Tornado in Oregon
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Oregon, year by year, with the most significant episodes. 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.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Oregon.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 134
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $33 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Oregon, April 5, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Oregon, June 11, 1968
- Tornado in Oregon, December 14, 2010A strong cold pool of air aloft produced a very unstable airmass over western Oregon. |A vigorous low pressure center was just off the Washington Coast with a surface trough moving through western Oregon. This trough served as a focus for thunderstorms during the day.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oregon, October 14, 2016Behind the front that moved through on October 13, unstable airmass generated strong convective showers and thunderstorms. A few of these thunderstorms produced tornadoes, strong winds, hail, and heavy rain.
- Tornado and Hail in Oregon, July 9, 1995Workers at the Simplot Plant southeast of Hermiston spotted a tornado that touched down for about two minutes in a wheat field.
- Tornado in Oregon, December 12, 1975
- Tornado in Oregon, December 8, 1993The powerful storm that caused high winds across Oregon also spawned the most powerful tornado in the state in many years. The tornado occurred as the coldfront associated with a deep surface low along the coast moved across the Willamette Valley in mid-afternoon.
- Tornado in Oregon, September 19, 2017Warm surface temperatures with a strong upper-level front bringing cold air in aloft generated enough instability for a few strong thunderstorms across the region September 19th. One of these storms produced a brief tornado.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oregon, May 6, 2009An upper level trough combined with an approaching cold front and daytime heating produced severe thunderstorms. A brief tornado was observed near Adams in Umatilla County also near Wallowa in Wallowa County.
- Tornado in Oregon, November 9, 2002Just after 0600 PST on 11/09/02, a low-topped severe thunderstorm moved onshore east of Harbor, Oregon, and tracked east-northeast along Valley View Road.
- Tornado in Oregon, June 13, 2013A cool area of low pressure moved across Western Oregon producing several funnel clouds and one confirmed tornado.
- Tornadoes in Oregon, June 21, 1967
- Tornadoes in Oregon, November 12, 1991
- Tornado in Oregon, November 2, 1984
- Tornado in Oregon, October 9, 2000The tornado occurred along Highway 213. One half of a roof was torn from a home, the roof of an apartment complex was damaged, a satellite dish was torn from its mounting, two-one foot trees were toppled, and a gate and a dog house along with smaller items were strewn about.
- Tornadoes in Oregon, October 28 to 29, 2018A cold front which moved through on October 27th brought a much cooler air mass in aloft, which destabilized the atmosphere enough for thunderstorm development across the area on the 28th and 29th.
- Tornado in Oregon, October 9, 2000This tornado occurred near Henricci and South Beavercreek Road. A large barn was collapsed, a 30 by 40 foot piece of its roof was carried over another barn about 150 feet to the North and some its roofing tin was moved about 100 yards around and to the front of a house.
- Tornado in Oregon, August 25, 1966
- Tornado in Oregon, October 3, 1967
- Tornado in Oregon, June 23, 1969
- Tornado in Oregon, April 23, 1974
- Tornado in Oregon, August 16, 1978
- Tornado in Oregon, November 24, 1989
- Tornado in Oregon, August 22, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Oregon, September 28, 2007In an unstable atmosphere, several thunderstorms moved over the forecast area. One such storm produced a short-lived tornado, that did considerable damage to a local farm. Dime size hail was also reported with the storm.
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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.