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Franklin County, Washington
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2020, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
2
Tornado reports
5
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
45
All events
1
Deaths
$3.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Franklin County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 2 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
A small recreational fishing vessel with 3 people on board capsized in rough seas created by a severe thunderstorms on the Snake River. 2 people (one male and one female) were able to make it safely to shore. One male was missing until Sunday morning (5/31) when he was located de…
Mild temperatures February 9 -13 allowed an initial snow melt and heavy rain caused rapid melting and increased runoff across Franklin County. This area had a snow pack of 5-10 inches on February 15, with much of it melted by February 21. Rain amounts of 0.50 to 0.75 were seen on…
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Measured at mesonet station HPASC.
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Cattle company near Pasco lost 6 registered Charolais cattle during a lightning storm.
Flood Flood
Connell PD. reported roads flooded in town.
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A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts up to 67 mph at Kahlotus in Franklin county.
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Juniper Dunes mesonet.
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A 68 mph wind gust measured by Hanford Mesonet.
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A 60 mph wind gust was measured by a trained storm spotters weather station.
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Spotter called to update that trees are down and they are at least 12 inches in diameter.
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A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds and 10 inch diameter tree was blown down.
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Washington Ag Wx Net observation.
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At Scooteney park several 3 to 4 inch diameter tree branches down from thunderstorm winds.
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Hail Hail
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Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Spotter observed wall cloud with small funnel cloud about 2000 feet above ground.
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Plywood signs 4 feet by 6 feet knocked over.
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Trees down and shingles taken from roofs.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck radio tower and knocked station off air.
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Hail Hail
Wind and hail destroyed up to 50 percent of this year's apple crop at Broetje Farms.
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Strong wind gusts from a thunderstorm flipped two small airplanes at the Tri-Cities airport in Pasco. Five feeding bunks at DeVries Dairy were also destroyed. The winds knocked out power to thousands of residents in the county, and toppled many trees.
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Hail Hail
Hail from this storm severely damaged thousands of acres of crops in Pasco. Some of the hardest hit crops were tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, green beans, and peppers.
Hail Hail
Dime-sized hail fell for around 15 minutes.
Dust Devil Dust Devil
A dust devil tore shingles and tarpaper off the roof of the Physician's Medical Center in Pasco.
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Lightning Lightning
A thunderstorm moved through Pasco that produced lightning and hail up to one half inch. A resident reported that a tree was stuck by lightning.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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