NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Orofino, 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 Orofino, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Orofino
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on May 8, 1962; its path came within 20 miles. The most recent tornado was on October 7, 2010. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Orofino. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1966, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Orofino has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Orofino
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1962 | F2 | 20 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 7, 2010 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Orofino
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Orofino since 1966, made on 10 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 8, 2016. The most recent report is from June 8, 2016. June and August have the most reports, 5 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Orofino
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dworshak Fish Hatchery, ID, 6 miles west of Orofino at 995 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 39°F and 28°F. November and December are the wettest at 3.2 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 26.1 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 102 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 26.1 inches is more than at 58 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (88%). Kamiah, 20 miles southeast, has its own station (Kamiah, ID): 24.1 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 28 | 3.1 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 46 | 29 | 2.6 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 2.7 | 9 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 2.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 72 | 45 | 2.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 51 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 55 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 54 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 48 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 39 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 33 | 3.2 | 10 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 39 | 28 | 3.2 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Year | 63 | 40 | 26.1 | 79 | 17.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dworshak Fish Hatchery, ID (995 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 Orofino
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Orofino: 20 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 heavy rain events, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 74 mph, on August 12, 2001.
February 5, 2018: heavy rain event 6 miles from the centre of Orofino — 1 injured, $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “S. Highway 12 near milepost 52 and subsequent car accident at 4:08 am on the 5th.”
March 13, 2026: flood 5 miles from the centre of Orofino — $510,000 damage.
NWS: “The most significant impact occurred south of Orofino, where a large landslide blocked US-12 between mile markers 44 and 45. The initial slide occurred around 1539MST on Friday, March 13.”
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
Clearwater County, which includes Orofino, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 fires, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clearwater County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.2 million a year, the 25th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.4 million (53%), 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 Orofino
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