NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Blackfoot, 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 Blackfoot, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 22 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 22
- 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 Blackfoot
The highest rating among the 22 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 7 times; the most recent, on February 14, 2000, passed within a mile of the city centre. Of the 22, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2019. Blackfoot has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 17 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Blackfoot has more hail reports within 10 miles than 72% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Blackfoot
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s7
- 1990s6
- 1980s2
- 1960s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | 12 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | 17 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | in town | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1999 | F1 | 25 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1964 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1959 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1956 | F1 | in town | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2019 | EF0 | 3 mi | 1.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 2018 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2011 | EF0 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 2006 | F0 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2005 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 22, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Blackfoot
The Storm Prediction Center has 17 hail reports within 10 miles of Blackfoot since 1963, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), was reported on 3 days, most recently September 16, 2024. The most recent report is from September 16, 2024. June has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Blackfoot
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Blackfoot Fire Dept, ID, 3 miles southeast of Blackfoot at 4,499 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 12.1 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 26 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 162 nights a year. Snowfall averages 14.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 12.1 inches is more than at 27 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (41%). Chubbuck, 17 miles south, has its own station (Fort Hall 1 NNE, ID): 10.5 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 17 | 1.0 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 49 | 29 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.7 |
| May | 68 | 43 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 50 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 56 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 54 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 46 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 35 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 45 | 26 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 32 | 18 | 1.1 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Year | 59 | 36 | 12.1 | 37 | 14.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Blackfoot Fire Dept, ID (4,499 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 Blackfoot
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 62 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Blackfoot: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on February 14, 2000.
February 14, 2000: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Blackfoot — 2 injured, $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “Bingham county sustained by far the most damage from both the straight line wind and the tornadoes. Wind along I-15 near Blackfoot flipped 3 tractor trailers (1 injury) and forced a Greyhound bus (1 injury) into the median.”
August 6, 2014: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Blackfoot — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Nearly 2 inches of rain in less than an hour brought extensive flooding to the city of Blackfoot. Extensive street and parking lot flooding occurred with standing water on roadways a problem throughout the city.”
March 25, 2006: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Blackfoot — $150,000 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 Blackfoot's ZIP code 83221 have filed 19 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $42,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 19 Idaho cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 10 have fewer than Blackfoot.
Bingham County, which includes Blackfoot, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 fire, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bingham County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $23.1 million a year, the 9th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (41%), 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 Blackfoot
- Chubbuck, ID17 mi
- Shelley, ID18 mi
- Pocatello, ID24 mi
- Aberdeen, ID28 mi
- Ammon, ID28 mi
- Idaho Falls, ID28 mi
- Inkom, ID30 mi
- Iona, ID31 mi
- Rigby, ID41 mi
- American Falls, ID41 mi
- Rexburg, ID51 mi
- Soda Springs, ID55 mi
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