NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marsing, 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 Marsing, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 16 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 16
- 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 Marsing
The highest rating among the 16 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 17, 1996, came within 18 miles. Of the 16, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Marsing has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 10 times since 1966, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 48% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marsing.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Marsing
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2000s5
- 1990s3
- 1980s3
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1984 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1984 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1974 | F1 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 20 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2022 | EF0 | 9 mi | 3.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 25 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 16 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2000 | F0 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 16, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marsing
The Storm Prediction Center has 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Marsing since 1966, made on 9 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 29, 2006. June has the most reports, 3.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marsing
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Deer Flat Dam, ID, 6 miles northeast of Marsing at 2,510 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 59°F; December is the coolest, at 40°F and 24°F. January and May are the wettest at 1.2 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.2 inches over 32 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 41 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 106 nights a year. That 10.2 inches is more than at 11 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (17%). Homedale, 7 miles northwest, has its own station (Homedale 1 SE, ID): 10.2 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 92°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 25 | 1.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 47 | 27 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Mar | 58 | 34 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Apr | 65 | 38 | 1.1 | 4 |
| May | 73 | 46 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Jun | 81 | 52 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Jul | 90 | 59 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 89 | 57 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sep | 80 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 66 | 39 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 40 | 24 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Year | 65 | 40 | 10.2 | 32 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Deer Flat Dam, ID (2,510 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 Marsing
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 13 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marsing: 11 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on August 26, 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 Marsing, 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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