Waterspout in Oregon
Every waterspout event the National Weather Service has filed in Oregon, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
The most significant on the map
The most significant waterspout 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
- 4
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hail and Waterspout in Oregon, September 2 to 14, 1997Up to 1-1/2 inch hail caused widespread damage to the pear crop from Phoenix to east Medford.
- Waterspout in Oregon, April 19, 1996A convective shower off the Central Coast community of Waldport produced a large Waterspout over the Pacific Ocean. The spout dissipated before reacing land.
- Waterspout in Oregon, September 15, 1996A cold, unstable airmass moved over Oregon and produced widespread convective showers over Northwestern Oregon. A waterspout formed off the North Oregon Coast near Seaside.
- Waterspout in Oregon, May 25, 1998Waterspout formed to the west of North Bend and dissipated offshore.
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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.