NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Corbett, 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 Corbett, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 19
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Corbett
The strongest of the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 5, 1972; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 19, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on October 22, 2022. Corbett has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 74% of the 149 Oregon cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1999, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Corbett has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 149 Oregon cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Corbett
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s6
- 2000s4
- 1990s3
- 1970s1(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1972 | F3 | 13 mi | 8.7 mi | 6 / 300 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | EF1 | 20 mi | 10.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1957 | F1 | 10 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | EF0 | 25 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | EF0 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2019 | EF0 | 19 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 28, 2018 | EF0 | 22 mi | 1.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Corbett
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Corbett since 1999, made on 4 separate days. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 4, 1999. The most recent report is from May 24, 2008.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Corbett
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Headworks Portland Wtr B, OR, 6 miles southeast of Corbett at 748 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 43°F and 35°F. December is the wettest at 11.7 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 79.1 inches over 139 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from July to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 32 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 79.1 inches is more than at 69 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (90%). Washougal, WA, 6 miles northwest, has its own station (Skamania Fish Hatchery, WA): 83.3 inches a year, 4.2 more than here, and an August average high of 80°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 35 | 10.3 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 47 | 36 | 8.0 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 52 | 37 | 8.5 | 16 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 57 | 41 | 7.3 | 15 | 0.0 |
| May | 64 | 46 | 5.7 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 69 | 50 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 77 | 54 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 54 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 51 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 45 | 7.4 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 40 | 10.6 | 16 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 43 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Year | 59 | 44 | 79.1 | 139 | 2.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Headworks Portland Wtr B, OR (748 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 Corbett
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Corbett: 9 heavy rain events, 5 floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $13.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on February 24, 2025.
November 6, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Corbett — 1 killed, 1 injured.
January 16, 2011: flood 4 miles from the centre of Corbett — $9.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff resulting in the flooding of the Sandy River. 8 feet (61,600 cfs) on January 16th at 21:48 PST.”
November 7, 2006: flood 6 miles from the centre of Corbett — $3.0 million 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
Multnomah County, which includes Corbett, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 13, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Multnomah County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, coastal flooding and lightning; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $440.4 million a year, the highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $91.2 million (21%), 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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