Waterspout, Clallam
- When
- February 21, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Clallam County, Neah Bay
- Coordinates
- 48.110, -123.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A brief waterspout was reported by the coast guard off Neah Bay.
Waterspout in Washington, February 21, 1998
1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 27, 1998
- Cold in South Carolina, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1998
- Flooding in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
- Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Washington in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, February 1998
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: 5631287.