NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Madras, 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 Madras, 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 Madras
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 28, 2025, came within 16 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Madras. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1958, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Madras has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 149 Oregon cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Madras
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2004 | F0 | 1 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1993 | F0 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1970 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 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 Madras
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Madras since 1958, made on 10 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently May 5, 2017. The most recent report is from May 20, 2023. May and August have the most reports, 6 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Madras
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Madras 2 N, OR, 2 miles northwest of Madras at 2,443 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 50°F; December is the coolest, at 41°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and August and September the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 11.3 inches over 38 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 143 nights a year. Snowfall averages 14.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 11.3 inches is more than at 15 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (19%). Warm Springs, 15 miles northwest, has its own station (Pelton Dam, OR): 10.5 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 24 | 1.4 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 46 | 25 | 1.1 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 28 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 61 | 31 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| May | 69 | 39 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 44 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 50 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 50 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 43 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 35 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 28 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 41 | 23 | 1.6 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Year | 63 | 35 | 11.3 | 38 | 14.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Madras 2 N, OR (2,443 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 Madras
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Madras: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $67,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 30, 2020.
August 25, 2013: lightning strike in Madras — 1 killed.
NWS: “KPTV Fox 12 News reported the story. The article was posted online as well.”
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
Jefferson County, which includes Madras, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 fires, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on September 15, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jefferson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.4 million a year, the 27th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.6 million (44%), 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 Madras
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