NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Osburn, 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 Osburn, 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 Osburn
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on June 5, 1987; its path came within 10 miles. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Osburn. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 9 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Osburn.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Osburn
By decade
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1987 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Osburn
The Storm Prediction Center has 9 hail reports within 10 miles of Osburn since 1963, made on 8 separate days. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 27, 1993. The most recent report is from August 25, 2022.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Osburn
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wallace, ID, 5 miles southeast of Osburn at 2,710 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 51°F; December is the coolest, at 33°F and 24°F. November is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 98 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 75.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 37.2 inches is more than at 64 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (97%). Kellogg, 5 miles west, has its own station (Kellogg, ID): 34.1 inches a year, 3.1 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 24 | 4.5 | 11 | 19.7 |
| Feb | 39 | 24 | 3.1 | 9 | 13.3 |
| Mar | 46 | 29 | 4.5 | 12 | 11.5 |
| Apr | 55 | 34 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.3 |
| May | 65 | 41 | 2.9 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 71 | 47 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 51 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 50 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 44 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 36 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 41 | 29 | 4.8 | 12 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 33 | 24 | 4.6 | 11 | 22.7 |
| Year | 56 | 36 | 37.2 | 98 | 75.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wallace, ID (2,710 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 Osburn
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Osburn: 12 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $227,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on December 29, 2011.
December 29, 2011: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Osburn — $198,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong wind gusts knocked down at least four large trees in the town of Osburn, Idaho. The toppled trees caused extensive damage to a motor home, car, storage shed, car port, and patio cover.”
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
Shoshone County, which includes Osburn, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Shoshone County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate 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 $20.0 million a year, the 12th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.6 million (73%), 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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