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Washington storm history

Storm events recorded in Washington, Oregon between 1950 and 2025.

77
Total events
6
Tornadoes
8
Hail
26
Floods
2
Deaths
$5.7M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

December 4, 2023 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood1 death
A male age 53, drowned in Bronson Creek, SE of Hillsboro.
December 3, 2007 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood1 death, $2.3M damage
The Tualatin River near Dilley flooded, causing flood damage to homes in the area and leaving some roads impassable. Old Hwy. 47 and Hwy. 47 were closed temporarily due to combined flooding of a couple creeks with the Tualatin River. Near the area, a 54 year old male drown in Hed…
December 7, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood$2.3M damage
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Tualatin River near Dilly, and of many small creeks between Beaverton and Gaston. Around 50 homes sustained flood damage and many roads were closed including Highway 217 in Beaverton (during the evening commute).
November 20, 2024 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Oregon Department of Transportation reported in a KG8 media web article that heavy rain was the likely reason for the sinking and cracking of State Route 6 near the Gales Creek Campground Turnout. The westbound lane was closed November 20th and 21st.
January 28, 2024 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Tualatin River at Farmington.
May 8, 2023 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rains around 1 inch in a half hour to an hour resulted in Ash Creek in southwest Portland to over flow. Around 14 homes had varying amounts of flooding.
March 7, 2023 · Washington, Oregon
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Picture showing what appears to be a narrow funnel cloud near Bald Peak Road in Washington County.
March 7, 2023 · Washington, Oregon
Hail Hail
Hail size of 0.75 inch was estimated from picture posted on social media.
April 30, 2022 · Washington, Oregon
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A video on social media showed what appeared to be a thunderstorm gust or gustnado, which caused minor damage to baseball stands.
January 14, 2021 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
The Tualatin River near Farmington (FRMO3) rose above flood stage around 1400PST, crested at 32.6 feet, the fell below flood stage at 1015PST on the 16th. Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
January 13, 2021 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Fanno Creek flooding SW North Dakota St. in Tigard.
January 12, 2021 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Road closure at SW 149th Ave. and SW Division St. near South Johnson Creek in Beaverton.
January 12, 2021 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
The Tualatin River at Dilley (DLLO3) rose above flood stage at 2330PST on the 12th, crested at 18.09 feet, then fell below flood stage at 0330PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 17.5 feet.
February 12, 2019 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Washington county reported about 40 county roads were covered by water.
October 29, 2018 · Washington, Oregon
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Multiple greenhouse structures were damaged at a farm on Thatcher Road. Witness accounts also confirmed a tornado. The tornado was likely on the ground for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
June 21, 2018 · Washington, Oregon
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck three trees, causing two to explode. The third caught fire, then the top came crashing to the ground, landing on and damaging a deck attached to a house.
June 20, 2018 · Washington, Oregon
Hail Hail
Public reported on twitter hail. The picture included a photo next to a ruler showing hail close to 1 inch in diameter.
May 4, 2017 · Washington, Oregon
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Winds brought down power lines along Highway 47 between Tophill and Johnson Road.
February 10, 2017 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River near Farmington to flood. The river crested at 33.24 feet, which is 1.24 feet above flood stage.
February 9, 2017 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River near Dilley to flood. The river crested at 17.77 feet, which is 0.27 feet above flood stage.
February 5, 2017 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Portland Bureau of Transportation reported a landslide closed 1 lane on highway 26 near the Oregon Zoo, and another landslide near Skyline Blvd.
November 25, 2016 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Tualatin River at Dilley. The Tualatin River reached flood stage at 730 AM on November 25th, and crested at 17.7 feet at 1215 PM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 640 PM on November 25.
July 10, 2016 · Washington, Oregon
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was reported by the public near North Plains, OR.
March 1, 2016 · Washington, Oregon
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight line winds from a thunderstorm blew off a roof from an outbuilding at Ananda Laurelwood Retreat near Gaston.
December 18, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
The Tualatin River flooded near Farmington and Dilley.
December 9, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Tualatin River near Dilley. High water flooded local businesses and residences.
October 31, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rain combined with clogged drains resulted in small stream and urban flooding. There were 16 instances where water or agricultural debris needed to be cleared from roadways. At least two residential basements were flooded in Beaverton. A large basement of an office building…
September 17, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
The NWS received several reports of a funnel cloud near Hillsboro in the afternoon, including one report from a county official.
May 21, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rain from thunderstorms was reported in Hillsboro, Banks, Forest Grove, Gaston, Cornelius, and Aloha. A member of the public reported on Facebook that 0.84 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes near Banks. There were several reports of ponding on highway 6 and highway 8 that re…
May 18, 2015 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A Tualtain news reporter witnessed sudden heavy rain cause standing water on roadways shortly before a member of the public reported flooding on the roads between Sherwood and Tualatin. The water on the roads was reported to be as high as a car's wheel well. The Washington County…
June 25, 2014 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rain from convective showers resulted in significant flooding near Beaverton. Flooding was reported of four homes, four apartments, several garages, the Winterhawks Skating Center, and a community pool. The city Public Works Director reported 2.3 inches of rain per hour, a …
September 15, 2013 · Washington, Oregon
Lightning Lightning
A tree hit by lightning fell and damaged two homes in Aloha.
June 13, 2013 · Washington, Oregon
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was observed near the Hillsboro airport. The funnel cloud lasted for approximately 5 minutes.
March 30, 2012 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River at Dilley to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Tualatin River crested at 17.6 feet on March 30th at 2 pm PST, 0.1 feet above flood stage.
June 5, 2011 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in Beaverton in a short period of time. A spotter reported over one-half inch of rain in 30 minutes. The Washington County Sheriff Office reported Urban Flooding on several streets as well as Highway 217, which was shut down for a short time…
June 6, 2010 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
An observer reported 1.68 inches of precipitation over the area during a 12 hour period.
June 6, 2010 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
The equipment at the Hillsboro airport reported 1.32 inches of precipitation during a 12 hour period.
November 7, 2009 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
A spotter reported hearing on police scanners of various road closures in portions of Hillsboro, including downtown, due to standing water.
November 7, 2009 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Minor road flooding was reported along Science Park Drive near the Hope Depot, with about 4 feet of water covering the road for about 1/10 of a mile. The road had been blocked off to traffic.
June 4, 2009 · Washington, Oregon
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Outside of Chapters Books and Coffee in Newberg, a tree with estimated diameter 10 to 12 inches was snapped in half. Also, numerous spotter reports just to the north and with similar conditions were reported.
January 8, 2009 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Tualatin river to rise to flood stage.
January 2, 2009 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River near Dilley to spill over its banks which caused some flooding on rural roads and farm land.
July 2, 2008 · Washington, Oregon
Lightning Lightning
Firefighters responded to a greenhouse fire, which had been struck by lightning. The greenhouse was completely destroyed, but the nearby home was saved.
April 14, 2008 · Washington, Oregon
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Reported a funnel cloud that did not touch down. Report was called in to a local media outlet.
December 1, 2007 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Storm total precipitation was 7.65 inches.
December 1, 2007 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Storm total precipitation was 6.37 inches.
December 1, 2007 · Washington, Oregon
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Storm total precipitation was 4.48 inches.
July 12, 2007 · Washington, Oregon
Hail Hail
July 12, 2007 · Washington, Oregon
Hail Hail
Hail was reported in Beaverton near Cooper Mountain.
December 15, 2006 · Washington, Oregon
Flood Flood
The Tualatin River at Dilley crested at 17.6 feet on the 15th; flood stage for this river is 17.5 feet.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
202420
202340
202210
202140
201910
201831
201740
201630
201570
201410
201320
201210
201110
201020
200950
200820
200760
200660
200510
200431
200380
200110
199910
199810
199310
199121
196811
196611
196310
195411