Storm History: Chelan County, Washington
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Chelan County, Washington: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 480
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 46
- Damage
- $1.3 billion
- Episodes
- 298
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 176 | 3 | 2 | $652,000 |
| Flash Flood | 87 | 0 | 0 | $20 million |
| Wildfire | 61 | 0 | 9 | $1.1 billion |
| Debris Flow | 28 | 0 | 0 | $257,000 |
| Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| High Wind | 22 | 0 | 20 | $10 million |
| Winter Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | $54 million |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 9 | 0 | 2 | $6,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 11 | $8,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $105 million |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 3 | 1 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, September 9, 2022
- Wildfire, October 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2008
- Wildfire, July 1, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, September 1, 2024
- Wildfire, October 1, 2024
- Wildfire, August 2, 1998
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, October 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, October 1, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 1994
- Wildfire, September 1, 2022
- Wildfire, October 1, 2022
- Wildfire, August 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2006
- Wildfire, August 11, 2022
- Wildfire, June 8, 2024
- High Wind, January 7, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Debris Flow, July 23, 2014
- Hail, July 9, 1995
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2012
- Hail, August 13, 1963
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2022
- Hail, July 7, 1975
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2015
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 11, 1997
- Hail, August 6, 1991
Every episode, newest first
- Flood, March 18, 2026
- Blizzard, March 7, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Flood, December 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2025
- Heavy Snow, October 13, 2025
- Wildfire, October 1, 2025
- Wildfire, October 1, 2025
- Wildfire, October 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 26, 2025
- Wildfire, August 13, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, July 2, 2025
- Wildfire, July 1, 2025
- Wildfire, June 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2024
- Wildfire, October 1, 2024
- Wildfire, September 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2024
- Wildfire, August 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, July 8, 2024
- Wildfire, July 1, 2024
- Wildfire, June 10, 2024
- Wildfire, June 8, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2023
- Wildfire, August 15, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, July 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2023
- High Wind, June 17, 2023
- High Wind, June 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2023
- Debris Flow, May 16, 2023
- Debris Flow, May 8, 2023
- Debris Flow, May 3, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Avalanche, February 19, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 10, 2023
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 3, 2022
- Wildfire, October 1, 2022
- Wildfire, October 1, 2022
- Wildfire, September 9, 2022
- Wildfire, September 1, 2022
- Wildfire, August 11, 2022
- Wildfire, August 11, 2022
- Wildfire, August 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2022
- Wildfire, July 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2022
- High Wind, May 18, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 14, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 12, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2021
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2021
- Wildfire, October 1, 2021
- Wildfire, July 13, 2021
- Wildfire, July 4, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2021
- High Wind, May 23, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2021
- Debris Flow, January 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2020
- Dense Smoke, September 12, 2020
- Wildfire, August 1, 2020
- Strong Wind, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2020
- Dust Storm, May 6, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2019
- Wildfire, October 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2019
- High Wind, November 4, 2018
- High Wind, November 2, 2018
- Dust Storm, October 2, 2018
- Dense Smoke, August 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2018
- Flood, May 15, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2018
- Debris Flow, November 23, 2017
- Debris Flow, October 22, 2017
- Dense Smoke, September 4, 2017
- Dense Smoke, August 2, 2017
- Flood, June 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2017
- Flood, May 23, 2017
- Debris Flow, March 8, 2017
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2017
- Debris Flow, October 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2016
- Debris Flow, March 9, 2016
- Debris Flow, March 6, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2015
- Debris Flow, December 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2015
- Flood, October 31, 2015
- Wildfire, September 1, 2015
- Wildfire, August 14, 2015
- Wildfire, July 1, 2015
- Wildfire, June 28, 2015
- Wildfire, June 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2014
- Debris Flow, August 12, 2014
- Debris Flow, July 23, 2014
- Wildfire, June 8, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2014
- Flood, January 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2013
- Wildfire, August 9, 2013
- Debris Flow, August 4, 2013
- Wildfire, August 1, 2013
- Wildfire, July 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2013
- Heavy Rain, June 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2012
- Debris Flow, July 17, 2012
- Funnel Cloud, April 5, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2012
- High Wind, February 21, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2011
- Heavy Rain, July 25, 2011
- Debris Flow, June 10, 2011
- Debris Flow, May 27, 2011
- Debris Flow, May 12, 2011
- Debris Flow, March 31, 2011
- Debris Flow, March 30, 2011
- Blizzard, February 22, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2010
- Blizzard, November 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2010
- Wildfire, September 10, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2010
- Wildfire, July 28, 2010
- Wildfire, July 10, 2010
- Wildfire, July 4, 2010
- Dust Storm, May 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2009
- High Wind, October 3, 2009
- Wildfire, August 1, 2009
- Wildfire, July 28, 2009
- Dust Devil, June 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2009
- High Wind, January 6, 2009
- Flood, January 6, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2008
- Flood, November 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2008
- Flood, May 17, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Wildfire, July 7, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2007
- High Wind, January 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2006
- High Wind, December 14, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2006
- Flood, November 6, 2006
- Lightning, July 6, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Lightning, June 12, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2006
- Lightning, May 23, 2006
- Flood, May 17, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Chelan CountyEvery warning in Chelan County since 1986Every county 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.