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Mason County, Washington

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1985 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

1
Tornado reports
1
Hail reports
5
Floods since 1996
17
All events
1
Deaths
$18.0M
Property damage

Tornado paths in Mason County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 1 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19852025
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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.

December 3, 2007 · Mason, Washington
Flood Flood1 death
The Skokomish at Potlatch reach a record flood stage of 18.12 feet. Two bridges were washed away, one over the Tahuya River and one over Finch creek. All schools in the county were closed monday. Several roads were closed and a few people were evacuated from their homes. A man wa…
March 25, 1999 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain$5.0M damage
March 1, 1999 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain$10.2M damage
February 24, 2025 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall of 4.68 inches was recorded at Jefferson Creek, WA.
January 13, 2021 · Mason, Washington
Flood Flood
The Skokomish River exceeded moderate flood stage. Urban and small stream flooding occurred as well.
January 2, 2021 · Mason, Washington
Flood Flood
The Skokomish River went above flood stage December 31st, 2020 and stayed above flood stage until January 7, closing roads and cutting off access to the valley. I was above moderate flood at times everyday from January 2nd and the 6th. Urban and small stream flooding occurred as …
October 18, 2019 · Mason, Washington
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Between approximately 6:02 - 6:07 PM on the evening of October 18, a tornado touched down near Shelton in Mason County, Washington and traveled approximately 0.68 miles before moving over the water of Pickering Passage and dissipating as a waterspout. The first video evidence and…
September 5, 2013 · Mason, Washington
Lightning Lightning1 injury
A man was struck by lightning near Shelton. Another bolt struck a tree that then spread into a nearby apartment.
December 12, 2010 · Mason, Washington
Flood Flood
All of highway 106 in Mason county was closed due to flooding and mudslides. A foot bridge in the Tahuya State Forest was closed after floods washed out the concrete entry. Several homes were reported flooded in Mason county.
January 7, 2009 · Mason, Washington
Flood Flood
There was flooding along the Skokomish River. Several homes in Shelton flooded, most from local creeks. Several roads in the area were also flooded, including SR 106 and 108.
January 5, 2006 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
October 20, 2003 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
November 13, 2001 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
August 21, 2001 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
July 5, 1997 · Mason, Washington
Lightning Lightning
Lightning started a fire which destroyed a garage.
April 23, 1996 · Mason, Washington
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
October 22, 1985 · Mason, Washington
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202510
202120
201911
201310
201010
200910
200710
200610
200310
200120
199920
199710
199610
198510