NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Winston, 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 Winston, 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 Winston
The only tornado within 25 miles was an EF0 on June 18, 2013; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 149 Oregon cities on this site, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Winston. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2012, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 45% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Winston.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Winston
By decade
- 2010s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2013 | EF0 | 13 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 Winston
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Winston since 2012. All were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 4, 2017. The most recent report is from May 4, 2017.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Winston
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Roseburg Kqen, OR, 9 miles northeast of Winston at 425 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 57°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 37°F. December is the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 33.9 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 29 nights a year. That 33.9 inches is more than at 27 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (35%). Myrtle Creek, 11 miles east, has its own station (Riddle, OR): 31.3 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | 36 | 5.3 | 12 |
| Feb | 55 | 37 | 3.5 | 10 |
| Mar | 60 | 38 | 3.8 | 11 |
| Apr | 65 | 42 | 3.1 | 10 |
| May | 73 | 47 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 79 | 52 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Jul | 88 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 89 | 56 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 83 | 50 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Oct | 69 | 44 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Nov | 56 | 41 | 4.8 | 11 |
| Dec | 49 | 37 | 6.3 | 13 |
| Year | 68 | 45 | 33.9 | 85 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Roseburg Kqen, OR (425 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 Winston
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 5 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Winston: 4 floods and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $10,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on June 2, 2009.
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 Winston's ZIP code 97496 have filed 20 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $108,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1983, with 13. Of the 77 Oregon cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 28 have fewer than Winston.
Douglas County, which includes Winston, 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).
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Cities near Winston
- Roseburg, OR10 mi
- Myrtle Creek, OR11 mi
- Riddle, OR11 mi
- Sutherlin, OR22 mi
- Glide, OR23 mi
- Oakland, OR24 mi
- Drain, OR42 mi
- Cottage Grove, OR51 mi
- Creswell, OR60 mi
- Dexter, OR63 mi
- Veneta, OR64 mi
- Pleasant Hill, OR65 mi
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