Yamhill County, Oregon
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1971 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
3
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
6
Floods since 1996
33
All events
0
Deaths
$12.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Yamhill County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 3 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.
Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the South Yamhill River at McMinnville to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The South Yamhill River crested at 54 feet on January 19th at 3 pm PST, 4 feet above flood stage.
The South Yamhill River flooded near McMinnville, where flood damage was mainly limited to parks. Damage was done to several bridges and roads throughout the county. The town of Willamina had minor flood damage, and 120 homes along with businesses and churches were damaged in She…
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A Utility partner shared webcam imagery of a funnel cloud that appeared to last for around ten minutes with a thunderstorm that moved east-northeastward between McMinnville, OR and Unionvale, OR. Based on the webcam imagery alone, there are no clear signs of debris being lofted o…
Dust Devil Dust Devil
Swirling winds moved over a business and produced damage to a sky light on the business rooftop and a ventilation system on the rooftop. The location was estimated.
Flood Flood
Road closure due to high water on OR-153.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the South Yamhill River near McMinnville to flood. The river crested at 50.15 feet, which is 0.15 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the South Yamhill River at McMinnville. The South Yamhill River reached flood stage at 1253 AM on November 26th, and crested at 51.8 feet at 700 AM on November 26th. The river dropped below flood stage at 655 PM on November 27.
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The Oregon State route 22 was closed due to erosion (sinkhole) from heavy rain. Oregon state route 153 was closed due to high water on the roads between mile markers 1 and 6.
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Heavy rain resulted in urban flooding in McMinnville with standing water reported in town. High water closed several roads in the area including Highway 99.
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A funnel Cloud was observed near the Evergreen Vineyards in McMinnville.
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A member of the public noticed a cold core funnel in Newberg Oregon in the afternoon, that showed rotation for a few minutes.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado touched down near the intersection of 14th St. and NE Kirby St. in McMinnville Oregon. Several 8-10 inch diameter trees were snapped at this location. The tornado continued Southeast for one block through a residential neighborhood with some tree damage noted. The torna…
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A funnel cloud was reportedly spotted over the Riverbend Landfill near McMinneville, but stayed aloft and never touched down. Small hail was reported to accompany this storm. NWS WSR-88D Doppler radar indicated many convective showers around the area.
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Storm total precipitation was 9.51 inches at the Rye Mountain RAWS.
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Storm total precipitation was 3.50 inches.
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A total accumulation of 1.52 inches was reported.
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Recorded a 5-day total of 10.4 inches at Haskins Dam.
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Recorded a 5-day total of 5.6 inches.
Flood Flood
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A series of unseasonably strong Pacific frontal systems dumped heavy rain over the Pacific NW from August 21-26. Heaviest amounts were over the Northern Oregon Cascade Mountains, where 10 to 12 inches of rain fell. Heavy showers and thunderstorms dumped one inch of rain in 20 min…
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An unseasonably wet weather system brought heavy rain to Northwest Oregon. Storm totals from the Coast Range were in the 2 to 4 inch range, while along the coast totals were in the 1 to 3 inch range. In the Cascades, storm totals ranged from 0.75 inches to 2 inches. In the wester…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
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