NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
District of Columbia Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
District of Columbia has 3 tornadoes on record since 1950, 0 of them EF3 or stronger, with 0 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is Washington (3); the most tornado-prone is Washington (113).
- Cities
- 1
- Tornadoes in state
- 3
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
- Tornado deaths
- 0
since 1950
Storms that reached the most District of Columbia cities
- Unnamed 1928 stormCategory 5 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1929 stormCategory 4 · 1 cities
- Connie 1955Category 4 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1933 stormCategory 4 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1949 stormCategory 4 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1945 stormCategory 4 · 1 cities
- Hazel 1954Category 4 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormCategory 3 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormCategory 3 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1876 stormCategory 3 · 1 cities
- Bertha 1996Category 3 · 1 cities
- Unnamed 1877 stormCategory 3 · 1 cities
District of Columbia cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3 | 30 | 113 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
Hail in District of Columbia
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for District of Columbia since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.