Storms in Washington in 2003
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 2003, 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 2003 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
- 270
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 37
- Damage
- $41 million
- Episodes
- 128
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 | 66 | 2 | 3 | $22 million |
| Heavy Snow | 58 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Flood | 50 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Heavy Rain | 25 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 11 | $50,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $19,000 |
| Wildfire | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 7 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Dust Storm | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 1 | $2,000 |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 1 to 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 1, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, January 1 to 2, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Storm Surge in Washington, January 2 to 3, 2003
- Storm Surge and High Surf in Washington, January 2, 2003
- Storm Surge in Washington, January 2, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, January 2 to 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 21 to 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 22, 2003
- Flood in Washington, January 26, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Washington, January 29 to 31, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, January 31, 2003
- Flood in Washington, January 31, 2003
- Flood in Washington, January 31, 2003
- Flood in Washington, January 31, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, January 31, 2003
- Flood in Washington, January 31, 2003
February 2003
- Flooding in Washington, February 1, 2003
- Flood in Washington, February 1 to 2, 2003
- Flood in Washington, February 1, 2003
- Flood in Washington, February 1, 2003
- Flood in Washington, February 1, 2003
- Flood in Washington, February 1 to 2, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, February 1, 2003
- Flood in Washington, February 2 to 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 16 to 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 19 to 21, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Washington, February 23, 2003
- Dust Devil in Washington, February 27, 2003
March 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 4 to 7, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, March 5, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, March 5, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, March 5, 2003
- Dust Storm in Washington, March 5, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 6 to 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 6 to 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 8 to 9, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, March 12 to 13, 2003
- Flood in Washington, March 16 to 17, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 20 to 22, 2003
- Strong Wind in Washington, March 22, 2003
April 2003
- Damaging Winds in Washington, April 3, 2003
- Hail in Washington, April 13, 2003
- Hail in Washington, April 16, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 16, 2003
- Hail in Washington, April 29, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, April 29, 2003
- Hail in Washington, April 30, 2003
May 2003
- Tornado in Washington, May 11 to 12, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, May 17, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Washington, May 17, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Washington, May 24, 2003
June 2003
- Heavy Rain in Washington, June 9, 2003
- Hail in Washington, June 10, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, June 29, 2003
July 2003
August 2003
- Damaging Wind in Washington, August 5, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Washington, August 5, 2003
- Hail in Washington, August 7, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, August 25 to 31, 2003
September 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, September 1 to 30, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Washington, September 8, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, September 11 to 12, 2003
- Hail in Washington, September 16, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, September 24 to 30, 2003
October 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 14, 2003
- Tornado in Washington, October 15, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, October 16 to 18, 2003
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, October 16, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Washington, October 20, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, October 20 to 23, 2003
- Debris Flow and Flood in Washington, October 20, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, October 28, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, October 28, 2003
- Dust Storm in Washington, October 28, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, October 28, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, October 28, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, October 28, 2003
- Dust Storm in Washington, October 28, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, October 28, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, October 28, 2003
- Dust Storm in Washington, October 30, 2003
November 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 11, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 11, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 16 to 17, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 16, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 16, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Washington, November 17 to 20, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, November 17, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, November 18 to 20, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 18, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 18, 2003
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, November 18 to 19, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 19, 2003
- Dust Storm in Washington, November 19, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, November 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 20 to 21, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 23 to 24, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 24 to 25, 2003
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, November 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 28 to 29, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, November 28 to 29, 2003
December 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, December 4, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, December 4, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 4 to 5, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 4 to 5, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 12, 2003
- Avalanche in Washington, December 12, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 12 to 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 13 to 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 13, 2003
- Avalanche in Washington, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 15, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, December 15 to 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 23 to 24, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27 to 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27 to 28, 2003
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 30 to 31, 2003
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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.