Storms in Washington in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 1997, 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 1997 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
- 204
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 85
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 63 | 9 | 5 | $270,000 |
| Flood | 28 | 1 | 0 | $21 million |
| Hail | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | 4 | $121,000 |
| Tornado | 14 | 4 | 4 | $2.3 million |
| Debris Flow | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 3 | $1.9 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Avalanche | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $502,000 |
| High Surf | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Flooding in Washington, January 9 to 1, 1997
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 17 to 16, 1997
- Flood in Washington, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Washington, January 1 to 9, 1997
- Debris Flows in Washington, January 1 to 31, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 1, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 1, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 1, 1997
- Flooding in Washington, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flooding in Washington, January 2, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, January 2, 1997
- Avalanche in Washington, January 11, 1997
- Debris Flow in Washington, January 15, 1997
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 17 to 18, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 18, 1997
- Debris Flow in Washington, January 19, 1997
- Debris Flow in Washington, January 21, 1997
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 27 to 28, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 1997
- Flood in Washington, January 31, 1997
February 1997
- High Surf in Washington, February 12, 1997
- Flood in Washington, February 17 to 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, February 19, 1997
March 1997
- Avalanche and High Wind in Washington, March 1 to 30, 1997
- Avalanche in Washington, March 8, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 15 to 19, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 15 to 19, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 15, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, March 17 to 18, 1997
- Flooding in Washington, March 20, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, March 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, March 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, March 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, March 30, 1997
April 1997
- High Wind in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 10, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, April 20, 1997
- Flood in Washington, April 20 to 21, 1997
May 1997
- Flood in Washington, May 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Washington, May 21 to 24, 1997
- Flood in Washington, May 31, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, May 31, 1997
- Tornado in Washington, May 31, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Washington, May 31, 1997
- Tornado in Washington, May 31, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, May 31, 1997
June 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, June 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Washington, June 11 to 30, 1997
- Flood in Washington, June 12 to 20, 1997
- Hail in Washington, June 17, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, June 21, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, June 21, 1997
July 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 5, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 5, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, July 5 to 21, 1997
- Flood in Washington, July 9, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, July 30, 1997
August 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Washington, August 6, 1997
- Tornado and Wildfire in Washington, August 6 to 26, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, August 24, 1997
- Tornado in Washington, August 24, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, August 26, 1997
- Tornado and High Wind in Washington, August 26, 1997
- Wildfire in Washington, August 26 to 27, 1997
- Tornado in Washington, August 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Washington, August 26, 1997
September 1997
- Hail in Washington, September 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, September 10, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, September 12, 1997
- Tornado in Washington, September 15, 1997
October 1997
- High Wind in Washington, October 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, October 4, 1997
- Waterspout in Washington, October 7, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, October 9, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, October 29 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Washington, October 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, October 30 to 31, 1997
December 1997
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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.