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Washington, 2009
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2009 was 306 against 433 in 2008.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2009 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $20,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2009 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 43 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 43 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Forecast zone | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Forecast zone | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Oct 2009 | Forecast zone | Dust Storm | — | — | — | 11 |
| 3 Oct 2009 | Forecast zone | Dust Storm | — | — | — | 7 |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $25,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Skagit | Flash Flood | — | $4,000 | — | 2 |
| 13 Nov 2009 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 7 Jan 2009 | King | Flood | — | $14,000,000 | — | — |
| 13 Oct 2009 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Kittitas | Flood | — | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Pierce | Flood | — | $8,800,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $8,500,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Lewis | Flood | — | $8,400,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Snohomish | Flood | — | $6,500,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Whatcom | Flood | — | $5,600,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Clallam | Heavy Rain | — | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Thurston | Flood | — | $3,200,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jan 2009 | Skagit | Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Freezing Fog | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Yakima | Flood | — | $1,570,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Grays Harbor | Flood | — | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Chelan | Flood | — | $1,100,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Mason | Flood | — | $900,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jan 2009 | Benton | Flood | — | $453,000 | — | — |
| 6 Sep 2009 | Pierce | Tornado | EF1 | $180,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jan 2009 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 78 mph | $64,000 | — | — |
| 6 May 2009 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF1 | $30,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2009 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2009 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2009 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2009 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2009
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2009 | FM-2827 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Dry Creek Fire Complex | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2009 | FM-2826 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Oden Road Fire | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2009 | FM-2823 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Union Valley Fire | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2009 | DR-1825 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow | 34 |
| 30 Jan 2009 | DR-1817 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, And Flooding | 23 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2009 date of loss
1,758 NFIP claims, 1,527 of them paid, for $46,647,971.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.