Oregon, 2003
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2003 was 405 against 441 in 2002.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2003 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 1 |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Linn | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10 Apr 2003 | Clackamas | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 Aug 2003 | Washington | Lightning | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 21 Jun 2003 | Polk | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — |
| 4 Oct 2003 | Grant | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2003
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2003 | FM-2496 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Or-Cove Road Fire-09-05-2003 | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2003 | FM-2495 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Or-Wyeth/Herman Creek Fire 09-02-2003 | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2003 | FM-2493 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Or-Booth Fire-8-19-2003 | 3 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2003 date of loss
44 NFIP claims, 30 of them paid, for $370,857.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.