Washington Tornadoes 1950-2012
This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Washington from the year 1950. If you are interested in reading about the “worst” tornadoes that have struck Washington (and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 2012, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
Move your mouse over the map to see the county name and FIPS number (Federal Information Processing Standard). Click on the county or use the drop-down menu to navigate to your county of interest.
From there you can find data on each county that has had tornadoes since 1950. You will find the tornado ID number, the date, the event number, the time it occurred, the number of deaths and/or injuries caused, the F-Scale or EF-Scale, and the map coordinates. You can even copy the beginning and ending set of map coordinates into Google maps to see the path that the tornado took. If your county is not listed, it has not had a tornado officially listed during this period.
all times are Central Standard Time
Adams County Tornadoes
226 MAY 12, 1980 1 17:35 0 0 0 47.13 -118.38 00.00 0 1 166 APR 23, 1983 2 17:29 0 0 0 46.90 -119.07 00.00 0 1
Benton County Tornadoes
179 MAY 9, 1956 1 15:00 0 0 0 46.10 -119.20 46.20 -119.03 5 259 JUN 7, 2004 9 17:15 0 0 0 46.03 -119.75 46.03 -119.75 5
Clark County Tornadoes
112 APR 5, 1972 1 14:50 6 300 3 45.60 -122.63 45.63 -122.45 11,OR 51 & WA 11
828 OCT 13, 1984 2 14:00 0 0 1 45.92 -122.75 45.90 -122.68 11
636 JUN 29, 1989 1 19:30 0 1 1 45.88 -122.67 00.00 0 11
375 MAY 31, 1997 4 18:45 0 0 0 45.63 -122.67 45.63 -122.67 11
584 SEP 15, 1997 13 20:40 0 0 0 45.87 -122.47 45.87 -122.47 11
227 MAY 11, 2000 2 17:35 0 0 0 45.77 -122.52 45.77 -122.52 11
160 MAY 27, 2004 5 16:30 0 0 0 45.87 -122.67 45.87 -122.67 11
548 SEP 13, 2004 10 12:40 0 0 0 45.82 -122.77 45.82 -122.77 11
67 JAN 10, 2008 14:15 0 0 1 45.68 -122.69 45.73 -122.50 11
Columbia County Tornadoes
35 MAR 14, 1966 1 13:30 0 0 2 46.50 -117.80 00.00 0 13
12 JAN 16, 2000 1 11:00 0 0 1 46.32 -118.00 46.32 -117.98 13
Cowlitz County Tornadoes
858 NOV 10, 1965 2 16:55 0 0 0 46.08 -122.93 46.08 -122.93 15 and OR 9
34 MAR 28, 1985 1 18:30 0 0 1 46.18 -122.90 00.00 0 15
257 JUN 6, 2004 8 16:15 0 0 0 46.02 -122.85 46.02 -122.85 15 and OR 9
Douglas County Tornadoes
711 JLY 4, 1992 1 18:50 0 0 0 47.63 -120.07 00.00 0 17
86 MAY 19, 2004 2 17:00 0 0 0 47.43 -120.28 47.43 -120.28 17
Ferry County Tornadoes
527 APR 25, 2008 15:43 0 0 0 48.50 -118.20 00.00 0 19
Franklin County Tornadoes
519 JLY 1, 1978 2 17:30 0 0 1 46.73 -118.82 46.78 -118.83 21,1 164 APR 23, 1983 1 16:49 0 0 1 46.53 -119.00 46.57 -118.95 21
Grant County Tornadoes
113 APR 5, 1972 2 18:30 0 0 2 47.70 -119.10 00.00 0 25 459 JLY 1, 1979 2 12:50 0 0 0 47.20 -119.32 00.00 0 25 520 AUG 10, 1985 2 15:00 0 0 1 46.98 -119.03 00.00 0 25 174 MAY 11, 2003 1 18:30 0 0 0 47.03 -119.03 47.03 -119.03 25 402 MAY 19, 2010 1 19:15 0 0 0 47.19 -119.15 47.19 -119.15 25
Grays Harbor County Tornadoes
378 AUG 26, 1997 12 18:22 0 0 0 47.00 -123.48 47.00 -123.48 27 610 DEC 23, 1997 14 1:15 0 0 0 46.83 -124.08 46.83 -124.08 27
King County Tornadoes
639 SEP 28, 1962 1 19:57 0 0 1 47.50 -122.30 47.52 -122.25 33 560 AUG 18, 1964 3 12:45 0 0 0 47.50 -122.10 47.55 -122.00 33 590 DEC 12, 1969 1 16:15 0 1 3 47.50 -122.40 47.53 -122.32 33 888 DEC 22, 1971 3 18:30 0 0 ? 47.40 -122.33 00.00 0 33 185 JUN 11, 2001 1 16:30 0 0 0 47.60 -122.52 47.60 -122.52 33
Kitsap County Tornadoes
218 APR 9, 1991 1 15:50 0 0 0 47.62 -122.65 00.00 0 35
Lewis County Tornadoes
857 NOV 10, 1965 1 16:30 0 0 2 46.70 -122.90 00.00 0 41 1126 OCT 25, 2010 2 19:15 0 0 0 46.48 -122.74 46.48 -122.74 41 312323 MAY 27, 2011 1 14:50 0 0 0 46.58 -122.89 46.58 -122.89 41
Lincoln County Tornadoes
282 MAY 6, 1957 2 15:58 0 0 0 47.45 -118.25 00.00 0 43 114 APR 5, 1972 3 19:30 0 1 3 47.75 -118.52 47.77 -118.47 43 686 AUG 15, 1978 4 20:10 0 0 ? 47.72 -118.93 00.00 0 43 202 MAY 1, 1979 1 16:15 0 0 ? 47.65 -118.15 00.00 0 43 704 MAY 31, 1997 1 13:40 0 0 1 47.63 -118.70 47.75 -118.52 43 458 MAY 6, 2009 21:28 0 0 1 47.77 -118.14 47.80 -118.08 43 617 JUN 6, 2009 15:50 0 0 0 47.72 -118.57 47.71 -118.59 43 616 JUN 6, 2009 15:50 0 0 0 47.72 -118.57 47.71 -118.61 43 615 JUN 6, 2009 15:50 0 0 0 47.73 -118.58 47.75 -118.62 43 614 JUN 6, 2009 15:50 0 0 0 47.72 -118.58 47.73 -118.63 43
Okanogan County Tornadoes
232 MAY 3, 1982 1 13:00 0 0 1 48.43 -119.50 00.00 0 47 203 MAY 30, 1987 1 20:00 0 0 1 48.15 -119.78 00.00 0 47 871 JLY 21, 1997 5 17:15 0 0 1 48.17 -118.98 48.22 -118.90 47 872 JLY 21, 1997 6 17:15 0 0 1 48.17 -118.98 48.22 -118.90 47 502 AUG 26, 1997 11 18:15 0 0 0 48.42 -119.52 48.42 -119.52 47
Pacific County Tornadoes
1099 DEC 1, 1990 1 14:00 0 0 0 46.67 -123.78 00.00 0 49 841 JUN 13, 1991 2 14:00 0 0 0 46.25 -123.92 00.00 0 49
Pend Oreille County Tornadoes
604 JLY 17, 1978 3 16:00 0 0 2 48.18 -117.13 00.00 0 51
Pierce County Tornadoes
421 JUN 12, 1978 1 17:30 0 0 ? 47.13 -122.37 00.00 0 53 738 SEP 24, 1981 2 12:45 0 0 0 47.08 -122.58 00.00 0 53 333 JUN 23, 1996 1 15:30 0 0 0 47.30 -122.50 47.30 -122.50 53 213 MAY 31, 1997 3 16:15 0 0 1 47.23 -122.45 47.23 -122.45 53 184 JUN 27, 2001 2 20:45 0 0 1 47.18 -122.18 47.18 -122.18 53 1033 SEP 6, 2009 17:19 0 0 1 47.19 -122.14 47.19 -122.14 53
Snohomish County Tornadoes
639 NOV 24, 1970 2 8:00 0 0 2 48.10 -122.20 00.00 0 61
815 OCT 26, 1971 2 15:55 0 0 1 47.97 -121.92 00.00 0 61
247 MAY 13, 1986 1 13:00 0 0 2 48.22 -122.05 00.00 0 61
377 AUG 24, 1997 9 19:11 0 0 0 47.92 -122.10 47.92 -122.10 61
212 JUN 5, 2004 6 6:50 0 0 0 48.23 -122.25 48.23 -122.25 61
85 MAY 18, 2005 4 20:50 0 0 1 48.20 -122.25 48.20 -122.25 61
641 JUN 16, 2006 2 14:50 0 0 0 47.87 -121.73 47.87 -121.73 61
Spokane County Tornadoes
362 JUN 15, 1954 1 15:30 0 0 2 47.43 -117.38 00.00 0 63
283 MAY 6, 1957 3 22:00 0 0 2 47.48 -117.20 00.00 0 63
312 MAY 22, 1964 1 17:35 0 0 0 47.50 -117.40 00.00 0 63
389 JUN 29, 1970 1 19:45 0 0 1 47.80 -117.70 00.00 0 63
516 JUN 22, 1981 1 22:15 0 0 1 47.95 -117.45 00.00 0 63
823 OCT 17, 1983 4 18:30 0 0 1 47.48 -117.55 00.00 0 63
142 APR 12, 1984 1 17:00 0 0 1 47.72 -117.23 00.00 0 63
86 APR 6, 1994 2 21:05 0 0 0 47.73 -117.50 00.00 0 63
705 MAY 31, 1997 2 14:45 0 0 1 47.85 -117.52 47.90 -117.47 63
224 APR 27, 1999 1 15:30 0 0 0 47.77 -117.45 47.77 -117.45 63
85 MAY 21, 2004 3 17:16 0 0 0 47.63 -117.67 47.63 -117.67 63
Stevens County Tornadoes
115 APR 5, 1972 4 20:00 0 0 2 48.60 -118.10 00.00 0 65 762 AUG 14, 1980 2 10:30 0 0 1 48.47 -117.88 00.00 0 65 709 JLY 25, 1983 3 20:00 0 0 1 48.55 -117.82 00.00 0 65 182 JLY 21, 1997 7 17:55 0 0 1 48.60 -118.05 48.60 -118.05 65 873 JLY 21, 1997 8 17:55 0 0 1 48.60 -118.05 48.60 -118.05 65
Thurston County Tornadoes
85 APR 6, 1994 1 15:45 0 0 0 46.80 -122.97 00.00 0 67
661 OCT 15, 2003 2 19:30 0 0 0 46.93 -122.60 46.93 -122.60 67
75 MAY 27, 2004 4 16:00 0 0 1 46.83 -122.93 46.83 -122.93 67
47 JAN 28, 2006 1 16:30 0 0 0 46.98 -122.73 46.98 -122.73 67
Walla Walla County Tornadoes
108 APR 24, 1958 1 17:15 0 0 0 46.20 -118.60 00.00 0 71 310 JUN 26, 1958 2 20:00 0 0 2 46.07 -118.93 00.00 0 71 311 MAY 22, 1964 2 16:19 0 0 0 45.90 -118.60 45.95 -118.38 71 857 AUG 9, 1982 2 18:25 0 0 0 46.68 -118.28 00.00 0 71 560 AUG 24, 1987 2 19:00 0 0 0 46.07 -118.32 00.00 0 71
Whatcom County Tornadoes
20 APR 27, 2004 1 15:10 0 0 0 49.00 -122.22 49.00 -122.22 73
Whitman County Tornadoes
731 AUG 30, 1971 1 18:30 0 0 2 46.92 -117.35 00.00 0 75 665 SEP 14, 1986 2 20:40 0 0 0 47.08 -117.05 00.00 0 75 348572 OCT 5, 2011 2 16:19 0 0 0 47.23 -117.77 47.23 -117.77 75
Yakima County Tornadoes
276 APR 30, 1957 1 20:40 0 0 2 46.60 -120.50 00.00 0 77
452 AUG 26, 1997 10 15:30 0 0 0 46.38 -120.72 46.38 -120.72 77
326 MAY 9, 1999 2 15:00 0 0 0 46.67 -120.62 46.67 -120.62 77
143 MAY 15, 2000 3 18:31 0 0 0 46.45 -120.25 46.45 -120.25 77
43 APR 23, 2005 1 16:47 0 0 0 46.28 -120.30 46.28 -120.30 77
44 APR 23, 2005 2 17:12 0 0 0 46.35 -120.32 46.35 -120.32 77
134 MAY 9, 2005 3 12:57 0 0 0 46.62 -120.48 46.62 -120.48 77
391 APR 7, 2008 16:15 0 0 0 46.55 -120.58 46.55 -120.58 77
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