NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Colton, 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 Colton, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 15 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 15
- 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 Colton
The highest rating among the 15 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 9, 2000, came within 11 miles. Of the 15, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2022. Colton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 62% of the 149 Oregon cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2008, with stones of 0.5 inches (marble size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Colton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Colton
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1957 | F1 | 15 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | EF0 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 2009 | EF0 | 14 mi | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2004 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 3, 1998 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 3, 1998 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 15, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Colton
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Colton, from June 29, 2008: 0.5 inches (marble size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Colton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Molalla 7NE, OR, 5 miles west of Colton at 647 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 56°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 35°F. November is the wettest at 6.9 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 46.5 inches over 107 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. That 46.5 inches is more than at 45 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (58%). Estacada, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Estacada 2 SE, OR): 57.9 inches a year, 11.4 more than here, and an August average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 35 | 5.9 | 12 |
| Feb | 51 | 36 | 4.3 | 11 |
| Mar | 56 | 39 | 5.2 | 13 |
| Apr | 61 | 42 | 4.5 | 12 |
| May | 68 | 47 | 3.4 | 9 |
| Jun | 72 | 51 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Jul | 81 | 56 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Aug | 82 | 56 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 46 | 4.3 | 10 |
| Nov | 53 | 39 | 6.9 | 14 |
| Dec | 46 | 35 | 6.7 | 13 |
| Year | 63 | 44 | 46.5 | 107 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Molalla 7NE, OR (647 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 Colton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 23 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Colton: 16 floods, 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $647,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 19, 2005.
January 2, 2009: flood 8 miles from the centre of Colton — 1 killed, $250,000 damage.
October 5, 2011: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Colton — 1 injured.
December 7, 2015: flood 7 miles from the centre of Colton — $381,000 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
Clackamas County, which includes Colton, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 7 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). 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 Clackamas County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $219.1 million a year, the 4th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $76.6 million (35%), 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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Cities near Colton
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