NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Meridian, 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 Meridian, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 24 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 24
- 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 Meridian
The highest rating among the 24 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 19, 1991, came within 17 miles. Of the 24, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Meridian has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1956, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Meridian has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Meridian
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2000s11
- 1990s5
- 1980s3
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1991 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1984 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1984 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 6 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2022 | EF0 | 19 mi | 3.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 21 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 15 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2002 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2000 | F0 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 24, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Meridian
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Meridian since 1956, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently May 26, 2015. The most recent report is from April 3, 2024. April has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Meridian
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Nampa Sugar Factory, ID, 8 miles west of Meridian at 2,470 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 23°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 59 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 132 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.2 inches is more than at 24 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (36%). Eagle, 6 miles northeast, has its own station (Boise 7 N, ID): 18.1 inches a year, 6.9 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 23 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 47 | 26 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 57 | 32 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 65 | 36 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 74 | 44 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 51 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 56 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 47 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 37 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 28 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 40 | 23 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Year | 66 | 38 | 11.2 | 37 | 9.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Nampa Sugar Factory, ID (2,470 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 Meridian
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Meridian: 40 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on September 6, 1998.
July 13, 2002: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Meridian — 4 injured.
July 25, 2002: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Meridian — 4 injured.
April 1, 2017: flood 6 miles from the centre of Meridian — $500,000 damage.
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
Ada County, which includes Meridian, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 fire, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ada County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $115.6 million a year, the highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $63.0 million (54%), 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 Meridian
- Eagle, ID6 mi
- Star, ID6 mi
- Boise, ID9 mi
- Nampa, ID9 mi
- Middleton, ID11 mi
- Kuna, ID12 mi
- Caldwell, ID15 mi
- Emmett, ID18 mi
- Melba, ID20 mi
- Marsing, ID22 mi
- Wilder, ID24 mi
- Homedale, ID27 mi
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