Storm History: Grays Harbor County, Washington
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Grays Harbor 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
- 31
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 30
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 Rain | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Flood | 5 | 3 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Debris Flow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, January 6, 2022
- Heavy Rain, January 5, 2006
- Heavy Rain, March 15, 1997
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2009
- Storm Surge/Tide, March 3, 1999
- Debris Flow, November 4, 2006
- Debris Flow, November 12, 2008
- Debris Flow, January 5, 2015
- Heavy Rain, December 27, 1998
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2003
- Heavy Rain, December 24, 2005
- Flood, January 2, 2021
- Flood, January 12, 2021
- Heavy Rain, December 15, 1999
- Debris Flow, November 19, 2012
- Storm Surge/Tide, November 8, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, February 24, 2025
- Heavy Rain, July 24, 2024
- Flood, December 4, 2023
- Flood, January 6, 2022
- Flood, January 12, 2021
- Flood, January 2, 2021
- Tornado, October 10, 2020
- Debris Flow, January 5, 2015
- Debris Flow, November 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 14, 2010
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2009
- Debris Flow, November 12, 2008
- Debris Flow, November 4, 2006
- Heavy Rain, January 5, 2006
- Heavy Rain, December 24, 2005
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2003
- Storm Surge/Tide, November 8, 2002
- Storm Surge/Tide, March 12, 2002
- Heavy Rain, November 13, 2001
- Heavy Rain, August 21, 2001
- Heavy Rain, December 15, 1999
- Storm Surge/Tide, March 3, 1999
- Heavy Rain, December 27, 1998
- Tornado, December 22, 1997
- Tornado, August 26, 1997
- Heavy Rain, March 15, 1997
- Flood, December 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 12, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 1970
- Tornado, December 12, 1969
More
Tornadoes in Grays Harbor CountyEvery warning in Grays Harbor 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.