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Washington, 2019
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 2019 was 414 against 427 in 2018.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2019 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 35 mph | — | 2 | — |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Sep 2019 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 4 Jan 2019 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 Feb 2019 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 2019 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 2019 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 26 Nov 2019 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | $250,000 | — | 5 |
| 1 May 2019 | Yakima | Dust Devil | — | — | — | 5 |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $50,000 | — | 3 |
| 1 Dec 2019 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 6 Sep 2019 | Cowlitz | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Feb 2019 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $2,200,000 | — | — |
| 9 Apr 2019 | Whitman | Flash Flood | — | $1,100,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jan 2019 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2019 | Spokane | Lightning | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 9 Apr 2019 | Walla Walla | Flood | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 18 Oct 2019 | Mason | Tornado | EF1 | $150,000 | — | — |
| 28 Oct 2019 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Chelan | Debris Flow | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Chelan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Chelan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 Oct 2019 | Thurston | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
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 2019
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2019 | DR-4418 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, Tornado | 8 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss
57 NFIP claims, 39 of them paid, for $1,058,457.
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.