NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hines, 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 Hines, 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 Hines
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 27, 2023, came within 8 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hines. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2006, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hines.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hines
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s2
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2023 | EF0 | 8 mi | 2.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2001 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2001 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.2 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 Hines
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Hines, from July 2, 2006: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hines
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Burns Municipal Airport, OR, 15 miles northeast of Hines at 4,140 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 36°F and 16°F. December is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 10.5 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 207 nights a year. That 10.5 inches is more than at 9 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (12%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 16 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Feb | 42 | 20 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Mar | 51 | 26 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 58 | 30 | 0.9 | 4 |
| May | 68 | 37 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Jun | 77 | 43 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Jul | 89 | 49 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 87 | 46 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 78 | 37 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 63 | 28 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 47 | 22 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 36 | 16 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Year | 61 | 31 | 10.5 | 35 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Burns Municipal Airport, OR (4,140 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
Harney County, which includes Hines, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Harney County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.5 million a year, the 32nd highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (41%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Hines
- Burns, OR15 mi
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- Prineville, OR94 mi
- Vale, OR101 mi
- Powell Butte, OR105 mi
- Bend, OR112 mi
- Redmond, OR113 mi
- Homedale, ID114 mi
- Baker City, OR115 mi
- Nyssa, OR116 mi
- Parma, ID116 mi
- Wilder, ID116 mi
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