NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hoodsport, 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 Hoodsport, 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 Hoodsport
The only tornado within 25 miles was an EF1 on October 18, 2019; its path came within 18 miles. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hoodsport.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hoodsport
By decade
- 2010s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.68 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 Hoodsport
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Hoodsport since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hoodsport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cushman Powerhouse #2, WA, 6 miles southeast of Hoodsport at 21 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 44°F and 35°F. December is the wettest at 16.2 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 91.9 inches over 116 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 91.9 inches is more than at 84 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (98%). Belfair, 15 miles east, has its own station (Bremerton, WA): 56.9 inches a year, 35.0 less than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 76°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 36 | 15.5 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 48 | 35 | 9.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 53 | 37 | 9.9 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 58 | 40 | 6.1 | 11 | 0.0 |
| May | 65 | 46 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 70 | 50 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 54 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 76 | 54 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 50 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 44 | 9.1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 39 | 15.7 | 16 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 44 | 35 | 16.2 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Year | 59 | 43 | 91.9 | 116 | 4.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cushman Powerhouse #2, WA (21 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 Hoodsport's ZIP code 98548 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2007, and were paid $394,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 70% 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, 0 have fewer than Hoodsport.
Mason County, which includes Hoodsport, has been named in 32 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 28 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 12 floods, 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 Mason County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and coastal flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.3 million a year, the 20th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.8 million (33%), 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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Cities near Hoodsport
- Belfair, WA15 mi
- Grapeview, WA16 mi
- Shelton, WA16 mi
- Seabeck, WA18 mi
- Allyn, WA18 mi
- Lakebay, WA24 mi
- Mccleary, WA27 mi
- Bremerton, WA28 mi
- Port Orchard, WA28 mi
- Gig Harbor, WA28 mi
- Silverdale, WA29 mi
- Elma, WA30 mi
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