NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Montpelier, 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 Montpelier, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Montpelier
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 21, 1986; its path came within 21 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 7, 2013. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 72% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Montpelier. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1970, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Montpelier.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Montpelier
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s2
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1986 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 2013 | EF0 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1998 | F0 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1995 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Montpelier
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Montpelier since 1970, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 23, 2011. The most recent report is from May 29, 2016.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Montpelier
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bern, ID, 3 miles west of Montpelier at 5,964 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 46°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 7°F. May is the wettest at 2.3 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 18.0 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 217 nights a year. Snowfall averages 90.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 18.0 inches is more than at 45 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (68%). Grace, 26 miles northwest, has its own station (Grace, ID): 15.1 inches a year, 2.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 7 | 1.7 | 6 | 23.3 |
| Feb | 32 | 9 | 1.6 | 6 | 19.0 |
| Mar | 42 | 18 | 1.5 | 5 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 53 | 27 | 1.7 | 6 | 4.9 |
| May | 64 | 34 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 75 | 40 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 85 | 46 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 45 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 37 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 59 | 27 | 1.7 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 43 | 19 | 1.4 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Dec | 30 | 9 | 1.7 | 5 | 20.6 |
| Year | 56 | 26 | 18.0 | 56 | 90.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bern, ID (5,964 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 Montpelier
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Montpelier: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $121,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 89 mph, on March 25, 2006.
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
Bear Lake County, which includes Montpelier, has been named in 4 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bear Lake County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.9 million a year, the 37th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (28%), 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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