Polk County weather alerts

There are no active weather alerts for Polk County, OR right now.

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 51 alerts that included Polk County, roughly 5 a year. The most common is the flood advisory (31 from 2016 to 2025). No tornado warnings were recorded here in that period. 3 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.

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No warnings, watches or advisories include Polk County at the moment. This page updates automatically when the National Weather Service issues one. Check neighboring Linn County, Marion County, Benton County, Yamhill County.

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Polk County alert history

Alert events that included Polk County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.

Alert type	2016–2025	Last issued
Flood Advisory	31	December 19, 2025
Flood Warning	17	December 19, 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	2	August 10, 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1	March 26, 2025

Tornado history in Polk County

3 tornadoes have been recorded in Polk County since 1950. That ranks 18 of 36 counties in Oregon. The most recent was on June 21, 2003 (rated F1).

Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Strongest tornadoes in Polk County

Date	Rating	County	Path length	Width
June 21, 2003	F1	Polk County	0.3 mi	30 yd
September 15, 1997	F0	Polk County	0.5 mi	10 yd
September 15, 1997	F0	Polk County	0.2 mi	10 yd

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	County	Path length	Width
June 21, 2003	F1	Polk County	0.3 mi	30 yd
September 15, 1997	F0	Polk County	0.5 mi	10 yd
September 15, 1997	F0	Polk County	0.2 mi	10 yd

Oregon tornado history and map →

About Polk County

Population: 90,549 (2024 estimate)
State: Oregon
NOAA Weather Radio SAME code: 041053 (how to use it)