NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Filer, 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 Filer, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 21 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 21
- 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 Filer
The strongest of the 21 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 9, 1990; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 21, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2019. Filer has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1970, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Filer has more hail reports within 10 miles than 88% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Filer
By decade
- 2010s4
- 2000s1
- 1990s9
- 1980s5
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1990 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1986 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1985 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1957 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1956 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2019 | EF0 | 13 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | EF0 | 16 mi | 1.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2013 | EF0 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2011 | EF0 | 1 mi | 7.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 2008 | EF0 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 21, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Filer
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Filer since 1970, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 21, 1970. The most recent report is from September 9, 2019. August has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Filer
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Buhl #2, ID, 7 miles west of Filer 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%). Twin Falls, 8 miles east, has its own station (Twin Falls Sun Vly Regional Airport, ID): 10.3 inches a year, the same as here, and the same July average high, 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.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Filer
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Filer: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 16, 2021.
December 17, 2025: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Filer — 1 injured.
NWS: “Media and Idaho Department of Transportation reporting one semi flipped on route 93 near Filer, Idaho. The flip occurred on a north-south bound section of the highway, and crosswinds from the west-northwest hit the side of the semi, flipping it and injuring the driver.”
February 8, 2017: flood 9 miles from the centre of Filer — $2.5 million damage.
July 30, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Filer — $200,000 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
Twin Falls County, which includes Filer, 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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