NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Council, 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 Council, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Council
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 4, 2006; its path came within 16 miles. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Council. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1998, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Council.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Council
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2006 | F2 | 16 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 27, 1958 | F1 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 1992 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Council
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Council, from May 5, 1998: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Council
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brownlee Dam, ID, 17 miles west of Council at 1,844 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 28°F. December is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 14.8 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 68 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 79 nights a year. That 14.8 inches is more than at 37 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (56%). Mccall, 25 miles east, has its own station (Mccall Airport, ID): 23.0 inches a year, 8.2 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 28 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Feb | 45 | 30 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 55 | 35 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 64 | 42 | 1.4 | 5 |
| May | 74 | 50 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 83 | 56 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Jul | 95 | 64 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Aug | 94 | 63 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sep | 83 | 55 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct | 66 | 45 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 50 | 35 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 40 | 29 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Year | 66 | 44 | 14.8 | 47 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brownlee Dam, ID (1,844 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 Council
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Council: 3 heavy rain events, 2 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $453,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on June 28, 2010.
April 7, 2019: flood 5 miles from the centre of Council — $403,000 damage.
NWS: “The Adams County emergency manager reported flooding and flash flooding including debris flow throughout the county.”
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
Adams County, which includes Council, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Adams County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.1 million a year, the 26th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.5 million (34%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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