Storm History: Lincoln County, Washington
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lincoln 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
- 675
- Deaths
- 21
- Injuries
- 56
- Damage
- $248 million
- Episodes
- 338
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 | 287 | 4 | 9 | $11 million |
| Wildfire | 63 | 3 | 0 | $192 million |
| Dust Storm | 52 | 4 | 17 | $501,000 |
| Winter Storm | 44 | 2 | 6 | $25,000 |
| High Wind | 37 | 2 | 3 | $10 million |
| Winter Weather | 26 | 2 | 8 | $476,000 |
| Ice Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 20 | 0 | 1 | $597,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $167,000 |
| Flash Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Debris Flow | 17 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Strong Wind | 12 | 0 | 2 | $104,000 |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Blizzard | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | $26 million |
| Freezing Fog | 7 | 2 | 8 | $2.0 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Dust Storm, November 17, 2015
- Wildfire, August 18, 2023
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2024
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2011
- Freezing Fog, December 10, 2024
- Avalanche, March 8, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2008
- Freezing Fog, November 27, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, August 18, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Wildfire, July 9, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2009
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Wildfire, June 21, 2026
- Wildfire, August 13, 2025
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Wildfire, August 8, 2022
- Wildfire, July 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 2, 1999
- Freezing Fog, January 13, 2009
- Wildfire, August 2, 2018
- Wildfire, August 4, 2022
- Wildfire, September 4, 2022
- Wildfire, July 31, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- High Wind, November 19, 2003
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Funnel Cloud, June 26, 2026
- Wildfire, June 21, 2026
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- Blizzard, March 7, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Flood, December 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2025
- Wildfire, September 20, 2025
- Wildfire, August 13, 2025
- Wildfire, July 9, 2025
- Dust Storm, April 16, 2025
- Flood, February 22, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 10, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2024
- Dust Storm, September 29, 2024
- Hail, June 9, 2024
- Tornado, March 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- High Wind, November 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Wildfire, August 18, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, July 31, 2023
- Wildfire, July 17, 2023
- Tornado, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 3, 2022
- Dust Storm, September 8, 2022
- Wildfire, September 4, 2022
- Wildfire, August 8, 2022
- Wildfire, August 4, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, June 19, 2022
- High Wind, May 18, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2021
- Dust Storm, May 27, 2021
- Wildfire, April 18, 2021
- Dust Storm, April 13, 2021
- Dust Storm, March 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2020
- Dust Storm, November 7, 2020
- Dust Storm, October 30, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 23, 2020
- Dust Storm, October 13, 2020
- Dust Storm, September 25, 2020
- Dense Smoke, September 12, 2020
- Wildfire, September 7, 2020
- Wildfire, August 27, 2020
- Wildfire, August 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2020
- Dust Storm, April 11, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2019
- Wildfire, October 28, 2019
- Strong Wind, October 25, 2019
- Heavy Snow, October 8, 2019
- Heavy Snow, September 28, 2019
- Debris Flow, May 16, 2019
- High Wind, April 27, 2019
- Flood, March 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2019
- Dust Storm, October 2, 2018
- Dense Smoke, August 16, 2018
- Wildfire, August 2, 2018
- Wildfire, July 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, November 4, 2017
- Dense Smoke, September 4, 2017
- Dense Smoke, August 2, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, May 13, 2017
- Debris Flow, April 1, 2017
- Flood, March 9, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2017
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2017
- Blizzard, January 10, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2016
- Debris Flow, October 14, 2016
- Wildfire, September 11, 2016
- Wildfire, August 21, 2016
- Wildfire, August 21, 2016
- Strong Wind, August 18, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2015
- Debris Flow, December 8, 2015
- Dust Storm, November 17, 2015
- Dust Storm, August 29, 2015
- Debris Flow, August 14, 2015
- Wildfire, August 10, 2015
- Wildfire, August 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2015
- Winter Weather, April 6, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2014
- Strong Wind, October 25, 2014
- Hail, August 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2014
- Debris Flow, August 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2014
- Wildfire, July 19, 2014
- Wildfire, July 14, 2014
- Debris Flow, March 5, 2014
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2014
- Flood, February 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2014
- Freezing Fog, January 15, 2014
- Flood, January 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2013
- Freezing Fog, November 29, 2013
- Freezing Fog, November 27, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2013
- Strong Wind, October 27, 2013
- Dust Storm, September 15, 2013
- Dust Storm, August 25, 2013
- Wildfire, August 20, 2013
- Wildfire, July 20, 2013
- Strong Wind, April 29, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2012
- Strong Wind, October 16, 2012
- Wildfire, September 9, 2012
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2012
- High Wind, February 21, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2012
- Strong Wind, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2012
- Strong Wind, November 11, 2011
- Wildfire, August 21, 2011
- Wildfire, July 25, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 30, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, April 6, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2011
- Blizzard, February 22, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2011
- Blizzard, December 28, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 24, 2010
- Blizzard, November 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2010
- Wildfire, August 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2010
- Dust Storm, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, June 9, 2010
- Tornado, May 19, 2010
- Dust Storm, May 3, 2010
- High Wind, April 8, 2010
- Strong Wind, March 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2009
- Dust Storm, October 4, 2009
- Dust Storm, October 3, 2009
- Hail, September 6, 2009
- Wildfire, August 28, 2009
- Wildfire, August 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Tornado, June 6, 2009
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Winter Weather, April 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2009
- High Wind, March 15, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2009
- Freezing Fog, January 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2008
- Wildfire, August 18, 2008
- Wildfire, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 30, 2008
- Wildfire, May 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lincoln CountyEvery warning in Lincoln 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.