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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sheridan, 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 Sheridan, 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

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
8

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Sheridan

The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 13, 2013, came within 14 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2022. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Sheridan.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Sheridan

By decade

  • 2020s1
  • 2010s1
  • 2000s1
  • 1990s3
  • 1980s1
  • 1970s1
Strongest tornadoes near Sheridan, Oregon
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 13, 2013EF114 mi0.25 mi0 / 0
Jun 21, 2003F120 mi0.3 mi0 / 0
Oct 24, 2022EF025 mi0.04 mi0 / 0
Sep 15, 1997F011 mi0.5 mi0 / 0
Sep 15, 1997F010 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
May 31, 1997F020 mi1.5 mi0 / 0
Apr 18, 1984F09 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
May 25, 1971F014 mi0.4 mi0 / 0

The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Sheridan

The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Sheridan since 1955.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Sheridan

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dallas 2 NE, OR, 11 miles southeast of Sheridan at 290 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 52°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 35°F. December is the wettest at 8.7 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 47.9 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 49 nights a year. That 47.9 inches is more than at 51 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (66%). Willamina, 5 miles northwest, has its own station (Laurel Mountain, OR): 132.0 inches a year, 84.1 more than here, and an August average high of 72°F against 83°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Dallas 2 NE, OR
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. in
Jan47357.5
Feb51365.6
Mar56385.1
Apr61403.7
May68452.4
Jun73491.5
Jul83520.3
Aug83520.5
Sep78491.6
Oct65443.8
Nov52387.2
Dec46358.7
Year634347.9

Averages for 1991–2020 at Dallas 2 NE, OR (290 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

Flood insurance policyholders in Sheridan's ZIP code 97378 have filed 72 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $905,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Winter storm in 2007: 42 claims (58% of all) and $673,000, then Flooding in 1996 with 10. 72% 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, 60 have fewer than Sheridan.

Flood insurance claims in Sheridan by named event
EventClaimsPaid
Winter storm200742$673,000
Flooding199610$104,000

Yamhill County, which includes Sheridan, 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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