Washington
39 counties3 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+197 county disaster declarations
Washington has recorded 136 tornadoes since 1950, 40th among the states; 7.47 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 136
- 40th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 3
- 39th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 7.47M
- 638 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 15,931
- $367 million paid
County leaders
Where in Washington each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most acres burned
- 1Okanogan County1.95M
- 2Yakima County997K
- 3Chelan County630K
- 4Douglas County564K
- 5Benton County501K
Most flood claims
- 1King County3,384
- 2Lewis County2,102
- 3Snohomish County1,961
- 4Skagit County1,294
- 5Whatcom County1,211
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Washington’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F3 1972, Clark6 killed
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Adams County | 3 | 0 |
| Asotin County | 0 | 0 |
| Benton County | 5 | 0 |
| Chelan County | 0 | 0 |
| Clallam County | 0 | 0 |
| Clark County | 15 | 0 |
| Columbia County | 2 | 0 |
| Cowlitz County | 5 | 0 |
| Douglas County | 3 | 0 |
| Ferry County | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 2 | 0 |
| Garfield County | 1 | 0 |
| Grant County | 6 | 0 |
| Grays Harbor County | 3 | 0 |
| Island County | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 0 | 0 |
| King County | 5 | 0 |
| Kitsap County | 2 | 0 |
| Kittitas County | 1 | 0 |
| Klickitat County | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis County | 3 | 0 |
| Lincoln County | 12 | 0 |
| Mason County | 1 | 0 |
| Okanogan County | 5 | 0 |
| Pacific County | 3 | 0 |
| Pend Oreille County | 1 | 0 |
| Pierce County | 9 | 0 |
| San Juan County | 0 | 0 |
| Skagit County | 0 | 0 |
| Skamania County | 0 | 0 |
| Snohomish County | 7 | 0 |
| Spokane County | 16 | 0 |
| Stevens County | 5 | 0 |
| Thurston County | 5 | 0 |
| Wahkiakum County | 0 | 0 |
| Walla Walla County | 5 | 0 |
| Whatcom County | 1 | 0 |
| Whitman County | 3 | 0 |
| Yakima County | 8 | 0 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Seattle
- Spokane
- Tacoma
- Vancouver
- Bellevue
- Kent
- Everett
- Spokane Valley
- Renton
- Federal Way
- Yakima
- Kirkland
- Bellingham
- Kennewick
- Auburn
- Pasco
- Redmond
- Marysville
- Shoreline
- Sammamish
- Richland
- Lakewood
- Lacey
- Olympia
- Bothell
- Burien
- Bremerton
- Edmonds
- Puyallup
- Lynnwood
- Lake Stevens
- Issaquah
- Longview
- Wenatchee
- University Place
- Mount Vernon
- SeaTac
- Walla Walla
- Pullman
- Des Moines
- Maple Valley
- Tumwater
- Camas
- Moses Lake
- Mountlake Terrace
- Mercer Island
- Bainbridge Island
- Kenmore
- Oak Harbor
- Battle Ground
- Bonney Lake
- Arlington
- Tukwila
- Covington
- Ellensburg
- Mukilteo
- Mill Creek
- Port Angeles
- Monroe
- Port Orchard
- Centralia
- West Richland
- Anacortes
- Washougal
- Ferndale
- Aberdeen
- Lynden
- Sunnyside
- Ridgefield
- Woodinville
- East Wenatchee
- Liberty Lake
- Snoqualmie
- Edgewood
- Sedro-Woolley
- Lake Forest Park
- Enumclaw
- Newcastle
- Kelso
- Poulsbo
- Cheney
- Gig Harbor
- Grandview
- Yelm
- Airway Heights
- Burlington
- Fife
- Shelton
- Sumner
- Snohomish
- Port Townsend