NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Carson, 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 Carson, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Carson
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on October 13, 1968; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Carson. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2017, with stones of 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Carson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 46% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Carson
By decade
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1968 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Carson
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Carson, from May 4, 2017: 1.25 inches (half dollar size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Carson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Carson Fish Hatchery, WA, 6 miles northwest of Carson at 1,134 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 29°F. December is the wettest at 15.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 89.0 inches over 115 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 126 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 89.0 inches is more than at 83 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (97%). Stevenson, 9 miles south, has its own station (Bonneville Dam, OR): 80.3 inches a year, 8.7 less than here, and an August average high of 80°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 18.5 |
| Feb | 43 | 29 | 11.3 | 13 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 50 | 31 | 9.8 | 14 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 6.1 | 12 | 0.4 |
| May | 66 | 41 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 72 | 46 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 49 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 49 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 44 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 38 | 8.1 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 46 | 33 | 13.8 | 15 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 38 | 29 | 15.8 | 17 | 19.4 |
| Year | 59 | 38 | 89.0 | 115 | 55.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Carson Fish Hatchery, WA (1,134 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
Skamania County, which includes Carson, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 9 floods, 5 fires, 2 biological emergencies). 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 Skamania County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, coastal flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.4 million a year, the 27th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (41%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.