NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Quilcene, 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 Quilcene, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Quilcene
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on December 18, 2018; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Quilcene.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Quilcene
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2018 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2001 | F0 | 22 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 1991 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Quilcene
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Quilcene since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Quilcene
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bremerton, WA, 19 miles southeast of Quilcene at 110 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 35°F. December is the wettest at 9.9 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 56.9 inches over 102 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 56.9 inches is more than at 66 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (77%). Port Ludlow, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Port Townsend, WA): 19.0 inches a year, 37.9 less than here, and an August average high of 73°F against 77°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Port Townsend, WA, 20 miles north, averaged 53°F in August and 46°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F. Sea level at the Port Townsend tide gauge, 20 miles from Quilcene, has risen 0.72 ± 0.11 inches per decade from 1972 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 7.2 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 34 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 36 | 9.3 | 14 | 0.6 | 47 |
| Feb | 49 | 35 | 5.8 | 10 | 0.7 | 46 |
| Mar | 54 | 38 | 6.4 | 12 | 0.1 | 47 |
| Apr | 59 | 41 | 3.9 | 9 | 0.0 | 48 |
| May | 66 | 47 | 2.4 | 6 | 0.0 | 50 |
| Jun | 70 | 51 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.0 | 51 |
| Jul | 77 | 55 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 53 |
| Aug | 77 | 55 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 53 |
| Sep | 72 | 51 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.0 | 53 |
| Oct | 61 | 45 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 | 51 |
| Nov | 51 | 39 | 8.8 | 13 | 0.3 | 50 |
| Dec | 46 | 35 | 9.9 | 14 | 1.3 | 48 |
| Year | 61 | 44 | 56.9 | 102 | 3.0 | 50 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bremerton, WA (110 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Port Townsend, WA, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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
Jefferson County, which includes Quilcene, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1979, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 11 floods, 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 Jefferson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for coastal flooding; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.0 million a year, the 29th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.2 million (31%), 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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