Marion County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Marion County, Oregon between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Dec 14, 2010).

11tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
5 milongest path · 2010
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F11
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 14, 2010EF25 mi150 yd20
Mar 8, 1960F11 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1997F01.5 mi50 yd00
Dec 16, 2006F01.5 mi50 yd00
Sep 17, 1997F01 mi50 yd00
Oct 12, 2017EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Sep 17, 1997F00.5 mi10 yd00
Nov 12, 1991F00.1 mi20 yd00
Oct 3, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Oct 29, 2018EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 24, 2022EF0—17 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 24, 2022EF0—17 yd00
Oct 29, 2018EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 12, 2017EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Dec 14, 2010EF25 mi150 yd20
Dec 16, 2006F01.5 mi50 yd00
Oct 3, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Sep 17, 1997F01 mi50 yd00
Sep 17, 1997F00.5 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1997F01.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 12, 1991F00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 8, 1960F11 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Clackamas County, OR8Linn County, OR5Polk County, OR3Yamhill County, OR4Multnomah County, OR6Benton County, OR2Washington County, OR7Clark County, WA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marion County, Oregon had?

11 tornadoes touched Marion County, Oregon between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Marion County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Dec 14, 2010, with a 5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Marion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (4 of 11). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).