Storm History: Whatcom County, Washington
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Whatcom 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
- 21
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $50 million
- Episodes
- 19
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Debris Flow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 1 | 1 | $43 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 1 | $900,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, November 12, 2021
- Flood, November 28, 2021
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2009
- Storm Surge/Tide, December 15, 2000
- Storm Surge/Tide, December 16, 2001
- Debris Flow, November 4, 2006
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2003
- Debris Flow, December 12, 2010
- Tornado, April 27, 2004
- Debris Flow, January 8, 2013
- Lightning, November 9, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2012
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Rain, July 24, 2024
- Heavy Rain, November 2, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 24, 2023
- Flood, November 28, 2021
- Flood, November 12, 2021
- Debris Flow, January 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2012
- Debris Flow, December 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2009
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2009
- Debris Flow, November 4, 2006
- Tornado, April 27, 2004
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2003
- Storm Surge/Tide, December 16, 2001
- Heavy Rain, August 21, 2001
- Storm Surge/Tide, December 15, 2000
- Waterspout, October 7, 1997
- Funnel Cloud, June 21, 1997
- Lightning, November 9, 1996
More
Tornadoes in Whatcom CountyEvery warning in Whatcom 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.