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E Kittitas County, Washington
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1998 and 2006, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
25
All events
0
Deaths
$2K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Heat Heat
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Wind gusts to over 50 mph caused blowing dust which reduced visibility and caused a 4 vehicle accident 3 miles east of Ellensburg. There were 8 injuries and Interstate 90 was closed for 90 minutes.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
High Wind High Wind
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A weather spotter in Ellensburg reported 4.5 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Four inches of snow fell in Ellensburg, with the onset of snow starting at 8:15 AM.
High Wind High Wind
A cold front passage brought about a sudden burst of high winds in Ellensburg. Prior to front passage at 3:53 AM, Ellensburg ASOS reported a south wind at 6 MPH. At 4:24 AM, a northwest wind of 47 MPH with a gust to 60 MPH was recorded.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Four inches of snow fell nine miles north of Ellensburg.
Flood Flood
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Four inches of snow fell in the city of Ellensburg.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato.…
High Wind High Wind
Locally strong winds varying between 40 and 42 mph were measured by an automated weather sensor (ASOS) at the airport in Ellensburg.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
4 inches of snow fell at a location 9 miles north of Ellensburg at an elevation of 2300 feet.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
4 inches of snow fell in 9 hours in Ellensburg, located east of the Washington Cascades at an elevation of 1600 feet.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Flood Flood
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
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