NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Bridgeport
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 30, 1987; its path came within 12 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 22, 2016. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bridgeport. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1998, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Bridgeport has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bridgeport
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1987 | F1 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bridgeport
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Bridgeport since 1998. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on April 23, 1998. The most recent report is from June 15, 2011.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bridgeport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chief Joseph Dam, WA, in Bridgeport 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%). Chelan, 21 miles southwest, has its own station (Chelan, WA): 11.9 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 87°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 Bridgeport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bridgeport: 4 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $231,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on August 26, 1997.
August 26, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Bridgeport — $200,000 damage.
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
Douglas County, which includes Bridgeport, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on February 4, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Douglas County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.9 million a year, the 24th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.7 million (66%), 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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