Tornado History Map

Power County, Idaho tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Power County from 1961 to 2014, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Power County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Power County, Idaho between 1961 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 17 August 1990. The most recent was on 21 May 2014.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 135per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Power County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01368%
F1 / EF1526%
F2 / EF215%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Power County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1990s.1960s31980s21990s82000s52010s1

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1980s2
1990s8
2000s5
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Aug.Jan0Feb1Mar1Apr2May2Jun3Jul4Aug6Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr2
May2
Jun3
Jul4
Aug6
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Power County

  • Strongest: Idaho tornado17 August 1990, F2, 4 miles long
  • Longest path: Idaho tornado11 June 1993, F1, 2 injuries, 10 miles long
  • Most recent: Idaho tornado21 May 2014, EF0, 3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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