NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Heppner, 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 Heppner, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Heppner
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 14, 2011, came within 10 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Heppner. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1992, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Heppner has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 149 Oregon cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Heppner
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2011 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1957 | F0 | 12 mi | 16.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Heppner
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Heppner since 1992. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 25, 1992. The most recent report is from May 31, 2015.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Heppner
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Heppner, OR, 2 miles northwest of Heppner at 1,885 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 43°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 13.3 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 106 nights a year. Snowfall averages 12.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.3 inches is more than at 18 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (23%). Boardman, 34 miles north, has its own station (Boardman, OR): 8.6 inches a year, 4.7 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 28 | 1.3 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 47 | 29 | 1.1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 55 | 34 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 61 | 38 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| May | 69 | 45 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 50 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 55 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 55 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 48 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 51 | 32 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 43 | 27 | 1.3 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Year | 63 | 40 | 13.3 | 44 | 12.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Heppner, OR (1,885 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 Heppner
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Heppner: 3 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events, 2 floods and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $169,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on April 4, 2013.
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 Heppner, 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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