Oregon damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 130 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Oregon, 120 of them 58 mph or more and 14 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 60 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 30, 2020 (18 reports in Oregon). The highest wind on record is 117 mph, on May 19, 2006. 2026 so far: 17 preliminary reports.
Oregon's biggest wind day since 2016: May 30, 2020
18 damaging wind reports in Oregon, 5 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Oregon
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2020 | 18 | 5 | 115 mph |
| May 19, 2006 | 15 | 6 | 117 mph |
| September 15, 2013 | 14 | 1 | 81 mph |
| June 4, 2009 | 13 | 2 | 82 mph |
| March 13, 2011 | 10 | 3 | 86 mph |
| June 30, 2008 | 10 | 0 | 63 mph |
| August 9, 2019 | 7 | 0 | 70 mph |
| April 23, 2012 | 7 | 0 | 67 mph |
| May 28, 2026 | 6 | 1 | 81 mph |
| July 24, 2024 | 6 | 0 | 67 mph |
| September 5, 2013 | 6 | 0 | 70 mph |
| August 2, 2009 | 6 | 0 | 60 mph |
| August 10, 2006 | 6 | 0 | 67 mph |
| August 17, 2024 | 5 | 1 | 91 mph |
| August 17, 2020 | 5 | 0 | 64 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Oregon
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2006 | 15 | 6 | 117 mph |
| May 30, 2020 | 18 | 5 | 115 mph |
| August 6, 1991 | 4 | 2 | 115 mph |
| August 9, 1982 | 4 | 1 | 100 mph |
| July 13, 1982 | 2 | 2 | 96 mph |
| June 5, 1957 | 1 | 1 | 96 mph |
| July 13, 2002 | 2 | 1 | 92 mph |
| July 29, 1975 | 2 | 1 | 92 mph |
| August 17, 2024 | 5 | 1 | 91 mph |
| August 10, 2022 | 3 | 1 | 90 mph |
Oregon damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 17 | 12 | 2 | 81 mph | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 71 mph | 11 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 91 mph | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 69 mph | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 90 mph | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 5 |
| 2020 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 115 mph | 5 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 70 mph | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 66 mph | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 66 mph | 5 |
| 2016 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 79 mph | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 70 mph | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 63 mph | 6 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 81 mph | 10 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 81 mph | 9 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 86 mph | 9 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 75 mph | 10 |
| 2009 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 82 mph | 7 |
| 2008 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 69 mph | 6 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 81 mph | 8 |
| 2006 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 117 mph | 13 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 81 mph | 4 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 85 mph | 12 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 84 mph | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 92 mph | 5 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 70 mph | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 76 mph | 2 |
| 1999 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 69 mph | 5 |
| 1998 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 70 mph | 8 |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 74 mph | 4 |
| 1996 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 85 mph | 3 |
| 1995 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 81 mph | 7 |
| 1994 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 70 mph | 5 |
| 1993 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 74 mph | 7 |
| 1992 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 77 mph | 5 |
| 1991 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 115 mph | 6 |
| 1990 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 63 mph | 6 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 mph | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 2 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61 mph | 2 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1982 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 100 mph | 9 |
| 1981 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 60 mph | 3 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 1 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 83 mph | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 3 |
| 1969 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70 mph | 4 |
| 1968 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 1 |
| 1958 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 96 mph | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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