NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Yamhill, 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 Yamhill, Oregon since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 13 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 13
- 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 Yamhill
The strongest of the 13 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on December 8, 1993; its path came within 14 miles. Of the 13, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2022. Yamhill has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 149 Oregon cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2023, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 149 Oregon cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Yamhill.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Yamhill
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s4
- 2000s1
- 1990s4
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1993 | F2 | 14 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | EF1 | 10 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2019 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 29, 2018 | EF0 | 15 mi | 0.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2004 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1984 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1971 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 13, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Yamhill
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Yamhill, from March 7, 2023: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Yamhill
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mcminnville Municipal Airport, OR, 12 miles south of Yamhill at 159 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 52°F; December is the coolest, at 47°F and 34°F. December is the wettest at 6.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 37.8 inches over 88 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 47 nights a year. That 37.8 inches is more than at 31 of the 77 Oregon stations used on this site (40%). Gaston, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Forest Grove, OR): 46.6 inches a year, 8.8 more than here, and an August average high of 82°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 35 | 5.5 | 12 |
| Feb | 51 | 35 | 4.1 | 10 |
| Mar | 56 | 37 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Apr | 61 | 40 | 3.0 | 8 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 2.0 | 7 |
| Jun | 74 | 48 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Jul | 83 | 52 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Aug | 83 | 52 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 77 | 48 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Oct | 64 | 42 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Nov | 53 | 38 | 5.7 | 12 |
| Dec | 47 | 34 | 6.5 | 13 |
| Year | 64 | 42 | 37.8 | 88 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mcminnville Municipal Airport, OR (159 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 Yamhill
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Yamhill: 11 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 1 thunderstorm wind report. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $17.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 54 mph, on March 1, 2016.
December 3, 2007: flood 10 miles from the centre of Yamhill — 1 killed, $2.3 million damage.
December 4, 2007: flood 10 miles from the centre of Yamhill — $9.6 million damage.
December 7, 2015: flood 9 miles from the centre of Yamhill — $2.3 million damage.
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
Yamhill County, which includes Yamhill, 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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Cities near Yamhill
- Carlton, OR5 mi
- Gaston, OR7 mi
- Lafayette, OR9 mi
- Mcminnville, OR10 mi
- Dundee, OR12 mi
- Dayton, OR12 mi
- Newberg, OR13 mi
- Forest Grove, OR14 mi
- Cornelius, OR14 mi
- Amity, OR17 mi
- Hillsboro, OR18 mi
- Sherwood, OR18 mi
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