Storms in District of Columbia in 2016
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in District of Columbia in 2016, 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.
District of Columbia in 2016 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
- 47
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2016
- Winter Weather in District of Columbia, January 20, 2016
- Blizzard in District of Columbia, January 23, 2016
February 2016
- Coastal Flood in District of Columbia, February 9, 2016
- Winter Weather in District of Columbia, February 14 to 16, 2016
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, February 24, 2016
- Flood in District of Columbia, February 24, 2016
- Coastal Flood in District of Columbia, February 24, 2016
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016
July 2016
- Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, July 18, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in District of Columbia, July 19 to 20, 2016
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat in District of Columbia, July 25, 2016
August 2016
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 11, 2016
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 12, 2016
- Excessive Heat in District of Columbia, August 13, 2016
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 16, 2016
- Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, August 17, 2016
October 2016
November 2016
- Frost and Freeze in District of Columbia, November 8, 2016
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, November 30, 2016
December 2016
More
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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.