Power County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Power County, Idaho between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 17, 1990).

17tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
9 milongest path · 2000
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012
(E)F14
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 17, 1990F24 mi100 yd00
Jul 20, 1999F12.5 mi—00
Jul 17, 1981F10.8 mi10 yd00
May 26, 1964F10.5 mi150 yd00
Aug 24, 1986F10.5 mi20 yd00
Feb 14, 2000F09 mi100 yd00
May 21, 2014EF03 mi20 yd00
Apr 28, 2003F02.5 mi200 yd00
Aug 5, 1993F02 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 1996F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 2001F00.4 mi20 yd00
Apr 28, 2003F00.2 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 21, 2014EF03 mi20 yd00
Aug 21, 2006F00.1 mi25 yd00
Apr 28, 2003F00.2 mi100 yd00
Apr 28, 2003F02.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 15, 2001F00.4 mi20 yd00
Feb 14, 2000F09 mi100 yd00
Jul 20, 1999F12.5 mi—00
Jun 13, 1996F00.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 5, 1993F02 mi10 yd00
Aug 17, 1990F00.1 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 1990F00.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 17, 1990F24 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Bannock County, ID7Oneida County, ID3Minidoka County, ID6Bingham County, ID20Cassia County, ID10Franklin County, ID3Caribou County, ID4Lincoln County, ID4

Questions

How many tornadoes has Power County, Idaho had?

17 tornadoes touched Power County, Idaho between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Power County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 17, 1990, with a 4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Power County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (6 of 17). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).