NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Troutdale, 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 Troutdale, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 24 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 24
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Troutdale
The strongest of the 24 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 5, 1972; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 24, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on October 22, 2022. Troutdale has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 149 Oregon cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2007, with stones up to 0.75 inches (penny size). Troutdale has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 149 Oregon cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Troutdale
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s7
- 2000s4
- 1990s6
- 1980s1
- 1970s1(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1972 | F3 | 8 mi | 8.7 mi | 6 / 300 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | EF1 | 15 mi | 10.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 2 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1957 | F1 | 12 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | EF0 | 20 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | EF0 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2019 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2019 | EF0 | 11 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 24, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Troutdale
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Troutdale since 2007, made on 3 separate days. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest, 0.75 inches (penny size), fell on May 24, 2008, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Troutdale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Troutdale, OR, 2 miles north of Troutdale at 33 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 35°F. November is the wettest at 7.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 48.4 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 40 nights a year. That 48.4 inches is more than at 54 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (70%). Fairview, 3 miles west, has its own station (Portland Troutdale Airport, OR): 40.7 inches a year, 7.7 less than here, and an August average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 35 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 49 | 37 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 55 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 61 | 42 | 4.2 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 73 | 52 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 81 | 56 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 81 | 56 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 75 | 51 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 63 | 46 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 51 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 45 | 36 | 7.1 |
| Year | 62 | 45 | 48.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Troutdale, OR (33 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 Troutdale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Troutdale: 12 floods, 12 heavy rain events, 5 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $11.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on June 4, 2009.
November 6, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Troutdale — 1 killed, 2 injured.
November 6, 2021: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Troutdale — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “A 14-year-old was killed by falling tree branches at the Sandy River Delta around 1015PST according to Multnomah County Sheriff���s Office. Thunderstorms were in the area during that time.”
June 29, 2008: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Troutdale — 2 injured.
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 Troutdale's ZIP code 97060 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $55,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 36% 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, 15 have fewer than Troutdale.
Multnomah County, which includes Troutdale, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 13, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Multnomah County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, coastal flooding and lightning; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $440.4 million a year, the highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $91.2 million (21%), 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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