Astronomical Low Tide in Washington
Every astronomical low tide event the National Weather Service has filed in Washington, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Unusually low water from tides and offshore wind that caused impacts.
The most significant on the map
The most significant astronomical low tide episodes in Washington.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 8
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $935,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Wildfire and Astronomical Low Tide in Washington, August 4 to 6, 2022Fire started from farm equipment working and field and quickly spread in the dry grasses by 25 MPH winds.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2015An occluded front passage brought moderate to heavy snow for much of the northern half of Eastern Washington Thursday night into Friday morning of January 15th and 16th.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, January 17 to 18, 2015A warm front passed through Northeast in the afternoon and overnight bringing moderate to heavy snow. The snow level rose during the episode which changed the snow to rain for most valley and lowland locations.
- Ice Storm and Astronomical Low Tide in Washington, December 1 to 2, 2015East winds through the Columbia River Gorge maintained below freezing temperatures for the gorge and surrounding areas as a precipitating front moved over the region. There was a mix of snow, sleet, ice, and freezing rain in these areas.
- High Wind and Astronomical Low Tide in Washington, December 20, 2018A low pressure system tracked northeast toward Victoria Island. The trailing cold front moved onto the coast, bringing strong southerly winds ahead of the front to the coast and the Willapa Hills.
- Astronomical Low Tide in Washington, August 2 to 13, 2016The Kewa Fire, initially located 15 miles south of Inchelium, WA was a human caused fire. It burned 1,889 acres.
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Astronomical Low Tide everywhereEvery kind of event in Washington
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.