Storms in Washington in 2016
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington 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.
Washington 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
- 320
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $8.4 million
- Episodes
- 127
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 | 112 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 77 | 1 | 3 | $3.1 million |
| Wildfire | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 17 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Strong Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $4.8 million |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Winter Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $19,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Rip Current | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| High Surf | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2016
- Avalanche in Washington, January 1, 2016
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 3 to 4, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 3 to 4, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 12 to 13, 2016
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2016
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 17, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 19 to 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 20 to 22, 2016
- Avalanche in Washington, January 24, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, January 27 to 28, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, January 28, 2016
February 2016
- High Wind in Washington, February 5, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, February 5, 2016
- Strong Wind in Washington, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm in Washington, February 19 to 20, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, February 28, 2016
March 2016
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Washington, March 1, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, March 1 to 2, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, March 1, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, March 4, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, March 5, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, March 5 to 6, 2016
- Flooding in Washington, March 6, 2016
- Debris Flows in Washington, March 6 to 7, 2016
- High Surf in Washington, March 9 to 10, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, March 9 to 10, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, March 9 to 10, 2016
- Debris Flow and Flood in Washington, March 9, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, March 13, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, March 13, 2016
- Debris Flows in Washington, March 13 to 15, 2016
- Cold in Washington, March 26, 2016
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, March 27, 2016
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, March 28, 2016
April 2016
- Damaging Wind in Washington, April 4, 2016
- Heat in Washington, April 19, 2016
- Hail in Washington, April 22, 2016
May 2016
- Damaging Winds in Washington, May 4 to 5, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Washington, May 21, 2016
- Tornado and Hail in Washington, May 21, 2016
- Rip Current in Washington, May 22, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, May 29 to 31, 2016
June 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, June 1, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, June 8 to 10, 2016
- Hail in Washington, June 8, 2016
- Debris Flow in Washington, June 10, 2016
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, June 18, 2016
July 2016
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, July 10, 2016
- Flash Flood and Debris Flows in Washington, July 19, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Washington, July 21, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, July 22 to 31, 2016
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Washington, July 22, 2016
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Washington, July 26, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, July 29 to 31, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, July 30 to 31, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, July 30 to 31, 2016
August 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 5, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 5, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 31, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 2 to 7, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 2 to 4, 2016
- Astronomical Low Tide in Washington, August 2 to 13, 2016
- Debris Flow in Washington, August 2, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 6 to 10, 2016
- Lightning Strikes in Washington, August 7, 2016
- Tornado in Washington, August 9, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat in Washington, August 18 to 20, 2016
- Strong Wind in Washington, August 18, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 21 to 29, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 21 to 31, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 21 to 24, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 21 to 31, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 21 to 31, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, August 24 to 31, 2016
September 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, September 1 to 7, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, September 1 to 30, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, September 1 to 30, 2016
- Rip Current in Washington, September 7, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, September 11 to 15, 2016
October 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 6, 2016
- Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 6, 2016
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, October 5, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, October 6 to 7, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, October 6 to 7, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, October 13, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, October 14, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Washington, October 14, 2016
- Debris Flows and Strong Wind in Washington, October 14 to 16, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, October 14, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, October 15, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, October 15, 2016
- Flood in Washington, October 17, 2016
November 2016
- High Wind in Washington, November 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 15 to 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 23 to 25, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, November 23 to 24, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 24 to 25, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, November 24, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 24 to 25, 2016
- Flood in Washington, November 24 to 25, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 27 to 28, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 27 to 28, 2016
December 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 3 to 4, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 4, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5 to 6, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5 to 6, 2016
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, December 8 to 10, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 8 to 10, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 8 to 9, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, December 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 9 to 10, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 10 to 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 12, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, December 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, December 19, 2016
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Washington, December 19 to 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 19 to 20, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, December 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 28, 2016
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Washington, December 26 to 27, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 28, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, December 26, 2016
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27 to 28, 2016
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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.