Washington

Storms in Washington in 2009

306 events in 146 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 2009, 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 2009 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

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The year

Events
306
Deaths
5
Injuries
24
Damage
$124 million
Episodes
146

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 eventEventsDeathsInjuriesDamage
Heavy Snow9300$10 million
High Wind5520$186,000
Flood3200$1.1 million
Strong Wind1912$82,000
Thunderstorm Wind1600$33,000
Hail1300$2,000
Debris Flow1200$110 million
Flash Flood1202$56,000
Wildfire1200$4,000
Heavy Rain800
Funnel Cloud600
Tornado600$230,000
Excessive Heat520
Dust Storm4018$30,000
Winter Weather302
Winter Storm300
Lightning200$2,000
Avalanche100
Freezing Fog100$2.0 million
Dust Devil100
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill100
Ice Storm100

Every episode, month by month

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November 2009

December 2009

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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.