NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eatonville, 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 Eatonville, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Eatonville
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on September 30, 2013, came within 14 miles. Of the 9, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on April 27, 2014. Eatonville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 64% of the 226 Washington cities on this site.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Eatonville
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s4
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2013 | EF1 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 2009 | EF1 | 22 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 2001 | F1 | 21 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1978 | F1 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | 2 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 28, 2006 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 15, 2003 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 1981 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eatonville
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Eatonville since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eatonville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mcmillin Rsvr, WA, 17 miles north of Eatonville at 579 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 53°F; December is the coolest, at 45°F and 33°F. November is the wettest at 7.1 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 45.2 inches over 110 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 60 nights a year. Snowfall averages 5.6 inches a year. That 45.2 inches is more than at 56 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (65%). Yelm, 13 miles west, has its own station (Olympia Airport, WA): 50.8 inches a year, 5.6 more than here, and an August average high of 78°F against 77°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 33 | 6.1 | 14 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 48 | 33 | 4.3 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 52 | 36 | 4.8 | 13 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 57 | 39 | 3.9 | 11 | 0.0 |
| May | 64 | 45 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 69 | 49 | 2.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 52 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 53 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 36 | 7.1 | 14 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 45 | 33 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.5 |
| Year | 59 | 42 | 45.2 | 110 | 5.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mcmillin Rsvr, WA (579 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 Eatonville's ZIP code 98328 have filed 21 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1996, and were paid $298,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 19% 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, 25 have fewer than Eatonville.
Pierce County, which includes Eatonville, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 floods, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 earthquakes). 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 Pierce County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for coastal flooding; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $531.9 million a year, the 2nd highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $121.6 million (23%), 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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