Storm History: Spokane County, Washington
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Spokane 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
- 1,492
- Deaths
- 28
- Injuries
- 97
- Damage
- $380 million
- Episodes
- 611
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 | 763 | 8 | 13 | $11 million |
| Wildfire | 91 | 3 | 1 | $326 million |
| Winter Storm | 81 | 1 | 7 | $310,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 78 | 0 | 13 | $7.4 million |
| High Wind | 67 | 2 | 4 | $10 million |
| Tornado | 45 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Ice Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 44 | 5 | 20 | $758,000 |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| Debris Flow | 41 | 0 | 12 | $5.6 million |
| Hail | 40 | 0 | 12 | $559,000 |
| Dust Storm | 40 | 5 | 2 | $520,000 |
| Flood | 29 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Strong Wind | 26 | 1 | 2 | $163,000 |
| Blizzard | 15 | 0 | 2 | $1,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 1 | $26,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 5 | 2 | 8 | $5,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
The deadliest
- Dust Storm, November 17, 2015
- Wildfire, August 18, 2023
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2011
- Freezing Fog, December 10, 2024
- Dust Storm, May 3, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2008
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2012
- Freezing Fog, November 27, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2021
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, August 18, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Wildfire, August 29, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, July 9, 2025
- Wildfire, July 8, 2025
- Wildfire, July 19, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2009
- Flood, March 9, 2017
- High Wind, August 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2016
- Debris Flow, July 23, 2014
- Wildfire, August 13, 2025
- Wildfire, August 20, 2024
- Wildfire, September 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 2, 1999
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 11, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 23, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 1995
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2012
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, April 27, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 3, 1998
- Hail, August 13, 1963
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2022
- Hail, August 12, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2008
- Hail, August 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2015
- Hail, July 14, 1975
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- Blizzard, March 7, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Flood, December 8, 2025
- High Wind, November 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2025
- Wildfire, September 20, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 29, 2025
- Wildfire, August 13, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, July 19, 2025
- Wildfire, July 9, 2025
- Wildfire, July 8, 2025
- Wildfire, July 2, 2025
- Strong Wind, May 31, 2025
- Dust Storm, April 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 2025
- Flood, February 22, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 10, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2024
- Dust Storm, September 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2024
- Wildfire, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024
- Wildfire, August 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Wildfire, June 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2024
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 11, 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 18, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, July 31, 2023
- Wildfire, July 24, 2023
- Wildfire, July 12, 2023
- Tornado, July 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2023
- Tornado, May 26, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Flood, December 26, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 3, 2022
- Wildfire, September 4, 2022
- Hail, August 24, 2022
- Wildfire, August 18, 2022
- Hail, August 12, 2022
- Wildfire, August 12, 2022
- Hail, August 11, 2022
- Wildfire, August 8, 2022
- Wildfire, August 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2022
- Flood, June 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2022
- High Wind, May 18, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 9, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2021
- Wildfire, September 1, 2021
- Wildfire, July 22, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2021
- Wildfire, April 18, 2021
- Dust Storm, March 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Debris Flow, January 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 23, 2020
- Dust Storm, October 13, 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, May 6, 2020
- Dust Storm, May 2, 2020
- Dust Storm, April 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2019
- Debris Flow, May 16, 2019
- High Wind, April 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2018
- Dust Storm, October 2, 2018
- Dense Smoke, August 16, 2018
- Dense Smoke, August 3, 2018
- Wildfire, August 2, 2018
- Wildfire, July 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Debris Flow, March 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2018
- Debris Flow, January 18, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, November 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, November 4, 2017
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2017
- Dense Smoke, September 4, 2017
- Dense Smoke, August 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2017
- Debris Flow, June 1, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, May 15, 2017
- Debris Flow, April 1, 2017
- Flood, April 1, 2017
- Flood, March 18, 2017
- Flood, March 15, 2017
- Flood, March 9, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2017
- Flood, February 16, 2017
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 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 19, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2016
- Debris Flow, October 14, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, October 5, 2016
- Wildfire, September 1, 2016
- Wildfire, August 21, 2016
- Wildfire, August 21, 2016
- Wildfire, August 21, 2016
- Strong Wind, August 18, 2016
- Tornado, August 9, 2016
- Lightning, August 7, 2016
- Wildfire, August 2, 2016
- Tornado, July 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, March 28, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2015
- Debris Flow, December 8, 2015
- Dust Storm, November 17, 2015
- Wildfire, October 1, 2015
- Wildfire, September 1, 2015
- Wildfire, September 1, 2015
- Wildfire, September 1, 2015
- Wildfire, September 1, 2015
- Dust Storm, August 29, 2015
- Wildfire, August 18, 2015
- Wildfire, August 14, 2015
- Wildfire, August 14, 2015
- Wildfire, August 11, 2015
- Wildfire, August 1, 2015
- Wildfire, July 31, 2015
- Wildfire, July 23, 2015
- Wildfire, June 29, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, May 26, 2015
- Dust Devil, May 23, 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
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2014
- Strong Wind, October 25, 2014
- Wildfire, August 27, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Spokane CountyEvery warning in Spokane 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.