Storms in Oregon in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Oregon in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Oregon in 1997 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 176
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $107 million
- Episodes
- 109
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 42 | 1 | 0 | $161,000 |
| Hail | 23 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 10 | |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $103 million |
| Tornado | 14 | 0 | 0 | $86,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Flash Flood | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lightning | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $800 |
| Dense Fog | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Debris Flow | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 1 to 2, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 1 to 4, 1997
- Debris Flows in Oregon, January 1 to 7, 1997
- Flooding and High Wind in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997
- Flooding in Oregon, January 1 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 16, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 17 to 18, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Flooding in Oregon, January 31, 1997
February 1997
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 11 to 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 11 to 12, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, February 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 18 to 19, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 19 to 20, 1997
March 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 1 to 3, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 9 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 11 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 14 to 15, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 15, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 17, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 18, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 30, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 30, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, March 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 30 to 31, 1997
April 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 13 to 14, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, April 19 to 20, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, April 19 to 20, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, April 20, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, April 20, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, April 20 to 21, 1997
- Tornadoes in Oregon, April 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 30, 1997
May 1997
- Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Oregon, May 12 to 31, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, May 14, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, May 31, 1997
June 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, June 1, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oregon, June 11, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Oregon, June 11, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, June 17, 1997
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997
July 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 16 to 31, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Oregon, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oregon, July 17, 1997
- Wildfire and Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 21 to 22, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Oregon, July 27 to 28, 1997
- Hail in Oregon, July 27, 1997
- Hail in Oregon, July 27, 1997
- Wildfire and Lightning Strike in Oregon, July 28 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oregon, July 28, 1997
- Hail in Oregon, July 30, 1997
August 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oregon, August 1 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oregon, August 1, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, August 6, 1997
- Hail in Oregon, August 31, 1997
September 1997
- Hail and Waterspout in Oregon, September 2 to 14, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, September 10, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oregon, September 11, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 15, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 15, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 15, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 15, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, September 16, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, September 16 to 17, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 17, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 17, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 18, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 18, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, September 26, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, September 30, 1997
October 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 1, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 2, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 2, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 8, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 9, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, October 25, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 29 to 30, 1997
November 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, November 10 to 15, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, November 18 to 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 19 to 20, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, November 19, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, November 19, 1997
December 1997
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 7 to 8, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 12 to 13, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, December 20, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 23, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 24 to 25, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 24, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 26, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 31, 1997
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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.