NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wenatchee, 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 Wenatchee, Washington since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Wenatchee
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 19, 2004, came within 2 miles. Of the 226 Washington cities on this site, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wenatchee. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1975, with stones up to 0.75 inches (penny size). Wenatchee has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 226 Washington cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wenatchee
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2004 | F0 | 2 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1992 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wenatchee
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Wenatchee since 1975. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest size, 0.75 inches (penny size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 19, 2004. The most recent report is from May 19, 2004.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wenatchee
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wenatchee, WA, in Wenatchee at 626 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 26°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 36 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 9.0 inches is more than at 14 of the 86 Washington stations used on this site (16%). Cashmere, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Leavenworth 3 S, WA): 25.8 inches a year, 16.8 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 26 | 1.3 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 44 | 28 | 0.9 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 54 | 33 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 64 | 40 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 73 | 49 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 56 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 62 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 61 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 52 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 47 | 32 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 36 | 26 | 1.6 | 5 | 6.0 |
| Year | 63 | 42 | 9.0 | 29 | 16.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wenatchee, WA (626 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 Wenatchee
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wenatchee: 20 flash floods, 6 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on May 30, 2017. June has had the most flash floods, 13 of 20. Of the 66 Washington cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 65 have had fewer than Wenatchee.
July 25, 2011: heavy rain event in Wenatchee — $640,000 damage.
NWS: “Significant rainfall resulted in cherry damage to several orchards from the Wenatchee area, northward toward Pateros. It was reported that up to approximately fifteen percent or more of the cherry orchards were damaged.”
July 28, 2010: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Wenatchee — $500,000 damage.
June 5, 2022: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Wenatchee — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Several roads flooded and temporarily closed in the Sunnyslope area, with mud and debris flows common. one residence was flooded.”
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 Wenatchee's ZIP code 98801 have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $54,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2013, with 15. 7% 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, 54 have fewer than Wenatchee.
Chelan County, which includes Wenatchee, has been named in 53 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 34 fires, 7 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies). 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 Chelan County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $88.5 million a year, the 12th highest of 39 Washington counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $41.3 million (47%), 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 Wenatchee
- East Wenatchee, WA3 mi
- Cashmere, WA10 mi
- Peshastin, WA16 mi
- Entiat, WA25 mi
- Orondo, WA25 mi
- Quincy, WA28 mi
- Ellensburg, WA30 mi
- Chelan, WA33 mi
- Manson, WA35 mi
- Ephrata, WA37 mi
- Soap Lake, WA41 mi
- Royal City, WA47 mi
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