NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pinehurst, 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 Pinehurst, 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 Pinehurst
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on June 5, 1987; its path came within 1 mile. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pinehurst. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pinehurst.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pinehurst
By decade
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1987 | F0 | 1 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 Pinehurst
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Pinehurst since 1963, made on 6 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on July 3, 1963. The most recent report is from May 11, 2025.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pinehurst
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kellogg, ID, 6 miles east of Pinehurst at 2,377 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 51°F; December is the coolest, at 36°F and 22°F. November is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.1 inches over 102 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 147 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 34.1 inches is more than at 63 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (95%). Osburn, 11 miles east, has its own station (Wallace, ID): 37.2 inches a year, 3.1 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 22 | 4.3 | 12 | 15.1 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 3.1 | 10 | 12.0 |
| Mar | 50 | 27 | 3.7 | 12 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 58 | 32 | 2.9 | 10 | 0.7 |
| May | 69 | 40 | 2.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 46 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 51 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 49 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 41 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 33 | 3.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 44 | 27 | 4.6 | 12 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 36 | 22 | 3.5 | 12 | 13.8 |
| Year | 59 | 34 | 34.1 | 102 | 52.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kellogg, ID (2,377 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 Pinehurst
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pinehurst: 16 floods, 14 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 22, 2006.
January 16, 2011: flood 5 miles from the centre of Pinehurst — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding was reported on the Coeur D'Alene River along Coeur D'Alene River Road into Enaville and downstream to the border of Kootenai County near Cataldo. Coeur D'Alene River Road was closed between mile post 2 and 19 due to flooding of three to four feet of water over portions of the roadway.”
March 15, 2017: flood 5 miles from the centre of Pinehurst — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “0 feet at 7:30 AM PST on March 15th. 1 feet at 3:15 PM March 15th and then dropped below flood stage.”
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 Pinehurst, 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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Cities near Pinehurst
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- Osburn, ID11 mi
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- Hayden, ID30 mi
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- Post Falls, ID36 mi
- Rathdrum, ID36 mi
- Trout Creek, MT37 mi
- Liberty Lake, WA41 mi
- Newman Lake, WA42 mi
- Otis Orchards, WA43 mi
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