Storms in Washington in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 2008, 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 2008 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
- 433
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- $137 million
- Episodes
- 159
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 | 186 | 0 | 15 | $8.6 million |
| High Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | $8.7 million |
| Hail | 37 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 1 | 5 | $40,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 1 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Wildfire | 27 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Strong Wind | 14 | 1 | 0 | $260,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 1 | 2 | $2,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 5 | 3 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 0 | $525,000 |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $105 million |
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2008
- Avalanche and High Wind in Washington, January 1, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, January 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4 to 5, 2008
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4 to 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, January 4, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, January 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 7 to 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 7 to 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 7 to 11, 2008
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 8 to 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 9 to 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 9 to 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 9 to 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 11, 2008
- Tornado in Washington, January 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Strong Wind in Washington, January 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 19 to 20, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, January 20, 2008
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 26 to 28, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 26 to 28, 2008
- Avalanche in Washington, January 26 to 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 26 to 28, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 27 to 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Washington, January 28 to 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 28 to 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 29 to 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2008
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2008
February 2008
- Avalanche in Washington, February 1 to 2, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 1 to 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 2 to 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Washington, February 5 to 7, 2008
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Washington, February 5 to 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 6 to 8, 2008
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in Washington, February 6 to 7, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, February 6, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, February 6 to 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 7 to 9, 2008
- Avalanche in Washington, February 7, 2008
March 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 13, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 13 to 14, 2008
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, March 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 26 to 27, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 26 to 27, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 28 to 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 28 to 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 28 to 29, 2008
April 2008
- Tornado in Washington, April 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, April 18 to 19, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Washington, April 19 to 22, 2008
- Tornado in Washington, April 25, 2008
May 2008
- Flood in Washington, May 16 to 21, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, May 17 to 23, 2008
- Heat in Washington, May 17, 2008
- Flooding in Washington, May 17 to 31, 2008
- Debris Flow in Washington, May 18, 2008
- Flood in Washington, May 21 to 22, 2008
- Hail in Washington, May 24, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Washington, May 28, 2008
- Flash Flood in Washington, May 29, 2008
June 2008
- Flood in Washington, June 1 to 5, 2008
- Strong Wind in Washington, June 6 to 9, 2008
- Winter Weather in Washington, June 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, June 10, 2008
- Winter Weather in Washington, June 10, 2008
- Hail in Washington, June 11, 2008
- Hail in Washington, June 11, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, June 15 to 16, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, June 29 to 30, 2008
- Excessive Heat in Washington, June 29 to 30, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Washington, June 29, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, June 29 to 30, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Washington, June 29 to 30, 2008
- Hail in Washington, June 30, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Washington, June 30, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Washington, June 30, 2008
- Hail in Washington, June 30, 2008
July 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 1 to 9, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 1, 2008
- Hail in Washington, July 1, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Washington, July 1, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 1 to 3, 2008
- Hail in Washington, July 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Washington, July 3, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 4 to 6, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 8 to 17, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 9 to 16, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 9 to 16, 2008
- Wildfire and High Wind in Washington, July 10 to 19, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 12 to 19, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 13 to 14, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 14 to 15, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 22 to 23, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 27 to 29, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, July 31, 2008
August 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 3, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 6, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 7 to 15, 2008
- Hail in Washington, August 8, 2008
- Flash Flood in Washington, August 8, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Washington, August 8, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 10 to 19, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 13 to 18, 2008
- Excessive Heat in Washington, August 15 to 17, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 18 to 26, 2008
- Wildfire in Washington, August 18 to 21, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Washington, August 18, 2008
- Flash Flood in Washington, August 19, 2008
- Hail in Washington, August 21, 2008
- Funnel Clouds in Washington, August 25, 2008
October 2008
November 2008
- Lightning Strike in Washington, November 4, 2008
- Flood in Washington, November 11 to 12, 2008
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Washington, November 12 to 15, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, November 12, 2008
- Flooding in Washington, November 12, 2008
December 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 12 to 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, December 12 to 14, 2008
- Blizzard in Washington, December 12 to 14, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 12 to 13, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 12 to 13, 2008
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 12 to 13, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 13 to 14, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2008
- Extreme Cold in Washington, December 15 to 16, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 17 to 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 17 to 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 17 to 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 18 to 19, 2008
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Washington, December 20 to 22, 2008
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 20 to 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 20 to 22, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, December 20 to 22, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 20 to 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 21 to 22, 2008
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 24 to 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 24 to 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 24 to 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, December 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 25, 2008
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 26 to 28, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 28, 2008
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 28, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 26 to 27, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27 to 28, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29 to 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 29, 2008
- High Wind in Washington, December 30 to 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 31, 2008
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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.