NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Parkdale, 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 Parkdale, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Parkdale
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on October 13, 1968; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Parkdale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 2008, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Parkdale has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 149 Oregon cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Parkdale
By decade
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1968 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Parkdale
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Parkdale since 2008. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on July 22, 2014. The most recent report is from June 20, 2018.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Parkdale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Parkdale 1 NNE, OR, 2 miles north of Parkdale at 1,520 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 27°F. December is the wettest at 6.9 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 36.2 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. Snowfall averages 53.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 36.2 inches is more than at 29 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (38%). Rhododendron, 19 miles southwest, has its own station (Government Camp, OR): 89.8 inches a year, 53.6 more than here, and a July average high of 69°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 27 | 5.6 | 12 | 16.6 |
| Feb | 44 | 28 | 4.0 | 8 | 8.8 |
| Mar | 51 | 32 | 3.6 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.0 |
| May | 65 | 41 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 71 | 45 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 49 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 43 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 36 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 46 | 31 | 6.0 | 12 | 5.0 |
| Dec | 38 | 27 | 6.9 | 13 | 18.2 |
| Year | 59 | 37 | 36.2 | 80 | 53.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Parkdale 1 NNE, OR (1,520 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 Parkdale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Parkdale: 4 heavy rain events, 1 flood and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2,000 in property and crop 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
Hood River County, which includes Parkdale, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). 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 Hood River County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.9 million a year, the 23rd highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.1 million (34%), 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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