Oregon High Desert Storm

The Oregon High Desert Storm are a professional indoor football team based in Redmond, Oregon, that began playing football in 2021 with home games at the First Interstate Bank Center at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. It was the first team to play in Central Oregon. They were owned by Platinum Events & Security, LLC, owners of the American West Football Conference.

History
On October 15, 2018, the American West Football Conference (AWFC) was founded by the Idaho Horsemen and added the Skyhawks, Reno Express, and Tri-Cities Fire to create the league.

The AWFC postponed the 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and then cancelled the season entirely due to the unavailability of arenas during the pandemic. The AWFC played the 2021 season, adding two teams in the Oregon High Desert Storm and Tri-City Rush, but the Skyhawks were unable to play any home games due to their home arena, the Town Toyota Center, being used for as a pandemic relief center and vaccination site. The Storm began play in 2021 at the First Interstate Bank Center at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond.

In 2023, the Storm made it to American West Bowl IV to face the Idaho Horsemen after they defeated the Skyhawks 44–40 in the semi-final. However, they lost the championship to the Horsemen 42–20. Shortly afterward, the team's website and social disappeared, leading many to believe that they have folded.

Oregon would get the indoor game back with the launching of the Oregon Blackbears of the revived Arena Football League for 2024 and beyond.