NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pocatello, 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 Pocatello, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 27 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 27
- 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 Pocatello
The strongest of the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on August 17, 1990; its path came within 16 miles. Of the 27, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2019. Pocatello has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 59 times since 1963, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Pocatello is tied for the most hail reports within 10 miles among the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pocatello
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s9
- 1990s9
- 1980s3
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1990 | F2 | 16 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | 18 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1999 | F1 | 12 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1993 | F1 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 18, 1983 | F1 | 16 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1964 | F1 | 7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1956 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2019 | EF0 | 21 mi | 1.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2011 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 17, 2007 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2006 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 2006 | F0 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 27, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pocatello
The Storm Prediction Center has 59 hail reports within 10 miles of Pocatello since 1963, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 1, 2015. The most recent report is from June 11, 2025. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pocatello
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pocatello City, ID, in Pocatello at 4,460 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 59°F; December is the coolest, at 36°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 13.2 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 132 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.2 inches is more than at 33 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (50%). Chubbuck, 7 miles north, has its own station (Fort Hall 1 NNE, ID): 10.5 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 21 | 1.1 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 41 | 22 | 1.0 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 52 | 31 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.4 |
| May | 71 | 44 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 80 | 52 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 59 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 57 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 49 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 38 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 47 | 29 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 36 | 21 | 1.2 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Year | 62 | 38 | 13.2 | 44 | 29.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pocatello City, ID (4,460 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 Pocatello
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 140 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pocatello: 102 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods, 12 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on June 3, 2004. August has had the most flash floods, 6 of 21. Of the 62 Idaho cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 60 have had fewer than Pocatello.
June 26, 2009: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Pocatello — $700,000 damage.
NWS: “Flash flooding caused by as much a 2 inches of rain in a 2 hour period caused extensive flooding in the south portion of Pocatello. By 1:15 pm EDT 10th Street and Carter Avenue were completely flooded and not passable.”
September 3, 2013: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Pocatello — $700,000 damage.
August 23, 2013: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Pocatello — $500,000 damage.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Pocatello's 2 ZIP codes have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $49,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 19 Idaho cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 12 have fewer than Pocatello.
Bannock County, which includes Pocatello, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bannock County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.3 million a year, the 6th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.4 million (27%), 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 Pocatello
- Chubbuck, ID7 mi
- Inkom, ID13 mi
- Aberdeen, ID20 mi
- Blackfoot, ID24 mi
- American Falls, ID25 mi
- Shelley, ID38 mi
- Grace, ID43 mi
- Soda Springs, ID46 mi
- Malad City, ID47 mi
- Ammon, ID48 mi
- Iona, ID48 mi
- Idaho Falls, ID49 mi
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