National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Powerful Storms to Impact the Western U.S. and Northern Plains

A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will bring excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and very strong winds to southwest Oregon and northwest California through Thursday. A High Risk (level 4 of 4) of Excessive Rainfall has been issued. A storm system over the northern Plains will produce locally heavy snow in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Read More >

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann.
1950 0 1 1 5 12 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 23
1951 0 2 0 11 11 11 4 2 1 1 0 0 43
1952 0 0 0 7 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 22
1953 0 4 7 9 8 13 4 2 0 0 5 2 54
1954 0 0 7 13 19 4 4 2 3 1 0 0 53
1955 1 1 0 15 32 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 77
1956 0 2 1 20 6 9 7 2 0 1 1 0 49
1957 4 0 0 40 45 5 4 3 5 1 0 0 107
1958 0 2 0 4 4 8 6 2 4 0 12 0 42
1959 0 2 16 3 35 1 3 5 2 2 1 0 70
1960 1 3 5 19 61 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 98
1961 0 4 10 14 42 7 3 0 1 1 0 0 82
1962 0 0 0 4 33 21 6 3 0 0 0 0 67
1963 0 0 3 1 11 4 4 1 2 1 3 0 30
1964 0 0 0 17 22 3 4 4 1 0 2 0 53
1965 0 0 3 21 32 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 74
1966 0 1 0 8 11 13 1 0 2 0 0 0 36
1967 4 0 0 12 4 23 4 0 2 0 0 0 49
1968 0 0 0 16 26 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 55
1969 0 0 0 10 5 13 1 0 1 1 0 0 31
1970 0 0 0 13 5 17 2 1 9 8 0 0 55
1971 0 2 2 8 13 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 39
1972 0 0 0 11 5 6 3 1 0 2 0 2 30
1973 1 0 7 9 19 24 1 1 3 3 8 0 76
1974 0 1 2 3 9 24 0 3 0 1 2 0 45
1975 1 6 1 1 7 9 1 0 0 0 4 4 34
1976 0 3 6 7 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 28
1977 0 1 11 4 31 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 54
1978 0 0 0 14 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21
1979 0 0 5 17 7 3 2 13 1 2 1 0 51
1980 0 0 3 7 9 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 25
1981 0 0 1 11 44 7 5 2 2 3 1 0 76
1982 0 0 11 11 56 11 1 3 2 0 2 4 101
1983 0 0 4 12 40 23 2 1 0 2 8 0 92
1984 0 0 6 23 9 3 0 0 2 6 1 0 50
1985 0 2 5 10 6 5 1 0 3 0 4 0 36
1986 0 0 2 4 25 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 47
1987 0 3 9 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 23
1988 0 0 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 5 0 17
1989 0 0 2 1 7 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 20
1990 0 0 10 3 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
1991 0 0 17 24 20 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 73
1992 0 0 2 9 25 9 2 0 16 1 0 0 64
1993 0 0 6 17 20 13 0 0 5 2 1 0 64
1994 0 0 1 15 11 2 6 2 0 3 0 0 40
1995 0 0 2 22 17 28 6 0 0 4 0 0 79
1996 0 0 1 18 9 7 0 6 7 0 1 0 49
1997 0 1 1 1 41 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 55
1998 0 0 1 1 22 22 2 1 3 27 4 0 83
1999 0 1 6 19 90 14 0 1 2 4 5 3 145
2000 0 2 15 6 11 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 44
2001 0 0 0 10 25 1 0 0 6 19 0 0 61
2002 0 0 0 7 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18
2003 0 0 4 15 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
2004 0 0 12 13 26 4 0 0 0 1 6 0 62
2005 0 0 8 7 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 27
2006 0 0 7 8 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 27
2007 0 0 6 3 29 5 1 5 0 1 0 0 50
2008 4 0 13 9 42 5 0 0 2 0 1 1 77
2009 0 6 1 17 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 34
2010 0 0 2 1 91 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 103
2011 0 1 0 50 46 7 0 1 3 0 11 0 119
2012 0 0 5 54 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 63
2013 2 0 2 12 63 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 82
2014 0 0 0 4 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 16
2015 0 0 7 5 83 1 3 0 0 0 9 3 111
2016 0 0 5 28 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 58
2017 0 0 3 10 57 2 0 4 0 9 0 0 85
2018 0 0 0 0 23 2 0 2 0 12 4 0 43
2019 0 0 0 22 105 11 0 3 0 6 0 2 149
2020 3 0 2 15 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 39
2021 4 0 3 5 11 1 1 0 0 34 4 0 63
2022 0 0 6 7 28 0 1 0 0 2 6 8 58
2023 5 13 2 18 15 18 1 0 0 2 0 0 74
Total 30 64 285 870 1776 539 121 97 124 195 119 38 4258
Avg. 0.4 0.9 3.9 11.8 24.0 7.3 1.6 1.3 1.7 2.6 1.6 0.5 57.5
Most 5 13 17 56 105 28 7 13 16 34 16 8 149
When 2023 2023 1991 2024 2019 1995 1956 1979 1992 2021 2024 2022 2019
Least 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
When Many Years Many Years Many Years 1987
1988
2018
2005 Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years 2014
Preliminary Numbers for 2024
2024 0 0 2 56 52 0 1 0 1 2 16 - 130
 
Highest Annual Total of Tornadoes by Year Lowest Annual Total of Tornadoes by Year
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2019 149 6 1957 107 1 2014 16 6 1952 22
2 1999 145 7 2010 103 2 1988 17 7 (tie) 1987 23
3 2024 130 8 1982 101 3 2002 18   1950 23
4 2011 119 9 1960 98 4 1989 20 9 1980 25
5 2015 111 10 1983 92 5 1978 21 10 (tie) 2005/2006 27
 
Highest Total of Tornadoes by Month or Season and Year
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2023 5 1 2023 13 1 1991 17 1 2024 56
2 (tie) 2008 4 2 (tie) 2009 6 2 1959 16 2 2012 54
  1967 4   1975 6 3 2000 15 3 2011 51
  1957 4 4 (tie) 1961 4 4 2008 13 4 1957 40
5 2020 3   1953 4 5 2004 12 5 2016 27
May. Jun. Jul. Aug.
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2019 105 1 1995 28 1 1956 7 1 1979 13
2 2010 91 2 (tie) 1974 24 2 (tie) 1995 6 2 1996 6
3 1999 90   1973 24   1994 6 3 (tie) 2007 5
4 2015 83 4 (tie) 1983 23   1962 6   1965 5
5 2013 63   1967 23   1958 6   1959 5
Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 1992 16 1 2021 34 1 2024 16 1 2022 8
2 1970 9 2 1998 27 2 1958 12 2 (tie) 1982 4
3 (tie) 1996 7 3 2001 19 3 2011 11   1975 4
  1986 7 4 2018 12 4 2015 9   1971 4
5 2001 6 5 2017 9 5 (tie) 1973/1983 8 5 (tie) 2015* 3
Winter (Dec.-Jan.-Feb.) Spring (Mar.-Apr.-May) Summer (Jun.-Jul.-Aug.) Autumn (Sep.-Oct.-Nov.)
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2022-23 26 1 2019 127 1 1995 34 1 2021 38
2 (tie) 2008-09 7 2 1999 115 2 1962 30 2 1998 34
  1975-76 7 3 2024 110 3 1955 28 3 2001 25
  1974-75 7 4 2011 96 4 (tie) 1974 27 4 2024 18
5 (tie) 2019-20* 5 5 2015 95   1967 27 5 (tie) 1970/1992 17