NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mccall, 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 Mccall, 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 Mccall
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F1 on June 27, 1958; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mccall. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1995, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mccall.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mccall
By decade
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1958 | F1 | 19 mi | 5 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 Mccall
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Mccall since 1995. 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 August 9, 2010. The most recent report is from August 9, 2010.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mccall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mccall Airport, ID, 4 miles northwest of Mccall at 5,013 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 47°F; December is the coolest, at 30°F and 14°F. December is the wettest at 2.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 23.0 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 224 nights a year. That 23.0 inches is more than at 51 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (77%). Council, 25 miles west, has its own station (Brownlee Dam, ID): 14.8 inches a year, 8.2 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 14 | 2.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 35 | 15 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Mar | 42 | 21 | 2.7 | 8 |
| Apr | 50 | 28 | 2.4 | 7 |
| May | 61 | 36 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Jun | 69 | 42 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 81 | 47 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Aug | 81 | 45 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Sep | 71 | 38 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Oct | 56 | 29 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Nov | 40 | 21 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Dec | 30 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 |
| Year | 54 | 29 | 23.0 | 65 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mccall Airport, ID (5,013 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 Mccall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 19 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mccall: 12 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on December 17, 2025.
August 19, 2022: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Mccall — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “There were several social media reports of outflow winds that knocked down several large trees and power lines. The McCall airport recorded a peak wind gust of 45 mph.”
April 7, 2019: flood 3 miles from the centre of Mccall — $420,000 damage.
NWS: “The Valley County emergency manager reported flooding and flash flooding including debris flow throughout the county.”
December 17, 2025: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Mccall — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Winds estimated to be 65 miles per hour based on nearby observations caused damage to a non-profit camp in McCall. A large pine tree estimated to be 150 years old topped onto a camp building constructed in the 1970s.”
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
Valley County, which includes Mccall, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1997, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Valley 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 $19.6 million a year, the 13th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.3 million (43%), 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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