Washington, 1994

Tornadoes in Washington, April 6, 1994

April 6, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Thurston

When
April 6, 11:45 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
Where
Thurston County, Bucoda
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
46.800, -122.970

A tornado touched down near the main street of Bucoda. Several buildings sustained damage. Damage included aluminum sheds blown over or moved, rain gutters torn off buildings, and a twisted street sign. A piece of one aluminum shed was seen 80 feet above the ground caught in a tree.

Tornado, Spokane

When
April 6, 5:05 PM PST to 5:10 PM PST
Where
Spokane County, Spokane
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
47.621, -117.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado briefly touched down just west of Riverside State Park. The tornado damaged trees and power lines and ripped shingles from a house.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10356156, 10356153.