Tacoma Area storm history

Numerous power outages were reported as the area faced its first wind storm of the season. A man in his 30s was struck and killed by a falling tree while clearing debris in his yard on Key Peninsula near Tacoma, WA.

A tree feel on an automobile in Gig Harbor resulting in 1 death. At Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Saturday morning, four people were injured by falling branches during a triathlon. There were about 20,000 customers without power.

The late afternoon commute took hours for some and one man was killed outside his car on Interstate 5 in Tacoma. Twelve people were injured, none seriously, when a bus overturned in Tacoma.

This was the warmest July on record at Seattle-Tacoma airport. On Wednesday (July 29) in Seattle, the high temperature reached 103 degrees (SeaTac Airport), a new all-time high. A heat related death occurred when a man in his 50s died in Tacoma.

In Gig Harbor, a man was electrocuted to death while walking near a downed power line. In the Tacoma area two people were killed, and one injured, by a falling tree. In Gig Harbor, a lineman was injured when a tree struck their vehicle. A Spanaway man died in a house fire that wa…

A wind gust of 60 mph was recorded in Tacoma, WA.

The NOAA Tide Gauge in Tacoma reached 1.99 feet or 0.12 feet above minor flood stage.

Observations around Tacoma recorded well above normal temperatures for several days around the middle of May, with afternoon high temperatures ranging from the low to upper 80s.

Minor overflow to county parks, no damage to homes/businesses. Flooding damage to several businesses in Gig Harbor.

Numerous reports on social media confirmed the presence of a dangerous ice storm around the Tacoma area. Reports included: 0.2 inches measured in Auburn, 0.25 inches around Tacoma, Lakewood, and Gig Harbor.

A stretch of winter weather brought snowfall accumulation to the Tacoma area during the first few days of December. An average of 1-3 inches was reported on Dec 1, with less than 1 inch averaged on Dec 2, and around an inch averaged on Dec 3.

An observation site in Tacoma recorded a record high temperature of 91 degrees on the afternoon of the 31.

A Winter Storm during the final week of December resulted in an average of 4 to 6 inches across the Tacoma area.

Strong winds caused trees to come down and block US 101 during the evening hours of November 14.

A report of a tree down on a house in Bonney Lake came in via social media around 1500L on 10/24. A station in the Tacoma Narrows, KTIW reported a gust of 52 mph around 1430L on 10/24.

Warm weather affected the Tacoma area around mid August. Temperatures ranged in the upper 80s through the duration of the event, with the highest temperature recorded on August 12 at 89 degrees. This set a new record high temperature for that day. Low temperatures ranged from the…

Concrete panels along NB I-5 to I-705 experienced period damage and needed continuous repairs from Jun 27-Jun 29. This caused 3 lanes of the collector-distributor to close, causing traffic backups and detours.

Record breaking heat affected the Tacoma area for several days, beginning on 6/26 and peaking 6/27-6/28. A high temperature of 99 was recorded on 6/27, with an (unofficial) all time record high temperature of 105 of 6/27. Temperatures then reached 99 and 97 on the afternoon of 6/…

A major winter storm affected the Tacoma area beginning during the evening hours of February 12 and continuing through the morning hours of February 13. Local CoCoRaHs observations indicated new snowfall amounts of between 6-8 inches. Snow continued through the morning hours befo…

Areas around Tacoma reported wind gusts of 40-60 mph beginning during the late evening hours on the 12th and continuing through the early morning hours of the 13th. Ft Lewis and JBLM reported gusts of 58 mph, with other reports of 56 mph (Tacoma), 58 mph (Greenwater). In South Ta…

Anomalous upper level high pressure combined with surface low pressure near the WA Coast and high pressure east of the WA Cascades led to the favorable set up for wildfires across the area. With the development of strong Cascade gap winds from the east, the Sumner Grade fire was …

Anomalous upper level high pressure over the Northwest US in combination with surface low pressure along the WA Coast and high pressure east of the WA Cascades led to the development of favorable wildfire conditions. This particular set up led to the development of strong east wi…

Strong easterly winds resulted in an estimated 2500 customers without power by the early morning hours of September 8. During the afternoon of the 7th, tree limbs fell on power lines in the Fife and Browns Point areas, with around 5000 customers losing power. Several brush fires …

There were numerous reports of 7-12 inches.

KTCM had a 61 mph gust at 0132 AM, and KGRF had a 58 mph gust at 1245 AM.

Three sites in the Tacoma area received 4-5 inches of snow.

Fircrest recorded 42 mph sustained wind.

Numerous NWS spotters reported snowfall ranging from 4 to 15 inches across the zone during the warning period.

Several people are cleaning up from extensive damage to their homes and cars in parts of Pierce and Thurston Counties after Saturday's storm rolled through Western Washington. Several trees also fell onto Silvia Hogan's car in the parking lot of her Lakewood apartment complex. He…

The Gray Field ASOS recorded a peak wind of 58 mph. A semi-truck toppled over on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, temporarily halting eastbound traffic.

Wind knocked down tree limbs onto a soccer field near Meeker Middle School, injuring an adult and two kids. Several thousand people lost power.

KTCM had 33g58 mph in an observation. A home in Gig Harbor had a tree fall on it.

A Pacific frontal system and cold air over western Washington resulted in 3 to 7 inches of snow, according to numerous reports from trained spotters.

The Red Rooster Cafe on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor reported some flooding. About a dozen homes were partially flooded on Day Island. The Tacoma tide gauge recorded its all-time high tide level of 14.89 ft above MLLW. This exceeded the previous record by 0.34 ft. The old recor…

In Lakewood, a large tree crashed through a house, narrowly missing a baby boy sleeping in his crib.

Broken tree limbs at Lake Spanaway golf course caused about 4000 in damage. Power infrastructure was also damaged.

Numerous heavy snow reports from NWS spotters and mesonet sources of 5 to 10 inches of snow over a large portion of the zone.

About 5000 customers lost power after a trees were blown into power lines.

About 4 feet of mud covered the West Valley Highway near Sumner.

Strong north winds blew a tree onto a home in Gig Harbor.

Wind gusts blew down trees and branches in the Tacoma area. The strong wind damaged and tore loose a boathouse and knocked out power to about 55,000 people.

A landslide in Gig Harbor damaged a garage and a vehicle.

About 13,500 customers lost power when a few trees were toppled by strong wind.

Several landslides blocked several miles of Marine View Drive. One home had to be evacuated as the retaining wall on the property was damaged. Some other homes lost power, when a mudslide knocked down 2 power poles. There were several mudslides at Point Defiance Park.

Heavy snow of 3-5 inches fell. A man was hit by another vehicle while removing the chains from his tires.

Snowfall of 3-6 inches was reported.

Winds gusting to 45 mph knocked out power to nearly 35,000 customers. One fallen tree struck three mobile homes in Purdy. South Kitsap high school students got the day off because of a power outage at the school. The final evening run of the Port Townsend - Keystone ferry was can…

A sailboat was severely damaged off Key Peninsula, when it's anchor supports were ripped out.

Up to 8 inches of snow fell with the highest amount reported just north of Tacoma.