NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Malad City, 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 Malad City, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Malad City
The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 17, 1989, came within 24 miles. Of the 8, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 28, 2018. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Malad City. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1993, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Malad City.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Malad City
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1980s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 1989 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1986 | F1 | 5 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1982 | F1 | 24 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2018 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2007 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2005 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1987 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1987 | F0 | 4 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Malad City
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Malad City since 1993. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 1, 2023. The most recent report is from June 1, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Malad City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Malad City, ID, 4 miles southeast of Malad City at 4,470 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 51°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 15°F. May is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 13.0 inches over 36 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 46 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 185 nights a year. That 13.0 inches is more than at 31 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (47%). Preston, 26 miles east, has its own station (Preston, ID): 17.3 inches a year, 4.3 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 15 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 38 | 18 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 51 | 27 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Apr | 60 | 32 | 1.2 | 3 |
| May | 70 | 39 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 80 | 46 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Jul | 91 | 51 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Aug | 88 | 50 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Sep | 78 | 41 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Oct | 63 | 32 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Nov | 47 | 23 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Dec | 34 | 16 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Year | 61 | 33 | 13.0 | 36 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Malad City, ID (4,470 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 Malad City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 22 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Malad City: 20 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $112,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 6, 2020.
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
Oneida County, which includes Malad City, has been named in 3 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oneida 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 $2.1 million a year, the 42nd highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $940,000 (44%), 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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