NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Portland, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
42 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Portland, Texas since 1851, 18 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harold in 2023. Since 1950, 148 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 18
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 148
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Portland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HaroldAug 22 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | NicholasSep 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | BetaSep 22 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | HannaJul 25 | 73 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 26 | 25 mi | Category 3 (125 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 16 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2011 | DonJul 30 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | FaySep 7 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1999 | BretAug 23 | 67 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | FrancesSep 11 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | CharleyAug 22 | overhead | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1993 | ArleneJun 20 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1978 | AmeliaJul 31 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | FernSep 11 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 3 | overhead | Category 3 (129 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 23 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | AbbyAug 8 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 11 | 63 mi | Category 4 (138 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | Unnamed 1960 stormJun 24 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1958 | EllaSep 6 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 27 | 20 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 51 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 27 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 25 | 16 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 28 | 58 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormSep 14 | 45 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 19 | 56 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormJun 28 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormOct 17 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormSep 14 | 68 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 26 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 10 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 32 mi | Category 4 (142 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 13 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 16 | 4 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormJul 4 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 19 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 3 | 74 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormJul 15 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 25 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Portland: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Portland
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s24
- 2000s20
- 1990s17
- 1980s10
- 1970s26
- 1960s35(2 EF3+)
- 1950s9(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 8, 1963 | F3 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 22, 1954 | F3 | in town | 20.5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Oct 24, 2002 | F2 | 9 mi | 2.5 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jun 2, 2010 | EF2 | 16 mi | 3.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1980 | F2 | 1 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1976 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 9, 1968 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 22, 1967 | F2 | 6 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1965 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1961 | F2 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1961 | F2 | 2 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 148, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Portland while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.