NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Boardman, 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 Boardman, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Boardman
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 19, 2006; its path came within 4 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Boardman. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2002, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 45% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Boardman.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Boardman
By decade
- 2000s3
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2006 | F1 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2004 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2004 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1995 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Boardman
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Boardman since 2002. All were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 19, 2006. The most recent report is from May 19, 2006.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Boardman
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Boardman, OR, 4 miles northeast of Boardman at 280 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 60°F; January and December are the coolest, at 42°F and 29°F. December is the wettest at 1.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 8.6 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 46 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 104 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 8.6 inches is more than at 2 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (3%). Umatilla, 22 miles east, has its own station (Mcnary Dam #2, OR): 8.1 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 29 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 48 | 30 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 58 | 34 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 66 | 40 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 48 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 55 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 60 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 59 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 50 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 40 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 42 | 29 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Year | 66 | 42 | 8.6 | 31 | 3.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Boardman, OR (280 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.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Boardman
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 11 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Boardman: 10 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $500,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 117 mph, on May 19, 2006.
May 19, 2006: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Boardman — $500,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Morrow County, which includes Boardman, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Morrow County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.4 million a year, the 29th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.2 million (56%), is from inland 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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