North Central Oregon storm history
Storm events recorded in North Central Oregon, Oregon between 1950 and 2025.
179
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
3
Floods
1
Deaths
$427K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Inciweb.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Various Oregon Dept of Transportation and mesonet stations across North Central Oregon recorded sub-freezing temperatures for several hours between 0200 PST and 0800 PST.
High Wind High Wind
ODOT sensors at Shaniko and Cow Canyon reported wind gusts of 60 and 58 mph, respectively.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
The ODOT station ODT34 at Shaniko and the mesonet station GW2282 Wasco recorded below freezing temperatures for 4 to 10 hours the morning of Oct. 18th. Many other stations across North Central Oregon reported temperatures at or below freezing the morning of Oct. 18th.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
The mesonet station FM0649 Dufur and the ODOT station ODT34 at Shaniko reported below freezing temperatures for 7 to 8 hours the morning of Oct. 18th. Many other stations across North Central Oregon recorded below freezing temperatures for several hours the morning of Oct. 18th a…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A social media report at 0800 PST indicated that 7.5 inches of new snow since the morning of the 14th had fallen 9 miles west northwest of Maupin. A social media report from Maupin at 1000 PST indicated 4 inches of new snow had fallen since the morning of the 14th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A public report from Moro indicated 6 inches of storm total snow had fallen at 0900 PST on Jan. 13th. A public report from Wasco indicated 6 inches of storm total snow had fallen at 2100 PST on Jan 13th.
High Wind High Wind
The North Pole Ridge RAWs measured a 60 mph gust at 0348 PST on Jan 9th. The mesonet station DVI10649 The Dalles measured a 60 mph gust at 0045 PST on Jan 10th.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
The mesonet station FW0649 Dufur recorded temperatures at or below 32 degrees for approximately 14 hours ending 1001 PDT. The Oregon DOT station ODT41 at Wasco recorded temperatures at or below 32 degrees for approximately 12 hours ending 0916 PDT. The mesonet station FW9671 Maup…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Calculated heat risk values at the Moro, OR GHCN site recorded temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria on July 15th.
High Wind High Wind
A wake-low to the west of a decaying thunderstorm over eastern north central Oregon resulted in several stations between 2000 to 2210 PDT recording wind gusts over 58 mph, with the highest being recorded at MP21 along US197 in Wasco county at 69 mph. Other stations in central Was…
High Wind High Wind
The Mesonet ODT34 measured a gust of 64 mph at 1221 on December 27th and the Mesonet station PAFO3 measured a gust of 63 mph at 1648 on December 27th.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The Mesonet station ODT43 measured wind chill values at or below -20 degrees from 152AM to 552AM December 22nd and the Mesonet station NPFO3 measured wind chill values at or below -20 degrees from 548AM to 748PM December 22nd.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
A trained spotter 5 miles west northwest of Chenoweth, OR measured 0.25 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain at 1300 PST on Dec. 24th. A trained spotter 1 mile west northwest of Grass Valley, OR measured 0.25 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain at 1520 PST on D…
High Wind High Wind
The Mesonet station ODT43 measured a gust of 67mph at 1421PDT November 4th and Mesonet station PAOF3 measured a gust of 58mph at 1648PDT November 4th.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
The mesonet station GW2282 Wasco recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 0200 PST and 0800 PST. The mesonet station FW9671 Maupin recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 0200 PST and 0800 PST.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Calculated heat risk values at the Moro GHCN site recorded consecutive days between Aug. 17th and 18th of temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Calculated heat risk values at the Moro GHCN site recorded several days between July 25th through Aug. 1st of temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Calculated heat risk values at the Moro GHCN site recorded several days between July 25th through Aug. 1st of temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet station FW6922 Hood River 7 miles northeast of Dufur, OR measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 1245 PDT. The RAWS station North Pole Ridge 11 miles east of Shaniko, OR measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 1148 PDT.
High Wind High Wind
The RAWS site PAF03 Patjens 8 miles WSW of Grass Valley, OR measured a 64 mph wind gust at 0948 PST on Jan. 7th. The RAWS site WSB03 Wasco Butte measured a 61 mph wind gust at 0914 PST on Jan. 7th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A social media report indicated 4 inches of new snow had fallen 1 mile SSE of Grass Valley, OR at 1938 PST on Jan. 5th. A social media report indicated 4 inches of new snow had fallen in Moro, OR at 0446 PST on Jan. 6th.
High Wind High Wind
The Oregon DOT station ODT43 5 miles WSW of Shaniko, OR measured a 69 mph wind gust at 0515 PST on Jan. 3rd. The North Pole Ridge RAWS station measured a 68 mph wing gust at 0248 PST on Jan. 3rd.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A social media report from Moro, OR showed 6 inches of new snow was measured over a 24 hour period. A social media report from Dufur estimated that 4.5 inches of new snow had fallen over a 24 hour period.
High Wind High Wind
The ODOT mesonet station OD156 7.6 miles S of Dufur, OR measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph at 1255 PST. The mesonet station AS463 2 miles SSW of Grass Valley, OR measured a wind gust of 71 mph at 1345 PST. Several other stations across the zone also measured wind gusts 58 mph or…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Calculated heat risk values at a GHCN in Moro, OR recorded several consecutive days between June 26th and June 29th of temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria. Many locations, including those of RAWS and NWS sites recorded multiple days of highs at or ov…
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station 11 miles E of Shaniko, OR measured a non-tstm wind gust of 81 mph at 8:48pm PDT on March 28th. A mesonet station 8 miles WSW of Grass Valley, OR measured a non-tstm wind gust of 69 mph at 3:48pm PDT on March 28th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Four inches of snow 9 ENE of Gateway and 4 inches of snow in Shaniko.
High Wind High Wind
A non-tstm wind gust of 63 mph was measured 1 mile SSE of Moro, OR at 2:15AM PST on Jan. 13th. A non-tstm wind gust of 63 mph was measured 2 miles NW of Wasco, OR at 2:27AM PST.
High Wind High Wind
Winds gusted to 58 mph 9 E Dufur from remnant outflow.
Heat Heat
Temperatures peaked on 7/31 at Moro COOP Observer with high temperature of 102 degrees.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow resulted in widespread 4 inch snow accumulations of 4 inches across Wascom County.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Whiskey fire consumed roughly 1,000 acres of grass and scrub brush on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in southern Wasco county Oregon. Containment lines were holding as of June 23rd. No further information available after that date.
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
High Wind High Wind
Measured peak gust of 60 mph occurred 5 miles WSW of Shaniko in Wasco county.
Wildfire Wildfire
Inciweb.
High Wind High Wind
Measured wind gust of 61 mph at the Patjens RAWS site 8 miles WSW of Grass Valley in Sherman county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured snow fall of 7 inches at Dufur, in Wasco county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured storm total snow fall of 10 inches at Maupin, Wasco county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated total snow fall of 7 inches in Wamic, Wasco county. Elevation 1800 feet.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured heavy snow accumulation of 6 inches, 2 miles south-southwest of Grass Valley in Sherman county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured heavy snow of 5 inches 9 miles west-southwest of Dufur in Wasco county. Also 4 inches of snow in southern Wasco county, 8 miles northeast of Warm Springs.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |