Storms in Washington in 1996
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 1996, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Washington in 1996 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 139
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $70 million
- Episodes
- 93
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 63 | 5 | 31 | $30 million |
| High Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 1 | 0 | $7.5 million |
| Flood | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 8 | 2 | 1 | $102,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | $32 million |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $440,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 16 to 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 24, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 28, 1996
- Cold in Washington, January 28, 1996
- Cold in Washington, January 30, 1996
February 1996
- Cold in Washington, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, February 3, 1996
- Flood in Washington, February 7, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 22, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, February 28, 1996
March 1996
April 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 16, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 16, 1996
- Hail in Washington, April 20, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, April 23, 1996
- Flash Flood in Washington, April 23, 1996
- Flash Flood in Washington, April 23, 1996
May 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, May 13, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, May 14, 1996
- Avalanche in Washington, May 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, May 19, 1996
- Hail in Washington, May 19, 1996
- Hail in Washington, May 19, 1996
- Flood in Washington, May 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, May 29, 1996
June 1996
- Tornado in Washington, June 23, 1996
- Hail in Washington, June 24, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, June 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in Washington, June 27, 1996
July 1996
- Hail in Washington, July 3, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, July 3, 1996
- Hail in Washington, July 30, 1996
September 1996
October 1996
- High Wind in Washington, October 14, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, October 15, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, October 15, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, October 17, 1996
- Winter Weather in Washington, October 17, 1996
- Winter Weather in Washington, October 19, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, October 23, 1996
November 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, November 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 16 to 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 27, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, November 27, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, November 30, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, November 30, 1996
December 1996
- High Wind in Washington, December 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 4, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, December 4, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 4, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 4 to 5, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 23, 1996
- Avalanche in Washington, December 25, 1996
- Flooding in Washington, December 26 to 31, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Washington, December 27 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Washington, December 29, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 29 to 30, 1996
- Flood in Washington, December 29 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 29 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, December 29 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 30, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, December 30 to 31, 1996
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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.