Oregon
36 counties1 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+141 county disaster declarations
Oregon has recorded 136 tornadoes since 1950, 40th among the states; 15.05 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 136
- 40th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 1
- 42nd of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 15.1M
- 1,006 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 5,987
- $110 million paid
County leaders
Where in Oregon each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most acres burned
- 1Malheur County3.21M
- 2Harney County1.54M
- 3Wasco County1.03M
- 4Grant County909K
- 5Lake County909K
Most flood claims
- 1Clackamas County816
- 2Tillamook County754
- 3Lincoln County462
- 4Lane County454
- 5Columbia County432
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Oregon’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F3 1972, Multnomah6 killed
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Baker County | 5 | 0 |
| Benton County | 2 | 0 |
| Clackamas County | 8 | 0 |
| Clatsop County | 5 | 0 |
| Columbia County | 5 | 0 |
| Coos County | 0 | 0 |
| Crook County | 1 | 0 |
| Curry County | 3 | 0 |
| Deschutes County | 6 | 0 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 0 |
| Gilliam County | 1 | 0 |
| Grant County | 3 | 0 |
| Harney County | 7 | 0 |
| Hood River County | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson County | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 3 | 0 |
| Josephine County | 0 | 0 |
| Klamath County | 5 | 0 |
| Lake County | 2 | 0 |
| Lane County | 7 | 0 |
| Lincoln County | 4 | 0 |
| Linn County | 5 | 0 |
| Malheur County | 6 | 0 |
| Marion County | 11 | 0 |
| Morrow County | 3 | 0 |
| Multnomah County | 6 | 0 |
| Polk County | 3 | 0 |
| Sherman County | 0 | 0 |
| Tillamook County | 7 | 0 |
| Umatilla County | 9 | 0 |
| Union County | 1 | 0 |
| Wallowa County | 7 | 0 |
| Wasco County | 1 | 0 |
| Washington County | 7 | 0 |
| Wheeler County | 1 | 0 |
| Yamhill County | 4 | 0 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Portland
- Salem
- Eugene
- Gresham
- Hillsboro
- Bend
- Beaverton
- Medford
- Corvallis
- Springfield
- Tigard
- Albany
- Lake Oswego
- Grants Pass
- Keizer
- Redmond
- Oregon City
- McMinnville
- Woodburn
- Happy Valley
- Tualatin
- Wilsonville
- Forest Grove
- Newberg
- West Linn
- Roseburg
- Milwaukie
- Klamath Falls
- Ashland
- Sherwood
- Lebanon
- Hermiston
- Central Point
- Canby
- Dallas
- Pendleton
- Troutdale
- The Dalles
- Coos Bay
- Cornelius
- St. Helens
- Sandy
- La Grande
- Prineville
- Ontario
- Gladstone
- Monmouth
- Cottage Grove
- Fairview
- Silverton
- Newport
- Sweet Home
- Independence
- Lincoln City
- Molalla
- Baker City