The strongest of the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on July 21, 1987; its path came within 20 miles. Of the 9, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on October 4, 2006. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bellevue. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2008, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bellevue.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bellevue
By decade
- 2000s3
- 1990s3
- 1980s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1987 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2006 | F0 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2005 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2005 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1995 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1995 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1991 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1988 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1967 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bellevue
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Bellevue, from August 8, 2008: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bellevue
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Picabo, ID, 12 miles southeast of Bellevue at 4,839 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 46°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 7°F. January and December are the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 13.2 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 23 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 214 nights a year. Snowfall averages 45.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.2 inches is more than at 32 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (48%). Hailey, 9 miles north, has its own station (Ketchum Rs, ID): 17.6 inches a year, 4.4 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 13.9 |
| Feb | 36 | 10 | 1.2 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 47 | 19 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 57 | 25 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.8 |
| May | 67 | 34 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 39 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 46 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 45 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 37 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 27 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 45 | 18 | 1.1 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 32 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 15.2 |
| Year | 58 | 27 | 13.2 | 43 | 45.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Picabo, ID (4,839 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bellevue
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 22 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bellevue: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $257,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 8, 2008.
February 4, 2017: flood 5 miles from the centre of Bellevue — $220,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Bellevue's ZIP code 83313 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1997, and were paid $7,875 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 10% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 19 Idaho cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Bellevue.
Blaine County, which includes Bellevue, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Blaine County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $28.2 million a year, the 8th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.2 million (54%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Bellevue
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