NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Weiser, 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 Weiser, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Weiser
The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 30, 1997, came within 24 miles. Of the 8, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 13, 2001. Of the 90 Idaho cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Weiser. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1966, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 90 Idaho cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Weiser.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Weiser
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | 24 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 5 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1990 | F1 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1983 | F1 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 20 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2001 | F0 | 5 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Weiser
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Weiser since 1966, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on July 22, 1992. The most recent report is from July 26, 2003.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Weiser
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Weiser, ID, 5 miles south of Weiser at 2,120 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 13.5 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 59 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. That 13.5 inches is more than at 35 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (53%). Payette, 16 miles south, has its own station (Payette, ID): 11.3 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 23 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Feb | 44 | 26 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 57 | 33 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Apr | 64 | 39 | 1.1 | 4 |
| May | 74 | 47 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Jun | 84 | 53 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Jul | 95 | 61 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Aug | 92 | 59 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 81 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 65 | 38 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Nov | 48 | 29 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 2.4 | 7 |
| Year | 65 | 40 | 13.5 | 42 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Weiser, ID (2,120 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 Weiser
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Weiser: 9 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flash flood. 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 79 mph, on July 20, 1999.
July 20, 1999: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Weiser — 3 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm downburst winds of up to 80 mph damaged several homes and businesses in downtown Weiser. Numerous trees were downed on homes, with 2 people sustaining broken bones and a third sustaining a minor shoulder injury.”
February 10, 2017: flood 6 miles from the centre of Weiser — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “An ice jam released and caused flooding downstream along the Weiser River near the town of Weiser. Some homes near the river were flooded and widespread flooding of agricultural land occurred.”
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 Weiser's ZIP code 83672 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $880,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 28% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 19 Idaho cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 9 have fewer than Weiser.
Washington County, which includes Weiser, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.5 million a year, the 31st highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.4 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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