NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Astoria, OR
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Astoria, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Astoria
The strongest of the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on October 3, 1967; its path came within 9 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on March 19, 2021. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Astoria. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2021, with stones of 0.88 inches (nickel size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Astoria.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Astoria
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1990s4
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1967 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1996 | F0 | 11 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 13, 1994 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1991 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 20, 1966 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Astoria
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Astoria, from March 7, 2021: 0.88 inches (nickel size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Astoria
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Astoria Regional Airport, OR, 7 miles west of Astoria at 9 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 69°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 38°F. November is the wettest at 11.1 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 70.3 inches over 131 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 29 nights a year. That 70.3 inches is more than at 64 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (83%). Seaside, 16 miles south, has its own station (Seaside, OR): 76.8 inches a year, 6.5 more than here, and an August average high of 66°F against 69°F.
Sea level at the Astoria tide gauge, 4 miles from Astoria, has fallen 0.06 ± 0.06 inches per decade from 1925 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 0.6 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 16 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 38 | 10.6 | 17 |
| Feb | 51 | 37 | 7.2 | 14 |
| Mar | 53 | 39 | 7.9 | 16 |
| Apr | 56 | 42 | 5.8 | 13 |
| May | 61 | 46 | 3.4 | 9 |
| Jun | 64 | 51 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Jul | 67 | 54 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Aug | 69 | 54 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 68 | 51 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Oct | 61 | 45 | 6.7 | 12 |
| Nov | 54 | 40 | 11.1 | 17 |
| Dec | 49 | 38 | 10.7 | 17 |
| Year | 58 | 44 | 70.3 | 131 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Astoria Regional Airport, OR (9 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Astoria's ZIP code 97103 have filed 21 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $34,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 19% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 77 Oregon cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 31 have fewer than Astoria.
Clatsop County, which includes Astoria, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clatsop County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for coastal flooding; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $145.1 million a year, the 6th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.2 million (8%), is from coastal flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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