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Washington, 2011
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 2011 was 302 against 324 in 2010.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2011 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 45 mph | $50,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Dec 2011 | Forecast zone | Freezing Fog | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 25 Dec 2011 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 49 mph | — | 1 | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Jan 2011 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 3 |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $4,000,000 | — | 2 |
| 6 Apr 2011 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | — | 2 |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $12,000 | — | 1 |
| 13 Jan 2011 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2011 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $4,500,000 | — | — |
| 15 May 2011 | Kittitas | Flood | — | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Kittitas | Flood | — | $2,150,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Clark | Flood | — | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 27 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Pend Oreille | Flood | — | $400,000 | — | — |
| 14 May 2011 | Kittitas | Lightning | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 26 May 2011 | Clark | Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Spokane | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 6 Apr 2011 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $180,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | Debris Flow | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jan 2011 | Benton | Flood | — | $60,000 | — | — |
| 11 Nov 2011 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 17 Jan 2011 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 78 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Snohomish | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 22 Nov 2011 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 27 May 2011 | Lewis | Tornado | EF0 | $10,000 | — | — |
| 5 Oct 2011 | Whitman | 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 2011
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2011 | FM-2966 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Monastery Fire Complex | 1 |
| 25 Mar 2011 | DR-1963 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | 7 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss
159 NFIP claims, 91 of them paid, for $1,367,963.
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.