This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to September 30, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking...

Tornadoes can occur any time of year in Washington but most commonly occur in April, May and June. Tornadoes in Washington state can suddenly happen and then stop. Due to the state's landscape, they usually don't last very long and are weak.

According to the Tornado History Project, there have been 118 tornadoes in Washington state between 1954 and 2016. Most often, they’re rated an EF0 and EF2.

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 .

The National Weather Service reports 1 that Washington state averages 2.5 tornadoes per year, which ranks in the bottom ten states. Most are weak ones rated EF-1 or lower, like the one that occurred in Monroe in March of 2017. (We explain EF-1 and other tornado ratings below.)

2024年5月3日 · However, Washington can experience other types of severe weather, such as heavy rain, strong winds, and occasionally, tornadoes. The state can also be impacted by the remnants of tropical cyclones (the generic term for hurricanes, typhoons, and similar storms) that originally formed in the western Pacific.

2018年12月20日 · Washington averages about 2.5 tornadoes a year. However, they are extremely rare in December. The only other EF-2 or greater storm to hit the Puget Sound in December was in 1969. That was an EF-3 that hit near Kent and Des Moines, Wash. More than 100 tornadoes have hit the state since 1954, but most are small.

This category contains articles about tornadoes and tornado outbreaks affecting the state of Washington. The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Compared with other States, Washington ranks number 43 for frequency of Tornadoes, 29 for number of deaths, 27 for injuries and 46 for cost of damages.

2018年12月20日 · The dataset contains 121 reported tornadoes in Washington State, or about 2 per year. Most of these tornadoes are weak, F0/EF0 (57%) or F1/EF1 (31%). There have been 15 tornadoes of F2/EF2 or F3/EF3 since 1950 (the Port Orchard tornado is #16). The breakdown by month for Washington State is shown below: