NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Omak, 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 Omak, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- 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 Omak
The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 21, 1997, came within 25 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and none has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on August 26, 1997. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Omak. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Omak has more hail reports within 10 miles than 88% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Omak
By decade
- 1990s3
- 1980s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1997 | F1 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1997 | F1 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1987 | F1 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1982 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | F0 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Omak
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Omak since 1973, made on 6 separate days. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on July 3, 2008. The most recent report is from September 13, 2022.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Omak
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Omak Airport, WA, 7 miles northwest of Omak at 1,296 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 58°F; December is the coolest, at 33°F and 23°F. December is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 11.6 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. That 11.6 inches is more than at 18 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (21%). Brewster, 26 miles southwest, has its own station (Chief Joseph Dam, WA): 10.9 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 23 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 40 | 25 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 53 | 31 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Apr | 63 | 37 | 0.8 | 2 |
| May | 72 | 45 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Jun | 79 | 51 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Jul | 89 | 58 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Aug | 89 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 78 | 48 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 61 | 38 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Nov | 43 | 29 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 33 | 23 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Year | 61 | 39 | 11.6 | 35 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Omak Airport, WA (1,296 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 Omak
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Omak: 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $397,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on June 25, 2018.
June 8, 2023: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Omak — $375,000 damage.
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
Okanogan County, which includes Omak, has been named in 42 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 29 fires, 6 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Okanogan County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $50.8 million a year, the 19th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.9 million (45%), 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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