NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Washougal, 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 Washougal, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 20 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 20
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Washougal
The strongest of the 20 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 5, 1972; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 20, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on October 22, 2022. Washougal has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 226 Washington cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2006, with stones up to 0.88 inches (nickel size). Washougal has more hail reports within 10 miles than 79% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Washougal
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s6
- 2000s4
- 1990s4
- 1970s1(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1972 | F3 | 9 mi | 8.7 mi | 6 / 300 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | EF1 | 14 mi | 10.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2000 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1991 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1957 | F1 | 15 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | EF0 | 19 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | EF0 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2019 | EF0 | 17 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 28, 2018 | EF0 | 18 mi | 1.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2017 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 20, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Washougal
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Washougal since 2006, made on 2 separate days. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest, 0.88 inches (nickel size), fell on September 14, 2006. The most recent report is from May 24, 2008.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Washougal
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Skamania Fish Hatchery, WA, 4 miles northeast of Washougal at 435 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 50°F; December is the coolest, at 44°F and 33°F. November is the wettest at 12.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 83.3 inches over 137 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 81 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 83.3 inches is more than at 80 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (93%). Corbett, OR, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Headworks Portland Wtr B, OR): 79.1 inches a year, 4.2 less than here, and an August average high of 78°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 33 | 11.1 | 16 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 49 | 33 | 8.8 | 14 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 54 | 35 | 8.9 | 16 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 7.5 | 15 | 0.0 |
| May | 67 | 43 | 5.2 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 71 | 47 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 50 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 50 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 46 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 41 | 7.8 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 37 | 12.4 | 17 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 44 | 33 | 12.2 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 83.3 | 137 | 6.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Skamania Fish Hatchery, WA (435 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 Washougal
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 16 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Washougal: 8 heavy rain events, 3 floods, 3 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $10.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on February 24, 2025.
November 6, 2021: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Washougal — 1 killed, 1 injured.
January 16, 2011: flood 10 miles from the centre of Washougal — $9.0 million damage.
December 7, 2015: heavy rain event 5 miles from the centre of Washougal — $1.1 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Washougal's ZIP code 98671 have filed 48 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $914,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Torrential rain in 2006: 20 claims (42% of all) and $743,000. 63% 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, 59 have fewer than Washougal.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Torrential rain2006 | 20 | $743,000 |
Clark County, which includes Washougal, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1964, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 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 Clark County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $157.5 million a year, the 7th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $68.3 million (43%), 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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