NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jerome, 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 Jerome, 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 Jerome
The strongest of the 25 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 9, 1990; its path came within 2 miles. Of the 25, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2019. Jerome has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1970, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Jerome has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Jerome
By decade
- 2010s4
- 2000s3
- 1990s9
- 1980s7
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 2 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1990 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 1 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1986 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1985 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1985 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1957 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1956 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2019 | EF0 | 18 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | EF0 | 3 mi | 1.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2013 | EF0 | 7 mi | 1 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 Jerome
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Jerome since 1970. Of these, 8 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 August 22, 2014. August has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jerome
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jerome Co Airport, ID, 1 mile north of Jerome at 4,048 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 1.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 9.9 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 35 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 142 nights a year. That 9.9 inches is more than at 6 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (9%). Twin Falls, 12 miles south, has its own station (Twin Falls Sun Vly Regional Airport, ID): 10.3 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 23 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Feb | 41 | 25 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Mar | 53 | 32 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Apr | 60 | 36 | 1.1 | 4 |
| May | 70 | 44 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Jun | 79 | 51 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jul | 90 | 59 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 88 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 78 | 49 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Oct | 63 | 39 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 48 | 29 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 36 | 23 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Year | 62 | 39 | 9.9 | 30 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jerome Co Airport, ID (4,048 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 Jerome
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 28 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jerome: 20 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $13.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on December 17, 2025.
August 5, 2014: flood 2 miles from the centre of Jerome — $8.0 million damage.
NWS: “Most streets and roads were flooded around the county. Extensive crop damage was reported across most of the county.”
February 8, 2017: flood 3 miles from the centre of Jerome — $2.8 million damage.
NWS: “Rainfall and rapid melting of low elevation snowpack on top of frozen and saturated soil led to widespread flooding. Many roads around Jerome were damaged and closed due to flood waters.”
February 5, 2017: flood 9 miles from the centre of Jerome — $2.1 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
Jerome County, which includes Jerome, 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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