NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hazelton, 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 Hazelton, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 25 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 25
- 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 Hazelton
The highest rating among the 25 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 18, 1991, came within 20 miles. Of the 25, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2019. Hazelton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hazelton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hazelton
By decade
- 2010s4
- 2000s4
- 1990s12
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1991 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1968 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1985 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1972 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1957 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2019 | EF0 | 20 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | EF0 | 21 mi | 1.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2013 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2011 | EF0 | 24 mi | 7.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 2009 | EF0 | 14 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 25, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hazelton
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Hazelton since 1963, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 4 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 July 6, 2013. The most recent report is from September 9, 2019.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hazelton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hazelton, ID, 4 miles west of Hazelton at 4,060 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 20°F. December is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.9 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 41 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 157 nights a year. That 10.9 inches is more than at 21 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (32%). Paul, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Paul 1ENE, ID): 10.9 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 85°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 20 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 41 | 23 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 52 | 29 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 1.0 | 3 |
| May | 69 | 42 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Jun | 79 | 49 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Jul | 89 | 56 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Aug | 88 | 54 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 78 | 45 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Oct | 63 | 34 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Nov | 47 | 26 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Year | 61 | 36 | 10.9 | 34 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hazelton, ID (4,060 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 Hazelton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hazelton: 8 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $5.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 77 mph, on May 30, 2020.
February 4, 2017: flood 6 miles from the centre of Hazelton — $5.2 million damage.
NWS: “A warmup in temperatures caused extensive snow melt to lower elevations of Cassia County with devastating flooding throughout the rural county. Flooding began in earnest on the 5th.”
March 1, 2017: flood 6 miles from the centre of Hazelton — $175,000 damage.
NWS: “Sheet flooding continued in March throughout Cassia although effects were not nearly as strong as February. Property and road damage continued to add up and many fields in the Oakley area remained under water for much of the month.”
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
Jerome County, which includes Hazelton, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 fire, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jerome County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.8 million a year, the 35th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (48%), 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 Hazelton
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- Filer, ID29 mi
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