NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Rigby, 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 Rigby, 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 Rigby
The highest rating among the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 7, 1978, came within 14 miles. Of the 27, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on October 27, 2025. Rigby has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 15 times since 1967, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Rigby has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Rigby
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 2000s4
- 1990s3
- 1980s11
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1978 | F2 | 14 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 26, 1959 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 2002 | F1 | 12 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | 22 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | F1 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1992 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1991 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1988 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1988 | F1 | 13 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 1988 | F1 | in town | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1985 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1984 | F1 | 12 mi | 8 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 Rigby
The Storm Prediction Center has 15 hail reports within 10 miles of Rigby since 1967, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 13, 1998. The most recent report is from October 6, 2016. June has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Rigby
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rexburg Byu Idaho, ID, 10 miles northeast of Rigby 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%). Idaho Falls, 14 miles southwest, has its own station (Idaho Falls - Kifi, ID): 13.6 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 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 Rigby
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 64 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Rigby: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 8, 2005.
July 2, 2022: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Rigby — 1 injured, $800,000 damage.
May 12, 2018: flood 6 miles from the centre of Rigby — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Seasonal snow melt flooding along with heavy rain caused significant damage to the levee near Lorenzo as it was eroding 500 feet per day. The Snake River and Henry's Fork of the Snake flowed at action stage for several weeks causing the event.”
June 7, 2024: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Rigby — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Ten power poles downed, numerous power pole cross arms broken, and at least 15 large trees downed, some snapped at various heights and some uprooted, along E 600 N between N 3950 E and N 4062 E. One large tree fell through the bedroom of a residence.”
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
Jefferson County, which includes Rigby, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 hurricane, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jefferson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.2 million a year, the 14th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.0 million (35%), 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 Rigby
- Rexburg, ID10 mi
- Idaho Falls, ID14 mi
- Sugar City, ID15 mi
- Ammon, ID16 mi
- Iona, ID19 mi
- Saint Anthony, ID21 mi
- Shelley, ID25 mi
- Ashton, ID35 mi
- Victor, ID36 mi
- Tetonia, ID37 mi
- Driggs, ID38 mi
- Blackfoot, ID41 mi
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