Idaho hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 44 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 1,113 hail reports in Idaho from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 25 a year since 2000. The deadliest was the November 5, 2023 hail in Fremont County: 2 deaths and 1 injury. Idaho ranks 38th of 52 states and territories by count and 43rd of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Idaho, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 1,1131955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 25average
- Deaths
- 217 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $42Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 199789 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Idaho?
Idaho averages about 25 hail reports a year since 2000, 38th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 1997 (89). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Idaho records 135 hail reports since 1955, 43rd of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Idaho have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Bannock County leads Idaho: 56 days with a hail report since 1955, 50.3 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Bannock County has the most hail records (80 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Idaho?
48% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is June (276 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 1 · Feb 2 · Mar 7 · Apr 58 · May 198 · Jun 276 · Jul 254 · Aug 226 · Sep 79 · Oct 10 · Nov 1 · Dec 1 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
What were the deadliest hail reports in Idaho?
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-05 | HailMacks Inn, Fremont County Just before 3 pm a pickup truck crashed into a semi tractor trailer and both individuals in the pickup truck died due to the accident. One individual in the semi was airlifted to a local hospital with injuries. The accident occurred 1 mile south of Macks Inn on US Highway 20. Small hail accumulating to 3 to 4 inches ... | 0.25 in hail | 2 | 1 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths direct and indirect, as filed by the National Weather Service, summed over each storm (one episode, or one named storm filed by several offices). Storm names from the titles of FEMA declarations that name the storm's counties.
The costliest hail reports in Idaho
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-07 | HailIdaho Falls, Bonneville County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $35M |
| 1997-08-12 | HailPocatello, Bannock County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.9M |
| 2009-06-06 | HailTaber, Bingham County | 0.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.4M |
| 2014-08-14 | HailWeippe, Clearwater County One storm episode: 2 records; the totals are the episode's. | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $659K |
| 2013-08-01 | HailSalmon, Lemhi County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $621K |
| 1998-06-25 | HailArbon, Power County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $453K |
| 2014-07-23 | HailConkling Park, Kootenai County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 1 | $249K |
| 2019-08-09 | HailLucile, Idaho County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $231K |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Idaho?
Idaho's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Idaho | United States | Idaho's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 10 | 2,477 | 0.40% |
| 1960s | 53 | 7,651 | 0.69% |
| 1970s | 47 | 11,007 | 0.43% |
| 1980s | 60 | 26,555 | 0.23% |
| 1990s | 282 | 75,581 | 0.37% |
| 2000s | 282 | 137,396 | 0.21% |
| 2010s | 249 | 107,281 | 0.23% |
| 2020-26 | 130 | 56,491 | 0.23% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Idaho
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | HailClifton, Franklin County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-09 | HailMacks Inn, Fremont County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-28 | HailDent, Clearwater County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-28 | HailKooskia, Idaho County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-05-28 | HailWeippe, Clearwater County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-05-28 | HailWhite Bird, Idaho County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-05-28 | HailCouncil, Adams County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-26 | HailJudkins, Teton County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| 2025-09-11 | HailTramway, Idaho County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-09-07 | HailRoy, Power County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-09-07 | HailSoda Spgs, Caribou County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-09-07 | HailSoda Spgs, Caribou County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Idaho
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 9 declarations in Idaho, 9 of them major disasters; the latest on June 30, 2026.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | DR-4917 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | 6 |
| 2021-03-04 | DR-4589 | Straight-Line Winds | 4 |
| 2016-02-01 | DR-4252 | Severe Winter Storms | 3 |
| 2015-12-23 | DR-4246 | Severe Storm and Straight-Line Wind | 5 |
| 2010-07-27 | DR-1927 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 7 |
| 2006-02-27 | DR-1630 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 1 |
| 1997-06-13 | DR-1177 | Severe Storms, Snowmelt, Land/Mud Slides, Flooding | 12 |
| 1997-01-04 | DR-1154 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides | 18 |
| 1996-02-11 | DR-1102 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 10 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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