NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Pleasant Hill
The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on November 24, 1989, came within 9 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2023. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pleasant Hill. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2008, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 45% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pleasant Hill.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pleasant Hill
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 1990s2
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1989 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 6, 1951 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2015 | EF0 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1999 | F0 | 6 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 5, 1996 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1984 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 1975 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pleasant Hill
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Pleasant Hill, all from June 30, 2008. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest was 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pleasant Hill
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lookout Pt Dam, OR, 8 miles southeast of Pleasant Hill at 712 feet. July and August are the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 37°F. December is the wettest at 7.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 45.9 inches over 106 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 27 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.9 inches is more than at 44 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (57%). Creswell, 7 miles southwest, has its own station (Cottage Grove 2E, OR): 46.6 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 37 | 6.1 | 13 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 50 | 38 | 4.6 | 11 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 40 | 5.1 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 59 | 43 | 4.8 | 13 | 0.0 |
| May | 65 | 47 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 71 | 51 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 55 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 55 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 47 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 42 | 6.4 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 46 | 37 | 7.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Year | 62 | 45 | 45.9 | 106 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lookout Pt Dam, OR (712 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 Pleasant Hill
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pleasant Hill: 12 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $529,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 19, 2005.
December 17, 2015: flood 5 miles from the centre of Pleasant Hill — $499,000 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
Lane County, which includes Pleasant Hill, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 6 floods, 4 fires, 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 Lane County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for coastal flooding; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $221.3 million a year, the 3rd highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $117.0 million (53%), 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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