NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Walla Walla, 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 Walla Walla, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- 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 Walla Walla
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 6, 2022, came within 15 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on March 5, 2024. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Walla Walla. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 2008, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Walla Walla has more hail reports within 10 miles than 88% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Walla Walla
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2000s1
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | EF1 | 15 mi | 2.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 16, 2000 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 1987 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1964 | F0 | 15 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Walla Walla
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Walla Walla since 2008, made on 4 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 15, 2021, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Walla Walla
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA, 12 miles northwest of Walla Walla at 1,166 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 62°F; December is the coolest, at 41°F and 30°F. November is the wettest at 2.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 18.8 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 43 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 70 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 18.8 inches is more than at 32 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (37%). Milton Freewater, OR, 14 miles west, has its own station (Milton Freewater, OR): 16.2 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 31 | 2.1 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 47 | 33 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 56 | 38 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 63 | 43 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 55 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 62 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 62 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 44 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 49 | 36 | 2.3 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 41 | 30 | 2.2 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Year | 64 | 45 | 18.8 | 53 | 6.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA (1,166 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 Walla Walla's ZIP code 99362 have filed 33 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $801,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2020, with 10. 24% 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, 47 have fewer than Walla Walla.
Umatilla County, which includes Walla Walla, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires, on January 1, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Umatilla County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $40.0 million a year, the 17th highest of 36 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.7 million (44%), 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 Walla Walla
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