NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Homedale, 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 Homedale, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 12
- 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 Homedale
The highest rating among the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 17, 1996, came within 13 miles. Of the 12, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Homedale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1982, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Homedale.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Homedale
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2000s4
- 1990s2
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1974 | F1 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 14 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2022 | EF0 | 16 mi | 3.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 23 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 16 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2000 | F0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1991 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 26, 1986 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Homedale
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Homedale since 1982, made on 6 separate days. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 20, 1984. The most recent report is from June 13, 2006.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Homedale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Homedale 1 SE, ID, 2 miles east of Homedale at 2,230 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 23°F. January is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.2 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 65 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. That 10.2 inches is more than at 10 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (15%). Marsing, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Deer Flat Dam, ID): 10.2 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 23 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 46 | 27 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 57 | 32 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 64 | 37 | 0.9 |
| May | 73 | 47 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 81 | 53 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 92 | 59 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 91 | 55 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 81 | 46 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 66 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 50 | 29 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 1.2 |
| Year | 65 | 39 | 10.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Homedale 1 SE, ID (2,230 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 Homedale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 13 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Homedale: 11 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $30,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 7, 1996.
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
Owyhee County, which includes Homedale, 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 Owyhee County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 27th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.2 million (62%), 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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