NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shoshone, 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 Shoshone, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 17 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 17
- 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 Shoshone
The strongest of the 17 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 9, 1990; its path came within 22 miles. Of the 17, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 30, 2016. Shoshone has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1996, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Shoshone.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Shoshone
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s4
- 1990s4
- 1980s6
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1987 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1985 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1956 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | EF0 | 19 mi | 1.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2013 | EF0 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2006 | F0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2006 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2006 | F0 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2006 | F0 | 7 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 17, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Shoshone
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Shoshone since 1996. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on June 25, 1998. The most recent report is from August 24, 2013.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Shoshone
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shoshone 1 WNW, ID, 7 miles south of Shoshone at 3,950 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.6 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 53 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. That 10.6 inches is more than at 18 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (27%). Gooding, 16 miles southwest, has its own station (Hagerman 2 SW, ID): 9.8 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 23 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Feb | 43 | 26 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Apr | 64 | 38 | 0.8 | 3 |
| May | 74 | 47 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Jun | 84 | 54 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jul | 94 | 62 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Aug | 92 | 60 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 81 | 51 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct | 66 | 40 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 38 | 24 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Year | 65 | 41 | 10.6 | 31 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shoshone 1 WNW, ID (3,950 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 Shoshone
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shoshone: 15 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on March 25, 2006.
August 1, 2014: heavy rain event 10 miles from the centre of Shoshone — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “Farmers and ranchers in Lincoln County were declared by the USDA to qualify for natural disaster assistance due to crop damage from heavy August rains. Eastern Idaho barley crop damage was estimated at 64 million dollars with a portion of that in Lincoln County.”
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
Lincoln County, which includes Shoshone, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.0 million a year, the 39th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (39%), 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 Shoshone
- Gooding, ID16 mi
- Jerome, ID23 mi
- Wendell, ID24 mi
- Bellevue, ID26 mi
- Hagerman, ID30 mi
- Filer, ID34 mi
- Hailey, ID34 mi
- Hazelton, ID35 mi
- Twin Falls, ID35 mi
- Paul, ID35 mi
- Kimberly, ID36 mi
- Buhl, ID37 mi
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