NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brewster, 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 Brewster, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Brewster
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 30, 1987, came within 3 miles. The most recent tornado was on August 26, 1997. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Brewster. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1998, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Brewster has more hail reports within 10 miles than 79% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Brewster
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1980s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1987 | F1 | 3 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1982 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brewster
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Brewster since 1998. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 22, 2000. The most recent report is from June 15, 2011.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brewster
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chief Joseph Dam, WA, 9 miles southeast of Brewster at 834 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.9 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 27.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 10.9 inches is more than at 16 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (19%). Okanogan, 18 miles northeast, has its own station (Omak Airport, WA): 11.6 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 23 | 1.4 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Feb | 42 | 25 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 64 | 38 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 74 | 46 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 52 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 58 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 58 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 49 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 38 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 45 | 30 | 1.2 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 35 | 23 | 2.0 | 6 | 13.5 |
| Year | 63 | 39 | 10.9 | 34 | 27.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Chief Joseph Dam, WA (834 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.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Brewster
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 8 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brewster: 4 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $232,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on August 26, 1997.
August 26, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Brewster — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Damage to orchards and buildings in area”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Okanogan County, which includes Brewster, has been named in 42 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 29 fires, 6 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Okanogan County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $50.8 million a year, the 19th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.9 million (45%), 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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Cities near Brewster
- Bridgeport, WA9 mi
- Okanogan, WA18 mi
- Manson, WA22 mi
- Chelan, WA22 mi
- Twisp, WA24 mi
- Omak, WA26 mi
- Orondo, WA30 mi
- Entiat, WA36 mi
- Tonasket, WA45 mi
- Soap Lake, WA51 mi
- East Wenatchee, WA52 mi
- Cashmere, WA53 mi
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