NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fruitland, 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 Fruitland, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 14 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 14
- 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 Fruitland
The highest rating among the 14 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 8 times; the most recent, on April 30, 1997, came within 12 miles. Of the 14, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 3. The most recent tornado was on August 25, 2004. Fruitland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 12 times since 1969, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Fruitland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fruitland
By decade
- 2000s5
- 1990s6
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 15 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 17 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1991 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1990 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1983 | F1 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1974 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 3 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 15 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 22 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2002 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 14, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fruitland
The Storm Prediction Center has 12 hail reports within 10 miles of Fruitland since 1969, made on 10 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on July 29, 1995. The most recent report is from June 26, 2024. May and July have the most reports, 4 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fruitland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ontario Ksrv, OR, 4 miles northwest of Fruitland at 2,145 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 10.1 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 150 nights a year. That 10.1 inches is more than at 9 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (14%). Payette, 5 miles north, has its own station (Payette, ID): 11.3 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 23 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Feb | 44 | 26 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 56 | 32 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 0.9 | 3 |
| May | 74 | 47 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Jun | 82 | 54 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Jul | 93 | 60 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 91 | 57 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 81 | 47 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Oct | 65 | 36 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 47 | 28 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Dec | 36 | 22 | 1.6 | 6 |
| Year | 64 | 39 | 10.1 | 34 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ontario Ksrv, OR (2,145 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 Fruitland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 38 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fruitland: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 heavy rain events, 5 floods and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on June 17, 1997.
June 5, 2010: flood 6 miles from the centre of Fruitland — $1.0 million damage.
August 4, 2021: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Fruitland — $1.0 million 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
Payette County, which includes Fruitland, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Payette County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.0 million a year, the 29th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.8 million (60%), 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 Fruitland
- New Plymouth, ID5 mi
- Payette, ID5 mi
- Ontario, OR6 mi
- Nyssa, OR7 mi
- Parma, ID15 mi
- Vale, OR21 mi
- Emmett, ID21 mi
- Weiser, ID21 mi
- Wilder, ID24 mi
- Middleton, ID25 mi
- Caldwell, ID25 mi
- Homedale, ID28 mi
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