NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lyons, 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 Lyons, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- 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 Lyons
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on December 14, 2010; its path came within 15 miles. Of the 11, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on October 29, 2018. Lyons has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 149 Oregon cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2020, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lyons.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lyons
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s3
- 1990s4
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2010 | EF2 | 15 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 19, 2017 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 8, 1960 | F1 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 29, 2018 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 2007 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 16, 2006 | F0 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 3, 1998 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 1997 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 1997 | F0 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lyons
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Lyons, from September 18, 2020: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lyons
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Silver Creek Falls, OR, 8 miles northwest of Lyons at 1,350 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 50°F; December is the coolest, at 42°F and 33°F. December is the wettest at 11.2 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 69.0 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 85 nights a year. That 69.0 inches is more than at 63 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (82%). Mill City, 4 miles southeast, has its own station (Detroit Dam, OR): 93.5 inches a year, 24.5 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 76°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 33 | 8.8 |
| Feb | 45 | 33 | 8.4 |
| Mar | 50 | 34 | 8.1 |
| Apr | 55 | 37 | 6.4 |
| May | 63 | 42 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 68 | 46 | 3.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 76 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 70 | 46 | 2.3 |
| Oct | 58 | 41 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 47 | 36 | 9.4 |
| Dec | 42 | 33 | 11.2 |
| Year | 58 | 40 | 69.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Silver Creek Falls, OR (1,350 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 Lyons
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lyons: 3 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 19, 2005.
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
Marion County, which includes Lyons, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on May 4, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marion County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $171.1 million a year, the 5th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $37.5 million (22%), 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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