NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Twin Falls, 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 Twin Falls, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 20 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 20
- 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 Twin Falls
The strongest of the 20 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 9, 1990; its path came within 14 miles. Of the 20, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2019. Twin Falls has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 74% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1970, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Twin Falls has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Twin Falls
By decade
- 2010s4
- 2000s1
- 1990s9
- 1980s5
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1990 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1988 | F1 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1986 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1985 | F1 | 7 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1957 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2019 | EF0 | 6 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | EF0 | 15 mi | 1.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2013 | EF0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2011 | EF0 | 7 mi | 7.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 2008 | EF0 | 8 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1998 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 20, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Twin Falls
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Twin Falls since 1970, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 21, 1970. The most recent report is from September 9, 2019. July has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Twin Falls
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Twin Falls Sun Vly Regional Airport, ID, 3 miles south of Twin Falls at 4,151 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 58°F; December is the coolest, at 37°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 10.3 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. That 10.3 inches is more than at 13 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (20%). Kimberly, 5 miles east, has its own station (Twin Falls 6 E, ID): 10.8 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 21 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Feb | 42 | 24 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Mar | 52 | 30 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 1.1 | 4 |
| May | 69 | 42 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Jun | 78 | 49 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Jul | 88 | 58 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 87 | 56 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 76 | 47 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct | 62 | 36 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 47 | 26 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Dec | 37 | 20 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Year | 61 | 37 | 10.3 | 31 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Twin Falls Sun Vly Regional Airport, ID (4,151 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 Twin Falls
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 33 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Twin Falls: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 79 mph, on May 11, 2025. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 62 Idaho cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 49 have had fewer than Twin Falls.
December 17, 2025: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Twin Falls — 2 injured.
NWS: “At approximately 7 AM, two children who were waiting for the bus near 3400 N and 3100 E just to the southeast of Twin Falls were critically injured as a strong thunderstorm wind gust uprooted and toppled trees. 65 mph gust is estimated based on pictures of the trees downed.”
December 17, 2025: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Twin Falls — 1 injured.
February 8, 2017: flood 4 miles from the centre of Twin Falls — $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “Rainfall coupled with rapid melting of low elevation snowpack on top of frozen and saturated soil led to widespread flooding. Many county roads and large sections of agricultural land were flooded.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Twin Falls's ZIP code 83301 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $25,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 19 Idaho cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 4 have fewer than Twin Falls.
Twin Falls County, which includes Twin Falls, has been named in 4 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Twin Falls County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.6 million a year, the 15th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.6 million (46%), 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 Twin Falls
- Kimberly, ID5 mi
- Filer, ID8 mi
- Hansen, ID10 mi
- Jerome, ID12 mi
- Buhl, ID18 mi
- Wendell, ID20 mi
- Hazelton, ID22 mi
- Hagerman, ID30 mi
- Gooding, ID31 mi
- Paul, ID34 mi
- Burley, ID35 mi
- Heyburn, ID35 mi
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