Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1965 and 2021, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 3 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.
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
December 2, 2007 · Lewis, Washington
Flood Flood1 death, $50.0M damage The Chehalis river at Centralia reached a record flood stage of 74.78 feet. An 81-year old man disappeared along a stream near Winlock. More than 450 homes were damaged outside of the cities of Chehalis and Centralia. About 65 homes were destroyed, while just over 200 had major d…
November 4, 2006 · Lewis, Washington
Flood Flood2 deaths, $8.8M damage Record flooding occurred on the Cowlitz, Nooksack, Puyallup, Nisqually, Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Carbon, Snoqualmie, and Bogachiel. Major flooding occurred on the Tolt, Snohomish, Skokomish, Skagit, and White rivers. Other rivers flooding were the Satsop, Cedar, Wynoochee, Elwha…
January 13, 2021 · Lewis, Washington
The Cowlitz River at Randle and Newaukum River near Chehalis exceeded flood stage. Urban and small stream flooding occurred also.
January 3, 2021 · Lewis, Washington
The Chehalis River near Doty, Newaukum River near Centralia rose above flood stage Jan 3. Urban and small stream flooding occurred as well.
January 7, 2009 · Lewis, Washington
There was some damage in the town of Randle, mostly businesses that need to replace carpets. Interstate 5 was closed for about 2 days, causing losses of nearly 10 million. Dozens of homes flooded and many people had to be evacuated. More than 50 miles of road surfaces, as well as…
November 12, 2021 · Lewis, Washington
Heavy rain drove a several rivers and streams above flood stage. Major flooding occurred on the Cowlitz River and moderate flooding on the Newaukum River.
December 8, 2015 · Lewis, Washington
There was some flooding of the Cispus and Cowlitz rivers. Forest Service Road 23 suffered extensive washouts at mileposts 12.5 and 24. As a result the popular road is currently closed at mileposts 11 and 25. There was additional flood-related closures on Forest Service roads in L…
November 18, 2015 · Lewis, Washington
Flooding on Mineral Creek damaged a segment of the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad.
September 5, 2013 · Lewis, Washington
A 59 year old motorcycle driver was injured when he was struck by lightning while driving on Interstate-5.
May 27, 2011 · Lewis, Washington
Tornado with a peak wind speed estimated near 75 mph. Light to moderate damage to metal roofs on out buildings. Light damage to two houses - missing shingles and siding damage. Large branches snapped off several trees. Tornado estimated on the ground for less than 2 minutes.
October 25, 2010 · Lewis, Washington
A weak EF0 tornado touched down in a field behind a home with two eyewitnesses. Path length was 110 yards, width 5 yards. Damage limited to branches of up to 3 inches in diameter ripped off several trees and some deck plastic.
January 5, 2006 · Lewis, Washington
May 27, 2004 · Lewis, Washington
A man was seriously injured after being struck by lightning while working on a roof. His co-workers said there was just one lightning bolt, none before or after the one that struck the man.
March 20, 2003 · Lewis, Washington
January 29, 2003 · Lewis, Washington
August 5, 2002 · Lewis, Washington
Four cattle were killed when struck by lightning.
August 22, 2001 · Lewis, Washington
August 21, 2001 · Lewis, Washington
November 10, 1965 · Lewis, Washington