NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Saint Anthony, 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 Saint Anthony, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 19
- 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 Saint Anthony
The strongest of the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on September 26, 1959; its path came within 11 miles. Of the 19, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on October 27, 2025. Saint Anthony has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Saint Anthony has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Saint Anthony
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1980s9
- 1970s1
- 1960s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1959 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1991 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1988 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 1988 | F1 | 21 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1985 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1984 | F1 | in town | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1981 | F1 | 24 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 1980 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1955 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2013 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 2004 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Saint Anthony
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Saint Anthony since 1973, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 3, 1996. The most recent report is from October 3, 2023. June has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Saint Anthony
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Saint Anthony, ID, 1 mile east of Saint Anthony at 4,910 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 50°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 12°F. May is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 14.9 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 206 nights a year. That 14.9 inches is more than at 38 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (58%). Sugar City, 7 miles south, has its own station (Rexburg Madison Co Airport, ID): 12.1 inches a year, 2.8 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 12 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Feb | 32 | 14 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Mar | 44 | 23 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Apr | 55 | 31 | 1.3 | 5 |
| May | 65 | 39 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Jun | 73 | 45 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Jul | 83 | 50 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Aug | 83 | 49 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Sep | 73 | 41 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Oct | 58 | 32 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Nov | 41 | 22 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Dec | 29 | 13 | 1.4 | 5 |
| Year | 55 | 31 | 14.9 | 45 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Saint Anthony, ID (4,910 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 Saint Anthony
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 71 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Saint Anthony: 46 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 floods, 8 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $5.3 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, 5 of 8. Of the 62 Idaho cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 56 have had fewer than Saint Anthony.
August 1, 2014: heavy rain event 10 miles from the centre of Saint Anthony — $2.0 million damage.
March 14, 2018: flood 9 miles from the centre of Saint Anthony — $1.3 million damage.
August 23, 2024: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Saint Anthony — $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
Fremont County, which includes Saint Anthony, 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 Fremont County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.1 million a year, the 16th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.9 million (43%), 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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