NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Soda Springs, 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 Soda Springs, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Soda Springs
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 21, 1986; its path came within 20 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 23, 2023. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 72% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Soda Springs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1958, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Soda Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 94% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Soda Springs
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1986 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EF0 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 2016 | EF0 | in town | 1.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 5, 2007 | EF0 | 6 mi | 7.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Soda Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Soda Springs since 1958, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 23 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 September 7, 2025. The most recent report is from September 7, 2025. September has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Soda Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Soda Springs Airport, ID, 3 miles south of Soda Springs at 5,842 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 45°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 10°F. May is the wettest at 2.3 inches of precipitation on average and July and November the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 15.9 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 228 nights a year. That 15.9 inches is more than at 41 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (62%). Grace, 15 miles southwest, has its own station (Grace, ID): 15.1 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Feb | 35 | 12 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Mar | 44 | 19 | 1.4 | 5 |
| Apr | 55 | 27 | 1.4 | 5 |
| May | 66 | 34 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 76 | 40 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Jul | 87 | 45 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 85 | 44 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 74 | 36 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Oct | 60 | 27 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 45 | 19 | 0.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 33 | 10 | 1.2 | 5 |
| Year | 58 | 27 | 15.9 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Soda Springs Airport, ID (5,842 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 Soda Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 12 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Soda Springs: 7 thunderstorm wind reports and 5 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on May 16, 1996.
May 13, 2026: thunderstorm wind in Soda Springs — 3 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “Blowing dust from strong thunderstorm outflow winds caused blowing dust and a 5 vehicle crash on Idaho Highway 34 north of Soda Springs. Several injuries occurred and 3 individuals were transported to a hospital.”
February 5, 2017: flood 10 miles from the centre of Soda Springs — $808,000 damage.
NWS: “An extensive warmup combined with record snows in December and January caused minor flooding and roof collapses as the weight of heavy snow mixed with rain caused multiple rood collapses. The Geneva School roof collapsed.”
March 1, 2017: flood 10 miles from the centre of Soda Springs — $135,000 damage.
NWS: “Continued extensive snow melt created continued sheet flooding throughout the month with water as much as 3 feet deep in fields near Ovid. Damage estimates continued to increase from roads to property 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
Caribou County, which includes Soda Springs, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Caribou County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.9 million a year, the 38th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.8 million (36%), 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 Soda Springs
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- Chubbuck, ID47 mi
- Iona, ID51 mi
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