NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kamiah, 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 Kamiah, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Kamiah
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 7, 2010, came within 19 miles. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 72% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kamiah. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Kamiah has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kamiah
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2010 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 7, 2010 | EF0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1979 | F0 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kamiah
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Kamiah since 1962, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 14, 1975. The most recent report is from September 11, 2025. July has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kamiah
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kamiah, ID, in Kamiah at 1,210 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 52°F; December is the coolest, at 36°F and 26°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 56 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 120 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 24.1 inches is more than at 54 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (82%). Kooskia, 17 miles southeast, has its own station (Lowell Three Rivers, ID): 39.6 inches a year, 15.5 more than here, and an August average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 26 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 46 | 30 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 63 | 37 | 2.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 73 | 44 | 2.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 50 | 2.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 52 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 52 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 46 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 38 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 45 | 31 | 2.8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 36 | 26 | 2.0 | 6 | 5.7 |
| Year | 63 | 39 | 24.1 | 68 | 11.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kamiah, ID (1,210 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 Kamiah
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 21 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kamiah: 13 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 2 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $9.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 30, 2017.
April 14, 2024: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Kamiah — $8.0 million damage.
NWS: “Slow moving thunderstorms produced 1 to 2 inches of rain over 3 hours on Highway 162 just southwest of Kamiah. 5 to 2 miles of roadway destroyed.”
June 7, 2010: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Kamiah — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “60 inches in an hour fell near Kooskia, Idaho. This caused a culvert to be washed out along Battle Ridge Road.”
April 9, 2019: flood in Kamiah — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “High water in the Clearwater River augmented by a levee break along Lawyer Creek produced extensive flooding near the confluence of these two streams on the eastern edge of the city of Kamiah. The flood waters were reported to be waist deep in the Kamiah Riverfront Park.”
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
Lewis County, which includes Kamiah, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lewis County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.0 million a year, the 43rd highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.2 million (61%), 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 Kamiah
- Kooskia, ID17 mi
- Orofino, ID20 mi
- Cottonwood, ID21 mi
- Grangeville, ID21 mi
- Lapwai, ID38 mi
- Lewiston, ID47 mi
- Genesee, ID48 mi
- Troy, ID49 mi
- Clarkston, WA51 mi
- Moscow, ID56 mi
- Pullman, WA65 mi
- Pomeroy, WA75 mi
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