Storms in Washington in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 2002, 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 2002 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
- 226
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $105 million
- Episodes
- 106
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 | 94 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 64 | 0 | 4 | $38 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | $65 million |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $202,000 |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 7 | 0 | 1 | $193,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 | $790,000 |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Flooding in Washington, January 7 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, January 12, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18 to 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18 to 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 19 to 22, 2002
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 19 to 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 19 to 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 19 to 20, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, January 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 24 to 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 24 to 27, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 27 to 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 31, 2002
February 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, February 7, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, February 7, 2002
- Winter Storm in Washington, February 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, February 21 to 22, 2002
- Flood in Washington, February 22, 2002
- Avalanche in Washington, February 22, 2002
March 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 7 to 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 10 to 11, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, March 11, 2002
- Flood in Washington, March 11 to 12, 2002
- Storm Surge in Washington, March 12, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 15 to 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 15 to 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 18, 2002
- Avalanche in Washington, March 18, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, March 19 to 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 19 to 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 19 to 20, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, March 20 to 21, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, March 26 to 27, 2002
April 2002
- High Wind in Washington, April 13 to 14, 2002
- Flood in Washington, April 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, April 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, April 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, April 14, 2002
- Flood in Washington, April 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, April 22, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, April 22, 2002
May 2002
- High Wind in Washington, May 2, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Washington, May 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, May 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, May 7 to 8, 2002
- Blizzard in Washington, May 29, 2002
June 2002
- Lightning Strike in Washington, June 7, 2002
- Dust Storm in Washington, June 7, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, June 9, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Washington, June 10, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, June 18, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Washington, June 26, 2002
- Wildfire in Washington, June 26 to 27, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, June 27, 2002
July 2002
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Washington, July 7, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Washington, July 7, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Washington, July 7, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 7, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 8, 2002
- Heat in Washington, July 10 to 14, 2002
- Wildfire in Washington, July 13, 2002
August 2002
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 5, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, August 16, 2002
- Wildfire in Washington, August 16 to 20, 2002
September 2002
October 2002
November 2002
- Extreme Cold in Washington, November 1 to 4, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 8, 2002
- Storm Surge in Washington, November 8, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, November 12, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, November 15 to 16, 2002
- Dust Storm in Washington, November 16, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 18, 2002
December 2002
- Dense Fog in Washington, December 1, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 12 to 13, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 13 to 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 14, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 15 to 16, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 15, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 15 to 16, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 19, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 24 to 25, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 27, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 26 to 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 27, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 27, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27 to 28, 2002
- Avalanche in Washington, December 29, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 31, 2002
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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.