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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Driggs, 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 Driggs, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
2

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Driggs

The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF1 on October 15, 2025; its path came within 6 miles. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Driggs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 16 times since 1983, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Driggs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 68% of the 90 Idaho cities.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Driggs

By decade

  • 2020s1
  • 1950s1
Strongest tornadoes near Driggs, Idaho
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Oct 15, 2025EF16 mi0.99 mi0 / 0
Jun 9, 1954F011 mi0.3 mi0 / 0

The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Driggs

The Storm Prediction Center has 16 hail reports within 10 miles of Driggs since 1983, made on 11 separate days. Of these, 8 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 May 31, 2014. The most recent report is from June 1, 2015. July has the most reports, 9.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Driggs

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Alta 1 NNW, WY, 5 miles northeast of Driggs at 6,440 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 28°F and 12°F. May is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 25.0 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 204 nights a year. Snowfall averages 113.4 inches a year, most of it in January and December. That 25.0 inches is more than at 56 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (85%). Tetonia, 7 miles north, has its own station (Tetonia Exp Stn, ID): 19.1 inches a year, 5.9 less than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 79°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Alta 1 NNW, WY
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan29122.5821.7
Feb32141.8616.2
Mar40212.1715.3
Apr48272.5813.5
May60363.082.5
Jun69422.360.3
Jul79491.440.0
Aug78471.450.0
Sep69401.950.5
Oct53302.165.9
Nov39201.9715.8
Dec28122.1821.7
Year522925.078113.4

Averages for 1991–2020 at Alta 1 NNW, WY (6,440 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Driggs

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Driggs: 28 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $82,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on August 22, 2003.

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

Teton County, which includes Driggs, has been named in 3 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Teton County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.1 million a year, the 21st highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.1 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).

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