Tornadoes in Oregon, November 12, 1991

Name: Tornadoes in Oregon, November 12, 1991
Start: 1991-11-12T16:35
End: 1991-11-12T18:00
Location: Oregon

November 12, 1991 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Multnomah

When: November 12, 4:35 PM PST
Where: Multnomah County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 45.550, -122.380

Tornado, Washington

When: November 12, 5:00 PM PST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 45.380, -122.780

Tornado, Marion

When: November 12, 6:00 PM PST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 44.980, -122.770

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

Every storm in Oregon in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oregon, 1991 Warnings in Oregon, November 1991

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10104917, 10104918, 10104919.