NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Amboy, WA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Amboy, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 19
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Amboy
The strongest of the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 5, 1972; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 19, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on October 11, 2023. Amboy has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 226 Washington cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2007, with stones of 0.5 inches (marble size). Amboy has more hail reports within 10 miles than 46% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Amboy
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s4
- 2000s6
- 1990s2
- 1980s2
- 1970s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1972 | F3 | 21 mi | 8.7 mi | 6 / 300 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | EF1 | 12 mi | 0.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | EF1 | 14 mi | 10.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1989 | F1 | 12 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 13, 1984 | F1 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | EF0 | 10 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | EF0 | 20 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | EF0 | 17 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2013 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Amboy
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Amboy, from June 24, 2007: 0.5 inches (marble size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Amboy
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Battle Ground, WA, 12 miles south of Amboy at 284 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 50°F; December is the coolest, at 45°F and 32°F. December is the wettest at 8.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 52.3 inches over 117 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 70 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 52.3 inches is more than at 64 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (74%). Woodland, 13 miles west, has its own station (Scappoose Ind Airport, OR): 42.4 inches a year, 9.9 less than here, and an August average high of 82°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 32 | 7.2 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 50 | 32 | 5.3 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 55 | 35 | 5.6 | 14 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 4.5 | 12 | 0.0 |
| May | 67 | 43 | 3.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 71 | 47 | 2.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 51 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 50 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 46 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 40 | 4.8 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 35 | 7.6 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 45 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 52.3 | 117 | 1.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Battle Ground, WA (284 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Clark County, which includes Amboy, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clark County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $157.5 million a year, the 7th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $68.3 million (43%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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