NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Concrete, 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 Concrete, 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 Concrete
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F2 on May 13, 1986; its path came within 25 miles. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Concrete.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Concrete
By decade
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1986 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.3 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 Concrete
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Concrete since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Concrete
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Concrete Ppl Fish Stn, WA, 4 miles northwest of Concrete at 195 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 42°F and 34°F. November is the wettest at 11.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 71.2 inches over 134 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 47 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 71.2 inches is more than at 74 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (86%). Darrington, 17 miles south, has its own station (Darrington Rs, WA): 83.1 inches a year, 11.9 more than here, and an August average high of 79°F against 77°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 33 | 10.4 | 17 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 47 | 34 | 6.7 | 12 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 52 | 36 | 7.6 | 15 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 58 | 40 | 5.1 | 12 | 0.0 |
| May | 65 | 45 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 69 | 50 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 53 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 54 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 50 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 44 | 7.3 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 38 | 11.5 | 17 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 42 | 34 | 10.4 | 17 | 7.6 |
| Year | 59 | 43 | 71.2 | 134 | 16.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Concrete Ppl Fish Stn, WA (195 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Concrete's ZIP code 98237 have filed 122 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 23 claims (19% of all) and $143,000, then Torrential rain in 2006 with 11. The year with the most claims was 2003, with 29. 34% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 128 Washington cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 97 have fewer than Concrete.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 23 | $143,000 |
| Torrential rain2006 | 11 | $104,000 |
Skagit County, which includes Concrete, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 floods, 11 severe storms, 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 Skagit County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for coastal flooding; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $80.9 million a year, the 14th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $34.0 million (42%), 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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