NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wilder, 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 Wilder, Idaho since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 15 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 15
- 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 Wilder
The highest rating among the 15 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on May 17, 1996, came within 9 miles. Of the 15, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2023. Wilder has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 55% of the 90 Idaho cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 12 times since 1964, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Wilder has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 90 Idaho cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wilder
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2000s6
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1991 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1974 | F1 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1966 | F1 | 12 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1956 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2022 | EF0 | 18 mi | 3.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 19 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2004 | F0 | 12 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F0 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2002 | F0 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 15, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wilder
The Storm Prediction Center has 12 hail reports within 10 miles of Wilder since 1964, made on 9 separate days. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 20, 1984. The most recent report is from August 11, 2022. August has the most reports, 4.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wilder
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Homedale 1 SE, ID, 4 miles south of Wilder at 2,230 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 23°F. January is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.2 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 65 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. That 10.2 inches is more than at 10 of the 66 Idaho stations used on this site (15%). Marsing, 9 miles south, has its own station (Deer Flat Dam, ID): 10.2 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 23 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 46 | 27 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 57 | 32 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 64 | 37 | 0.9 |
| May | 73 | 47 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 81 | 53 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 92 | 59 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 91 | 55 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 81 | 46 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 66 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 50 | 29 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 1.2 |
| Year | 65 | 39 | 10.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Homedale 1 SE, ID (2,230 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 Wilder
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 20 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wilder: 17 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $7.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 7, 1996.
June 26, 2026: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Wilder — $7.0 million 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
Canyon County, which includes Wilder, 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 Canyon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.1 million a year, the 4th highest of 44 Idaho counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.8 million (66%), 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 Wilder
- Homedale, ID5 mi
- Marsing, ID9 mi
- Parma, ID10 mi
- Caldwell, ID10 mi
- Middleton, ID16 mi
- Nampa, ID18 mi
- Nyssa, OR18 mi
- Star, ID21 mi
- New Plymouth, ID22 mi
- Fruitland, ID24 mi
- Meridian, ID24 mi
- Emmett, ID25 mi
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