NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Willamina, 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 Willamina, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Willamina
The strongest of the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF1 on June 13, 2013; its path came within 16 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Willamina.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Willamina
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s4
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2013 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1984 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1971 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Willamina
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Willamina since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Willamina
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Laurel Mountain, OR, 16 miles south of Willamina at 3,589 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 72°F and low of 51°F; December is the coolest, at 42°F and 31°F. December is the wettest at 23.3 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 132.0 inches over 125 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 115 nights a year. That 132.0 inches is more than at 76 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (99%). Sheridan, 5 miles southeast, has its own station (Dallas 2 NE, OR): 47.9 inches a year, 84.1 less than here, and an August average high of 83°F against 72°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 32 | 21.9 | 18 |
| Feb | 43 | 31 | 15.3 | 14 |
| Mar | 44 | 31 | 16.7 | 15 |
| Apr | 48 | 32 | 10.2 | 14 |
| May | 56 | 39 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Jun | 61 | 43 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 71 | 50 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Aug | 72 | 51 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Sep | 67 | 48 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 56 | 41 | 10.8 | 10 |
| Nov | 47 | 34 | 19.8 | 16 |
| Dec | 42 | 31 | 23.3 | 17 |
| Year | 54 | 38 | 132.0 | 125 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Laurel Mountain, OR (3,589 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 Willamina's ZIP code 97396 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1996, and were paid $33,000 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, 7 have fewer than Willamina.
Yamhill County, which includes Willamina, 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Willamina
- Sheridan, OR5 mi
- Amity, OR13 mi
- Mcminnville, OR15 mi
- Dallas, OR17 mi
- Carlton, OR18 mi
- Yamhill, OR20 mi
- Lafayette, OR20 mi
- Dayton, OR21 mi
- Cloverdale, OR21 mi
- Otis, OR22 mi
- Dundee, OR25 mi
- Independence, OR25 mi
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