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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Welches, 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 Welches, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 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
4

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Welches

The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on April 12, 1957; its path came within 16 miles. The most recent tornado was on October 22, 2022. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Welches. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 2013, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Welches has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 149 Oregon cities.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Welches

By decade

  • 2020s2
  • 1960s1
  • 1950s1
Strongest tornadoes near Welches, Oregon
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Apr 12, 1957F116 mi2.5 mi0 / 0
Oct 22, 2022EF09 mi0.87 mi0 / 0
Jun 13, 2020EF024 mi2 mi0 / 0
Oct 13, 1968F010 mi0.1 mi0 / 0

The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Welches

The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Welches since 2013. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on August 10, 2013. The most recent report is from April 20, 2016.

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

Weather by month in Welches

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Government Camp, OR, 11 miles east of Welches at 3,980 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 70°F and low of 48°F; December is the coolest, at 35°F and 26°F. December is the wettest at 14.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 89.8 inches over 139 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 232.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 89.8 inches is more than at 72 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (94%). Sandy, 13 miles west, has its own station (Headworks Portland Wtr B, OR): 79.1 inches a year, 10.7 less than here, and an August average high of 78°F against 70°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Government Camp, OR
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan372612.61748.8
Feb38269.61539.5
Mar41289.41735.6
Apr45317.81617.6
May54365.8114.2
Jun59414.080.6
Jul69480.920.0
Aug70481.130.0
Sep64453.160.2
Oct53378.4113.8
Nov423012.71630.6
Dec352614.41851.6
Year513589.8139232.5

Averages for 1991–2020 at Government Camp, OR (3,980 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 Welches's ZIP code 97067 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $347,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 13% 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, 34 have fewer than Welches.

Clackamas County, which includes Welches, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 7 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 Clackamas County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $219.1 million a year, the 4th highest of 36 Oregon counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $76.6 million (35%), 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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