NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Melba, 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 Melba, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 19
- 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 Melba
The highest rating among the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on October 26, 1984, came within 17 miles. Of the 19, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. July and August have had the most tornadoes, 4 each. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Melba has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1995, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Melba.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Melba
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2000s6
- 1990s5
- 1980s3
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 1984 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1984 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2022 | EF0 | 7 mi | 3.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2000 | F0 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2000 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2000 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2000 | F0 | 21 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2000 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 1998 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Melba
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Melba since 1995, made on 4 separate days. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 25, 2018. The most recent report is from June 5, 2022.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Melba
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Swan Falls Ph, ID, 13 miles southeast of Melba at 2,325 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 26°F. May is the wettest at 1.3 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 8.0 inches over 26 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 97 nights a year. That 8.0 inches is more than at 2 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (3%). Kuna, 11 miles northeast, has its own station (Boise Air Terminal, ID): 11.5 inches a year, 3.5 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 26 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 49 | 29 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Mar | 59 | 36 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Apr | 66 | 41 | 0.8 | 3 |
| May | 75 | 50 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Jun | 84 | 57 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jul | 95 | 65 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Aug | 93 | 63 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sep | 83 | 53 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Oct | 68 | 42 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Dec | 42 | 26 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Year | 67 | 43 | 8.0 | 26 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Swan Falls Ph, ID (2,325 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 Melba
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Melba: 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $40,000 in property and crop damage. 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
Canyon County, which includes Melba, has been named in 4 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Canyon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.1 million a year, the 4th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.8 million (66%), 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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