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Idaho, 1984

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

38events recorded41 in 1983
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$103Kproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations19 NFIP claims, $82K paid
← 19831985 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind17
Hail16
Tornado5

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1984 was 38 against 41 in 1983.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1984
Ada County6
Lemhi County5
Twin Falls County4
Madison County3
Canyon County2
Custer County2
Fremont County2
Gem County2
Latah County2
Bannock County1
Bonneville County1
Caribou County1
Cassia County1
Elmore County1
Idaho County1
Jerome County1
Minidoka County1
Owyhee County1
Payette County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
26 Oct 1984AdaTornadoF1$25,000——
15 May 1984FremontTornadoF1$25,000——
21 Mar 1984AdaTornadoF1$25,000——
15 May 1984MadisonTornadoF1$25,000——
24 Aug 1984LemhiTornadoF1$2,500——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1984

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
16 Feb 1984DR-697Major disasterSnowstormIce Jams And Flooding1

Flood insurance claims with a 1984 date of loss

19 NFIP claims, 11 of them paid, for $81,679.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.