NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hailey, 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 Hailey, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Hailey
The highest rating among the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 7 times; the most recent, on October 4, 2006, came within 23 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hailey. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2008, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hailey.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hailey
By decade
- 2000s3
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2006 | F0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2005 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2005 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1995 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1995 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1991 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1988 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hailey
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Hailey, from August 8, 2008: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hailey
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ketchum Rs, ID, 11 miles north of Hailey at 5,890 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 45°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 8°F. December is the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 17.6 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 229 nights a year. Snowfall averages 102.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 17.6 inches is more than at 44 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (67%). Bellevue, 9 miles south, has its own station (Picabo, ID): 13.2 inches a year, 4.4 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 8 | 2.3 | 5 | 27.0 |
| Feb | 35 | 11 | 1.9 | 5 | 17.2 |
| Mar | 43 | 19 | 1.8 | 5 | 10.5 |
| Apr | 52 | 27 | 1.2 | 4 | 3.2 |
| May | 62 | 35 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 70 | 40 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 45 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 44 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 36 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 28 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 41 | 17 | 1.2 | 4 | 10.3 |
| Dec | 30 | 9 | 2.6 | 7 | 32.0 |
| Year | 54 | 27 | 17.6 | 47 | 102.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ketchum Rs, ID (5,890 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 Hailey
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 37 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hailey: 22 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 6 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 8, 2008. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 62 Idaho cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 52 have had fewer than Hailey.
June 1, 2023: flood 4 miles from the centre of Hailey — $1.9 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding due to the rise of the Big Wood River due to snowmelt and spring rains flooded parts of Hailey including War Eagle Drive, Flat Top Road, and Camp Creek Road. 9 million dollars on Flat Top Road and Camp Creek Road.”
June 1, 2018: flood 2 miles from the centre of Hailey — $950,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding of the Big Wood River for several months occurred in the Della View neighborhood of Hailey. It finally ended in June but the total cost of the extensive flooding period resulted in $750,000 of insurance claims in the neighborhood and $200,000 for flood response and public property cleanup.”
February 4, 2017: flood 5 miles from the centre of Hailey — $220,000 damage.
NWS: “The combination of heavy snow with warming temperatures caused extensive sheet flooding in the extreme southern part of the county with and much road damage in northern parts of the county. The weight of the snow with the warming conditions caused many roof collapses throughout the county as well.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Hailey's ZIP code 83333 have filed 135 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $2.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2017, with 63. Of the 19 Idaho cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 18 have fewer than Hailey.
Blaine County, which includes Hailey, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Blaine County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $28.2 million a year, the 8th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.2 million (54%), 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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