NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Parma, 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 Parma, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 17 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 17
- 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 Parma
The highest rating among the 17 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 7 times; the most recent, on April 30, 1997, came within 18 miles. Of the 17, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Parma has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1964, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Parma.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Parma
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s6
- 1990s5
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 1 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1991 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1983 | F1 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1974 | F1 | 8 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 7 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 14 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 13 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2002 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 17, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Parma
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Parma since 1964, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on August 11, 2022, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Parma
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Parma Exp Stn, ID, in Parma at 2,290 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 1.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.0 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 57 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 144 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 10.0 inches is more than at 7 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (11%). Nyssa, OR, 8 miles north, has its own station (Nyssa, OR): 10.2 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 23 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 46 | 26 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 57 | 31 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 64 | 36 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 73 | 46 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 52 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 55 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 46 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 36 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 28 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 1.1 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Year | 65 | 38 | 10.0 | 34 | 11.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Parma Exp Stn, ID (2,290 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 Parma
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 16 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Parma: 16 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $35,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on June 17, 1997.
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 Parma, 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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Cities near Parma
- Nyssa, OR8 mi
- Wilder, ID10 mi
- Homedale, ID13 mi
- New Plymouth, ID14 mi
- Caldwell, ID14 mi
- Fruitland, ID15 mi
- Middleton, ID17 mi
- Marsing, ID18 mi
- Ontario, OR19 mi
- Payette, ID20 mi
- Emmett, ID22 mi
- Star, ID23 mi
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