NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Emmett, 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 Emmett, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 19
- 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 Emmett
The highest rating among the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 17, 1996, came within 23 miles. Of the 19, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 9 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Emmett has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1964, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Emmett.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Emmett
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s8
- 1990s4
- 1980s3
- 1960s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1991 | F1 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1984 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1983 | F1 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 25 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 8 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 14 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2002 | F0 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | F0 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Emmett
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Emmett since 1964. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 6, 1981. The most recent report is from August 7, 2016.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Emmett
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Emmett 2 E, ID, 3 miles southeast of Emmett at 2,390 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 2.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 13.4 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 131 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.4 inches is more than at 34 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (52%). Middleton, 12 miles south, has its own station (Nampa Sugar Factory, ID): 11.2 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 23 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 46 | 27 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 56 | 32 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 63 | 36 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| May | 72 | 44 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 50 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 58 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 57 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 48 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 38 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 29 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 39 | 24 | 2.1 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Year | 64 | 39 | 13.4 | 43 | 7.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Emmett 2 E, ID (2,390 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 Emmett
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Emmett: 8 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on May 17, 1996.
June 4, 2010: flood 2 miles from the centre of Emmett — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Moderate flooding occured in and around Emmett along the Payette River.”
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
Gem County, which includes Emmett, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 fire, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gem County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.2 million a year, the 23rd highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.2 million (38%), 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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