Oregon, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Oregon, July 9, 1995

July 9, 1995 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20 million
Crop damage
$30 million
Events
7

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.

The radar

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gilliam

When
July 9, 11:30 AM PST
Where
Gilliam County, Condon
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
45.378, -120.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gilliam and Morrow

When
July 9, 12:00 PM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Gilliam and Morrow County
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$20 million
Crop damage
$30 million
Coordinates
45.378, -120.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Morrow

When
July 9, 12:05 PM PST
Where
Morrow County, Ione
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.419, -119.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Morrow

When
July 9, 12:25 PM PST
Where
Morrow County, Ione
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
45.419, -119.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Umatilla

When
July 9, 12:45 PM PST
Where
Umatilla County, Se of Hermiston to Se of I-84 Exit 182 A
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.820, -119.250

Workers at the Simplot Plant southeast of Hermiston spotted a tornado that touched down for about two minutes in a wheat field.

Hail, Umatilla

When
July 9, 1:00 PM PST
Where
Umatilla County, Lamb-Weston
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
45.592, -118.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Umatilla

When
July 9, 1:05 PM PST
Where
Umatilla County, Hermiston
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.592, -118.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10344256, 10344257, 10344285, 10344286, 10343903, 10343904, 10343905.