National Storms

Oregon tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 138 tornadoes touched Oregon, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 40th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. None was rated F4/EF4 or stronger by the National Weather Service; along their paths they killed 6 people and injured 305. The deadliest, on April 5, 1972, was rated F3 and killed 6 along a path through OR and WA. From 2016 to 2025, Oregon averaged 3 tornadoes a year.

138tornadoes since 1950
302016–2025
1F3/EF3 or stronger
6deaths
305injuries
Aug 6, 2025latest in final record

Map of every Oregon tornado path since 1950

Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

All 138 paths. Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

1951: 1 F11954: 1 F01957: 1 F01957: 1 F11960: 1 F11962: 1 F11964: 1 F01965: 1 F01966: 2 F01966: 1 F11967: 2 F01967: 1 F11968: 1 F01968: 1 F21969: 1 F11970: 1 F01971: 1 F01972: 1 F31973: 1 F01974: 1 F11975: 2 F01975: 1 F11978: 1 F11983: 3 F01984: 4 F01989: 2 F11991: 3 F01991: 2 F11992: 1 F01993: 1 F01993: 1 F21994: 2 F01995: 4 F01996: 4 F01996: 1 F11997: 13 F01997: 1 F11998: 3 F01999: 1 F02000: 1 F02000: 2 F12001: 4 F02002: 2 F02003: 1 F02003: 1 F12004: 5 F02004: 1 F12005: 1 F02006: 3 F02006: 1 F12007: 2 EF02009: 4 EF02009: 1 EF12010: 1 EF02010: 1 EF22011: 1 EF02013: 2 EF02013: 1 EF12015: 1 EF02016: 2 EF02016: 1 EF22016: 1 unknown rating2017: 2 EF02017: 1 EF12018: 3 EF02019: 4 EF02020: 2 EF02022: 2 EF02022: 1 EF12022: 1 unknown rating2023: 4 EF02024: 4 EF02025: 1 EF02025: 1 unknown rating19501957196419711978198519921999200620132020max 14
Tornadoes per year in Oregon by rating, 1950–2025. Colors: F/EF0 (yellow) to F/EF5 (black); gray = unknown rating.

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Most recent tornadoes in Oregon

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Aug 6, 2025EFU0.1 mi0 / 0Benton County, OR
Jul 28, 2025EF00.1 mi0 / 0Jefferson County, OR
Nov 11, 2024EF00.3 mi0 / 0Tillamook County, OR
Oct 31, 2024EF00.2 mi0 / 0Lincoln County, OR
Oct 28, 2024EF00.2 mi0 / 0Cowlitz County, WA → OR
Mar 5, 2024EF00.1 mi0 / 0Umatilla County, OR
Nov 5, 2023EF00.2 mi0 / 0Grant County, OR
Jun 27, 2023EF00.1 mi0 / 0Umatilla County, OR
Jun 27, 2023EF02.1 mi0 / 0Harney County, OR
Jun 18, 2023EF00.3 mi0 / 0Linn County, OR
Oct 24, 2022EF00.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, OR
Oct 22, 2022EF00.9 mi0 / 0Clackamas County, OR
Jun 11, 2022EFU0.0 mi0 / 0Umatilla County, OR
May 6, 2022EF12.9 mi0 / 0Umatilla County, OR
Nov 10, 2020EF01.7 mi0 / 0Columbia County, OR
Jun 13, 2020EF02.0 mi0 / 0Clackamas County, OR
Sep 8, 2019EF00.1 mi0 / 0Multnomah County, OR
Jul 1, 2019EF01.6 mi0 / 0Multnomah County, OR
Jun 1, 2019EF01.3 mi0 / 0Harney County, OR
May 28, 2019EF00.0 mi0 / 0Klamath County, OR
Oct 29, 2018EF00.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, OR
Oct 29, 2018EF00.1 mi0 / 0Washington County, OR
Oct 28, 2018EF01.1 mi0 / 0Multnomah County, OR
Oct 12, 2017EF00.6 mi0 / 0Marion County, OR
Sep 19, 2017EF10.7 mi0 / 0Linn County, OR

Deadliest tornadoes in Oregon

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Apr 5, 1972F38.7 mi6 / 300Multnomah County, OR → WA

The 50 strongest Oregon tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Oregon history

Longest tornado paths in Oregon

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Aug 25, 1966F119.1 mi0 / 0Malheur County, OR
Apr 12, 1957F016.2 mi0 / 0Gilliam County, OR
May 22, 1964F010.7 mi0 / 0Walla Walla County, WA → OR
Jun 11, 1968F29.6 mi0 / 0Wallowa County, OR
Apr 5, 1972F38.7 mi6 / 300Multnomah County, OR → WA
Dec 8, 1993F26.0 mi0 / 0Yamhill County, OR
Dec 14, 2010EF25.0 mi0 / 2Marion County, OR
Apr 30, 1997F13.0 mi0 / 0Malheur County, OR
May 6, 2022EF12.9 mi0 / 0Umatilla County, OR
Apr 12, 1957F12.5 mi0 / 0Clackamas County, OR

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

CountyTornadoes since 19502016–2025StrongestDeaths along pathsMost recent
Marion County113F2/EF20Oct 24, 2022
Umatilla County104F1/EF10Mar 5, 2024
Malheur County90F1/EF10Jun 17, 1997
Washington County82F2/EF20Sep 8, 2019
Tillamook County83F2/EF20Nov 11, 2024
Clackamas County82F1/EF10Oct 22, 2022
Wallowa County71F2/EF20Jul 12, 2016
Multnomah County73F3/EF36Sep 8, 2019
Lane County70F1/EF10Apr 14, 2015
Harney County72F0/EF00Jun 27, 2023
Linn County63F1/EF10Aug 6, 2025
Deschutes County61F1/EF10Apr 13, 2017
Klamath County51F1/EF10May 28, 2019
Columbia County52F1/EF10Oct 28, 2024
Clatsop County50F1/EF10Jan 5, 1998
Baker County50F0/EF00Jun 23, 2004
Yamhill County40F2/EF20Jun 13, 2013
Lincoln County41F0/EF00Oct 31, 2024
Polk County30F1/EF10Jun 21, 2003
Morrow County30F1/EF10Apr 14, 2011
Jefferson County31F0/EF00Jul 28, 2025
Grant County31F1/EF10Nov 5, 2023
Curry County30F0/EF00Oct 24, 2010
Lake County20F0/EF00Aug 21, 2005
Benton County21F0/EF00Aug 6, 2025
Wheeler County11F0/EF00Jun 8, 2016
Wasco County10F0/EF00May 11, 1970
Union County10F0/EF00Jun 21, 1983
Gilliam County10F0/EF00Apr 12, 1957
Douglas County10F0/EF00Jun 18, 2013
Crook County10F0/EF00Sep 25, 2001

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Aumsville Beaverton Canby Dundee Eugene Fairview Gladstone Gresham Happy Valley Hubbard Lake Oswego Milwaukie Oregon City Salem Sherwood Silverton Springfield St. Helens Stayton Tualatin West Linn Wilsonville Wood Village

Tornadoes in Oregon by year

YearTornadoesF/EF012345UnknownDeathsInjuries
20252100000100
20244400000000
20234400000000
20224210000100
20202200000000
20194400000000
20183300000000
20173210000000
20164201000100
20151100000000
20133210000000
20111100000000
20102101000002
20095410000000
20072200000000
20064310000000
20051100000000
20046510000000
20032110000000
20022200000000
20014400000000
20003120000001
19991100000001
19983300000000
1997141310000000
19965410000001
19954400000000
19942200000000
19932101000000
19921100000000
19915320000000
19892020000000
19844400000000
19833300000000
19781010000000
19753210000000
19741010000000
19731100000000
1972100010006300
19711100000000
19701100000000
19691010000000
19682101000000
19673210000000
19663210000000
19651100000000
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19572110000000
19541100000000
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.