NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Davenport, 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 Davenport, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 12
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Davenport
The strongest of the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 5, 1972; its path came within 15 miles. Of the 12, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. May and June have had the most tornadoes, 5 each. The most recent tornado was on March 26, 2024. Davenport has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 226 Washington cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1993, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Davenport has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Davenport
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2000s6
- 1990s1
- 1970s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1972 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 6, 2009 | EF1 | 7 mi | 3.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | 16 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1970 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | EF0 | 3 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2009 | EF0 | 18 mi | 2.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2009 | EF0 | 18 mi | 1.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2009 | EF0 | 18 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2009 | EF0 | 18 mi | 2.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2004 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F0 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1957 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Davenport
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Davenport since 1993. 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 August 19, 2014. The most recent report is from August 19, 2014.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Davenport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Davenport, WA, 2 miles southeast of Davenport at 2,369 feet. July and August are the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 48°F; December is the coolest, at 31°F and 19°F. December is the wettest at 1.9 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 14.0 inches over 46 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 175 nights a year. Snowfall averages 30.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 14.0 inches is more than at 24 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (28%). Medical Lake, 24 miles east, has its own station (Spokane WFO, WA): 17.3 inches a year, 3.3 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 19 | 1.7 | 6 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 1.0 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 56 | 31 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| May | 65 | 39 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 72 | 43 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 48 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 48 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 40 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 31 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 42 | 25 | 1.7 | 6 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 31 | 19 | 1.9 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Year | 56 | 33 | 14.0 | 46 | 30.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Davenport, WA (2,369 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 Davenport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Davenport: 6 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $63,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on August 26, 2004.
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
Lincoln County, which includes Davenport, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on February 4, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.6 million a year, the 31st highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.0 million (37%), 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.
Cities near Davenport
- Medical Lake, WA24 mi
- Fairchild Afb, WA25 mi
- Airway Heights, WA28 mi
- Nine Mile Falls, WA29 mi
- Cheney, WA31 mi
- Spokane, WA36 mi
- Valley, WA39 mi
- Deer Park, WA39 mi
- Colbert, WA40 mi
- Loon Lake, WA40 mi
- Ritzville, WA41 mi
- Spokane Valley, WA45 mi
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