Washington in 1991 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 12 storm events on record for Washington in 1991.

FEMA has 3 disaster declarations for the state with a date in 1991.

OpenFEMA has 92 NFIP claims with a 1991 year of loss. The NFIP paid $848,813 on these claims.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.
It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026.

Storm events of 1991 by hazard

Storm events on record for Washington in 1991, by hazard (NCEI)
Hazard	Storm events in 1991
Hail	5
Tornado	2
Wind	5
All storm events	12

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 1991

Counties of Washington with a storm event on record in 1991, in name order
County	Storm events in 1991
Benton County	1
Chelan County	1
Columbia County	1
Douglas County	1
Kitsap County	1
Okanogan County	1
Pacific County	1
Spokane County	2
Stevens County	1
Walla Walla County	2

Events of 1991 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 1991 in Washington with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
9 Apr 1991	Kitsap	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	0	County
13 Jun 1991	Pacific	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 1991

Disaster declarations for Washington with a date in 1991, with the count of counties that each names
Declared	Number	Type	Incident type	Title in the FEMA record	Counties
13 Nov 1991	DR-922	Major disaster	Fire	FIRES	6
18 Oct 1991	FM-2079	Fire management assistance	Fire	EASTERN WASHINGTON FIRES	0
8 Mar 1991	DR-896	Major disaster	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & HIGH TIDES	10

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Washington