NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newberg, 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 Newberg, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 23 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 23
- 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 Newberg
The strongest of the 23 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on December 8, 1993; its path came within 1 mile. Of the 23, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 12 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2022. Newberg has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 149 Oregon cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2007, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 45% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Newberg.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Newberg
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s6
- 2000s5
- 1990s8
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1993 | F2 | 1 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | EF1 | 12 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2019 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2019 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 29, 2018 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 28, 2018 | EF0 | 24 mi | 1.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 2009 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 23, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newberg
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Newberg since 2007. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on July 13, 2007. The most recent report is from June 20, 2018.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newberg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rex 1 S, OR, 3 miles east of Newberg at 515 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 56°F; December is the coolest, at 44°F and 34°F. December is the wettest at 7.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 44.5 inches over 99 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 43 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.5 inches is more than at 42 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (55%). Lafayette, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Mcminnville Municipal Airport, OR): 37.8 inches a year, 6.7 less than here, and an August average high of 83°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 35 | 6.4 | 13 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 50 | 36 | 4.6 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 55 | 38 | 4.8 | 12 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 61 | 41 | 3.6 | 10 | 0.0 |
| May | 66 | 47 | 2.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 72 | 51 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 56 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 56 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 52 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 45 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 39 | 6.7 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 44 | 34 | 7.4 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Year | 62 | 44 | 44.5 | 99 | 1.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rex 1 S, OR (515 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 Newberg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newberg: 5 floods, 3 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on June 4, 2009.
January 20, 2012: flood 8 miles from the centre of Newberg — $2.0 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Newberg's ZIP code 97132 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $69,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 60% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 77 Oregon cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Newberg.
Yamhill County, which includes Newberg, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Yamhill County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $55.7 million a year, the 15th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.5 million (31%), 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 Newberg
- Dundee, OR3 mi
- Sherwood, OR6 mi
- Lafayette, OR8 mi
- Dayton, OR9 mi
- Wilsonville, OR10 mi
- Aurora, OR10 mi
- Tualatin, OR11 mi
- Carlton, OR11 mi
- Hubbard, OR12 mi
- Tigard, OR12 mi
- Yamhill, OR13 mi
- Woodburn, OR13 mi
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