NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kooskia, 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 Kooskia, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Kooskia
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on April 11, 1979; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kooskia. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1967, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kooskia.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kooskia
By decade
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1979 | F0 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kooskia
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Kooskia since 1967. All were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 21, 1967. The most recent report is from August 1, 2005.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kooskia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lowell Three Rivers, ID, 6 miles east of Kooskia at 1,480 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 29°F. November is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 39.6 inches over 98 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 95 nights a year. That 39.6 inches is more than at 65 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (98%). Kamiah, 17 miles northwest, has its own station (Kamiah, ID): 24.1 inches a year, 15.5 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 29 | 4.9 | 12 |
| Feb | 44 | 30 | 3.9 | 10 |
| Mar | 54 | 34 | 4.6 | 12 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 4.2 | 10 |
| May | 72 | 44 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Jun | 79 | 50 | 2.8 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 55 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Aug | 92 | 54 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Sep | 79 | 48 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 61 | 40 | 3.6 | 9 |
| Nov | 46 | 33 | 5.0 | 11 |
| Dec | 38 | 29 | 4.3 | 11 |
| Year | 63 | 40 | 39.6 | 98 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lowell Three Rivers, ID (1,480 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 Kooskia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 15 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kooskia: 8 heavy rain events and 7 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $58,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on June 4, 2006.
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
Idaho County, which includes Kooskia, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 5 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Idaho County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.2 million a year, the 7th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.8 million (38%), 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 Kooskia
- Kamiah, ID17 mi
- Grangeville, ID24 mi
- Cottonwood, ID32 mi
- Orofino, ID34 mi
- Lapwai, ID54 mi
- Lewiston, ID63 mi
- Genesee, ID64 mi
- Troy, ID65 mi
- Clarkston, WA68 mi
- Moscow, ID72 mi
- Darby, MT76 mi
- Hamilton, MT76 mi
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