Washington

Storms in Washington in 2022

477 events in 142 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Washington in 2022, 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 2022 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
477
Deaths
7
Injuries
4
Damage
$359 million
Episodes
142

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 Snow13820$107,000
Excessive Heat4300
High Wind3900$5.4 million
Winter Weather3810$200,000
Heat3100
Winter Storm2801$35,000
Flash Flood2300$2.2 million
Flood2031$5.9 million
Wildfire2001$345 million
Hail1810$535,000
Thunderstorm Wind1500$15,000
Heavy Rain1300
Ice Storm1100
Strong Wind1000$2,000
Coastal Flood900
Frost/Freeze600
Avalanche201
Tornado200$50,000
Funnel Cloud200
Debris Flow200$20,000
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill200
High Surf100
Tsunami100
Lightning100
Astronomical Low Tide100
Dust Storm100$20,000

Every episode, month by month

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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.