NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Rexburg, 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 Rexburg, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 28 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 28
- 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 Rexburg
The highest rating among the 28 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 7, 1978, came within 24 miles. Of the 28, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 9 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on October 27, 2025. Rexburg has more tornadoes within 25 miles than any other of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1967, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Rexburg has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Rexburg
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s3
- 2000s4
- 1990s3
- 1980s10
- 1970s2
- 1960s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1978 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 26, 1959 | F2 | 8 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 2002 | F1 | 16 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | 25 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1992 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1991 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1988 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1988 | F1 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 1988 | F1 | 10 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1985 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1984 | F1 | 4 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1981 | F1 | 12 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 28, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Rexburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Rexburg since 1967, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently May 8, 2016. The most recent report is from June 18, 2019. June has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Rexburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rexburg Byu Idaho, ID, 1 mile east of Rexburg at 5,005 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 52°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 12.6 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 184 nights a year. That 12.6 inches is more than at 29 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (44%). Sugar City, 6 miles northeast, has its own station (Rexburg Madison Co Airport, ID): 12.1 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 14 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Feb | 34 | 17 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 46 | 26 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Apr | 56 | 33 | 1.2 | 3 |
| May | 66 | 41 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 75 | 47 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Jul | 85 | 52 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Aug | 84 | 50 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Sep | 74 | 43 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Oct | 58 | 33 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Dec | 30 | 15 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Year | 57 | 33 | 12.6 | 40 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rexburg Byu Idaho, ID (5,005 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 Rexburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Rexburg: 62 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 floods, 6 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 14, 2002. June has had the most flash floods, 2 of 6. Of the 62 Idaho cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 52 have had fewer than Rexburg.
August 1, 2014: heavy rain event 7 miles from the centre of Rexburg — $2.0 million damage.
March 14, 2018: flood 8 miles from the centre of Rexburg — $1.3 million damage.
NWS: “Extensive snow melt combines with heavy rains to create extensive sheet flooding problems in Madison County. 200 miles of county roads were washed out or damaged.”
August 23, 2024: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Rexburg — $750,000 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
Madison County, which includes Rexburg, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Madison County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.5 million a year, the 10th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.3 million (42%), 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 Rexburg
- Sugar City, ID6 mi
- Rigby, ID10 mi
- Saint Anthony, ID11 mi
- Idaho Falls, ID24 mi
- Ammon, ID25 mi
- Ashton, ID27 mi
- Iona, ID28 mi
- Tetonia, ID32 mi
- Shelley, ID34 mi
- Victor, ID35 mi
- Driggs, ID35 mi
- Blackfoot, ID51 mi
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