# Tornadoes in Oregon since 1950: 135, #40 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Oregon has 135 tornadoes (0.2% of the US), #40 by count and #41 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/tornadoes/oregon

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# Tornadoes in Oregon since 1950

Oregon has recorded **135 tornadoes since 1950**: 0.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#40 by count** and **#41 per person** (3.16 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Oregon has recorded 135 tornadoes since 1950, 0.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #40 of 51 by count and #41 per person (3.16 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Oregon’s busiest year was 1997, with 14 tornadoes; it averages 1.8 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#41

national rank (per capita)

135

tornadoes

3.16

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Oregon: 135 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/oregon.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Oregon tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s4

1960s12

1970s9

1980s9

1990s36

2000s29

2010s21

2020s15

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 103 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 24  |
| F2/EF2  | 4   |
| F3/EF3  | 1   |
| F4/EF4  | 0   |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 3   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1997 (14).

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