NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Riddle, 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 Riddle, 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 Riddle
The only tornado within 25 miles was an EF0 on June 18, 2013; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Riddle. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2017, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Riddle.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Riddle
By decade
- 2010s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2013 | EF0 | 24 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 Riddle
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Riddle, from May 4, 2017: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Riddle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Riddle, OR, 2 miles northeast of Riddle at 680 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 51°F and 37°F. December is the wettest at 6.2 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 31.3 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 35 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 33 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 31.3 inches is more than at 26 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (34%). Winston, 11 miles north, has its own station (Roseburg Kqen, OR): 33.9 inches a year, 2.6 more than here, and the same July average high, 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 37 | 4.7 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 57 | 37 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 62 | 39 | 3.4 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 66 | 41 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 74 | 47 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 51 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 55 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 54 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 49 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 43 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 41 | 4.6 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 37 | 6.2 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Year | 69 | 44 | 31.3 | 74 | 1.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Riddle, OR (680 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Douglas County, which includes Riddle, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 7 fires, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Douglas County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for coastal 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 $94.0 million a year, the 8th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $56.0 million (60%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Riddle
- Winston, OR11 mi
- Myrtle Creek, OR11 mi
- Roseburg, OR21 mi
- Glide, OR28 mi
- Sutherlin, OR33 mi
- Oakland, OR35 mi
- Drain, OR53 mi
- Cottage Grove, OR60 mi
- Gold Beach, OR60 mi
- Creswell, OR70 mi
- Dexter, OR72 mi
- Brookings, OR73 mi
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