Tornado History Map

Baker County, Oregon tornado history

5 tornadoes recorded in or across Baker County from 1975 to 2004, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Baker County

The Storm Prediction Center records 5 tornadoes whose paths touched Baker County, Oregon between 1975 and 2004. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an F0 on 30 April 1997. The most recent was on 23 June 2004.

  • 5tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 16per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Baker County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF05100%
F1 / EF100%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Baker County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1990s.1970s11990s32000s1

The 2000s only run to 2004, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1990s3
2000s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May2Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May2
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Baker County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Oregon tornado30 April 1997, F0, 1 mile long
  • Most recent: Oregon tornado23 June 2004, F0, 0.1 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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