Columbia County, Oregon
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2022, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
3
Hail reports
12
Floods since 1996
31
All events
1
Deaths
$39.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Columbia County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
The Nehalem River near Vernonia flooded Vernonia resulting in evacuation of residents and damage to many buildings and vehicles. A bridge washed out on TImber Road and isolated the Glenwood Community. There was also significant flooding in St Helens, where 17 homes were evacuated…
The Upper Nehalem River flooded near Vernonia, and did devastating damage to the city. Numerous homes were completely flooded, and many families were evacuated. Quite a few lost everything they had. NOTE: Damage estimates are for the entire Columbia county, with almost a third of…
Flood Flood
Oregon highway 47 near the Mist junction was closed due to a culvert failing, washing out the road.
Flood Flood
The Nehalem River near Vernonia (VENO3) rose above flood stage at 0215PST, crested at 12.17 feet, the fell below flood stage at 0345PST on the 13th. Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
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A tornado touched down around 12:20 PM in Northwest St. Helens, OR near the intersection of Pittsburgh and Robnette Road. The tornado moved southeastward, ending near just east of McBride Elementary School. The most damage was done near Barr Ave and Pittsburgh Road, with damage t…
Flood Flood
Several structures impacted from flooding along Fox Creek in the city of Rainier, Oregon. Eventual cause may have been a blocked culvert. U.S. Highway 30 was closed at times.
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A viewer sent in a photo to a local news station of a funnel cloud over the Multnomah Channel, observed around 11 AM.
Hail Hail
Received picture via Twitter of hail around 1 inch in diameter from Timber road SW of Vernonia.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Upper Nehalem River near Vernonia to flood. The river crested at 12.77 feet, which is 0.77 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Nehalem River near Vernonia. The Nehalem River reached flood stage at 915 PM on November 24th, and crested at 12.5 feet at 1246 AM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 418 AM on November 25.
Flood Flood
Flooding from the Nehalem River and Rock Creek in Vernonia resulted in evacuation of homes and the implementation of the Vernonia Emergency Command Center. Heavy rain resulted in a land slide that closed OR47 at mile marker 8.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Nehalem River near Vernonia, and several small streams in the area. The Timber Road Bridge over Gales Creek washed out north of Highway 6.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Nehalem River near Vernonia to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Nehalem River crested at 13.4 feet, 1.4 feet above flood stage, on November 19th at 5 pm PST.
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A concerned citizen sent photos to the local National Weather Service office Sunday evening of a funnel cloud that formed over Clatskanie, Oregon.
Flood Flood
Heavy caused small streams and creeks to overflow their banks that resulted in water covering highway 30 near Clatskanie.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused high water on highway 47 near Mist.
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Storm total precipitation was 5.97 inches.
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Storm total precipitation was 11.00 inches.
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Storm total precipitation was 8.65 inches at the Miller RAWS.
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Cowlitz county, Washington dispatch received several reports of a tornado that touched down on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, about 3 miles southeast of Rainier, crossed the river to the mouth of the Kalama River as a waterspout, and moved onshore on the Washington side a…
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An F0 tornado touched down near Old Portland Road and Kastor Road in St. Helens. A tree was blown over across a fence adjacent to Old Portland Road and in front of the McCormick Park apartment building. Another tree was broken off and fell across the apartment building. Limbs bro…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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