NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Buhl, 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 Buhl, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 17 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 17
- 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 Buhl
The strongest of the 17 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 9, 1990; its path came within 20 miles. Of the 17, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2019. Buhl has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1976, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Buhl.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Buhl
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s1
- 1990s7
- 1980s5
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1990 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1986 | F1 | in town | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1985 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1956 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2019 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2011 | EF0 | 8 mi | 7.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 2008 | EF0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1998 | F0 | 3 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1993 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 17, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Buhl
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Buhl since 1976, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 21, 2014. The most recent report is from August 21, 2014.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Buhl
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Buhl #2, ID, 4 miles east of Buhl at 3,800 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 1.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.3 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 144 nights a year. That 10.3 inches is more than at 13 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (20%). Wendell, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Jerome, ID): 10.4 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 22 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Feb | 42 | 25 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Mar | 53 | 32 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Apr | 59 | 37 | 1.1 | 4 |
| May | 69 | 45 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Jun | 77 | 52 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Jul | 88 | 60 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Aug | 87 | 58 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 77 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 63 | 38 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Nov | 47 | 28 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Year | 61 | 39 | 10.3 | 30 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Buhl #2, ID (3,800 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Twin Falls County, which includes Buhl, has been named in 4 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Twin Falls County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.6 million a year, the 15th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.6 million (46%), 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 Buhl
- Filer, ID10 mi
- Wendell, ID13 mi
- Hagerman, ID16 mi
- Twin Falls, ID18 mi
- Jerome, ID20 mi
- Kimberly, ID23 mi
- Gooding, ID25 mi
- Hansen, ID28 mi
- Shoshone, ID37 mi
- Hazelton, ID39 mi
- Paul, ID49 mi
- Burley, ID52 mi
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