Tornado in Washington
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Washington, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado 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
- 138
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 303
- Damage
- $31 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes in Washington, April 5, 1972
- Tornado and High Wind in Washington, August 26, 1997F0 tornado one mile west of White Swan with a path length of 1 mile and a path width of 25 yards. Wind damage to roofs of pump house, 3 homes, warehouse, storage building, and barn.
- Tornado and Hail in Washington, December 12, 1969
- Tornado in Washington, December 18, 2018In the wake of heavy rain, a cold unstable air mass resulted in isolated strong thunderstorms during the afternoon of December 18, 2018. The strongest storm developed over Kitsap County, WA, ultimately producing an EF-2 tornado.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, May 31, 19976 inches of water on streets of ephrata
- Tornadoes in Washington, November 10, 1965
- Tornado in Washington, June 15, 1954
- Tornado in Washington, June 26, 1958
- Tornado in Washington, November 24, 1970
- Tornado in Washington, August 30, 1971
- Tornado and Wildfire in Washington, August 6 to 26, 199710 head of cattle were killed by lightning
- Tornado in Washington, January 10, 2008In the wake of a rapidly advancing cold front, a severe thunderstorm moved through Clark county in southwest Washington and spawned a tornado.
- Tornado in Washington, April 26, 1993A spotter in Enumclaw reported winds of 40 to 60 mph.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Washington, July 9 to 12, 2023A strong system moved through Eastern Washington and brought scattered thunderstorms. The main areas stretched along Highway 2 from Waterville Plateau to Northern Spokane County.
- Tornadoes in Washington, May 6, 1957
- Tornado in Washington, April 30, 1957
- Tornado in Washington, March 14, 1966
- Tornado in Washington, July 17, 1978
- Tornado in Washington, May 13, 1986
- Tornado in Washington, December 10, 2015A tornado with winds up to 104 mph touched down southwest of Battleground around 1115 am. There were at least two touch down points along the 2 mile path. No injuries or fatalities were reported, but residences and businesses sustained property damage.
- Tornado in Washington, September 28, 1962
- Tornado in Washington, August 14, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, July 5 to 21, 19971 1/4 inch hail and 70 mph wind from newspaper reports. Boats damaged and vehicles overturned at Lake Conconully
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Washington, September 6, 2009A tornado touched down around 1619 PDT near the southeast corner of Lake Tapps and moved northeast around 36 mph for 16 minutes, lifting off the ground just northeast of Enumclaw. There was also a lightning strike which damaged a home in Auburn.
- Tornado in Washington, October 23, 2014A cold upper trough with vertical wind shear produced thunderstorms across Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon.
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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.