Sherman County, Oregon
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2024, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
8
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
19
All events
0
Deaths
$50K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet stations along I-84 recorded wind gusts as high as 79 mph in Sherman County.
Hail Hail
Facebook report of hail slightly bigger than a quarter at Grass Valley.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Patjens RAWS measured gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by RAWS station.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust to 59 mph at North Pole Ridge RAWS.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust to 63 mph at spotter's residence.
Hail Hail
Hail ranged from dime to nickel size and thinly coated the ground along Highway 206.
Hail Hail
Nickel sized hail reported.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1 inch diameter completely covered the ground.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Funnel cloud was 1/3 of the distance from cloud to ground and lasted for 45 seconds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tractor trailer rig was blown over. A tree fell through a house.
A motorcycle rider was bruised by the wind blown hail.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain led to some flash flooding in the city of Rufus. City hall, emergency services, three residential basements experienced some flooding. In addition, some road damage was also reported.
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
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