Storms in Washington in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 2020, 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 2020 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
- 463
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $1.3 billion
- Episodes
- 108
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 | 261 | 0 | 0 | $286,000 |
| High Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 billion |
| Wildfire | 27 | 1 | 2 | $17 million |
| Dust Storm | 25 | 1 | 15 | $161,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 2 | 4 | $229,000 |
| Strong Wind | 22 | 1 | 0 | $7.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $259 million |
| Dense Smoke | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| High Surf | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2020
- High Wind in Washington, January 3, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4 to 8, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 6 to 7, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 19, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, January 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 12, 2020
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 12 to 13, 2020
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 12 to 15, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, January 12 to 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 13 to 14, 2020
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 21 to 24, 2020
- Avalanche in Washington, January 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 26 to 31, 2020
- Debris Flow in Washington, January 28 to 31, 2020
February 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 4 to 8, 2020
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, February 4 to 5, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 4 to 5, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Flooding in Washington, February 6 to 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 8, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 13 to 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 15 to 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 22 to 24, 2020
- Dust Storm in Washington, February 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 28 to 29, 2020
March 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 5 to 7, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 13 to 14, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Washington, March 30, 2020
- Tornado in Washington, March 31, 2020
April 2020
May 2020
- Dust Storm and Damaging Wind in Washington, May 2, 2020
- Dust Storm and Strong Wind in Washington, May 6, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Washington, May 18, 2020
- Flood in Washington, May 18, 2020
- Debris Flow in Washington, May 19, 2020
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Washington, May 30, 2020
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Washington, May 30, 2020
June 2020
July 2020
- Strong Wind in Washington, July 1, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, July 11 to 13, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, July 23 to 30, 2020
- Heat in Washington, July 28 to 31, 2020
August 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 5, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, August 1 to 10, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, August 9 to 15, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, August 16 to 20, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, August 16, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, August 16 to 21, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Washington, August 17, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, August 27 to 30, 2020
September 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, September 1 to 8, 2020
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in Washington, September 7 to 28, 2020
- Wildfire and Strong Wind in Washington, September 7 to 19, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, September 7, 2020
- Dust Storm in Washington, September 7, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, September 7, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, September 7 to 8, 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, September 8 to 30, 2020
- Dense Smoke in Washington, September 11 to 15, 2020
- Dense Smoke in Washington, September 12 to 19, 2020
- Flood in Washington, September 17 to 18, 2020
- Heavy Rain in Washington, September 23 to 25, 2020
- Dust Storm in Washington, September 25, 2020
October 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 31, 2020
- Tornado in Washington, October 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, October 10 to 11, 2020
- Strong Wind in Washington, October 13 to 14, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, October 13, 2020
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Washington, October 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, October 21, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, October 23, 2020
- Dust Storm in Washington, October 30, 2020
November 2020
- Wildfire in Washington, November 1 to 13, 2020
- Dust Storm in Washington, November 7, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 12 to 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Washington, November 12 to 14, 2020
- Winter Storm in Washington, November 12 to 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 12 to 13, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, November 12 to 13, 2020
- Strong Wind in Washington, November 13, 2020
- Coastal Flood in Washington, November 15, 2020
- High Surf in Washington, November 15, 2020
- Coastal Flood in Washington, November 15, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, November 17, 2020
- Coastal Flood in Washington, November 17, 2020
- Strong Wind in Washington, November 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 18 to 19, 2020
- High Surf in Washington, November 25, 2020
December 2020
- High Surf in Washington, December 7 to 8, 2020
- Coastal Flood and High Surf in Washington, December 13 to 16, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 16 to 17, 2020
- Flood and High Wind in Washington, December 19 to 21, 2020
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Washington, December 20 to 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Washington, December 21, 2020
- High Wind in Washington, December 21, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Freezing Fog in Washington, December 25 to 26, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29 to 31, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29 to 31, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 30 to 31, 2020
- Strong Wind in Washington, December 30, 2020
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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.