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Thurston County, Washington
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1983 and 2023, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
3
Hail reports
4
Floods since 1996
28
All events
0
Deaths
$25.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Thurston County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 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.
There was flooding along the Skookumchuck River, dozens of homes in Bucoda flooded. Several roads in the area were also flooded, including SR 507.
A few homes had up to 3 inches of water in their basements. Flood waters from Swift Creek washed away part of Cedar Flat Road cutting off about 250 homes from vehicular traffic.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A record rainfall of 2.96 inches was recorded at the Olympia airport. This broke the previous daily record of 2.18 inches in 1970.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A record high temperature of 62 degrees was recorded at Olympia airport. This broke the previous daily record of 56 degrees set in 2020.
Flood Flood
The Chehalis River near Grand Mound and Skookumchuck River near Bucoda crested above moderate flood. Urban and small stream flooding occurred as well.
Flood Flood
The Skookumchuck River near Bucoda and Chehalis River near Grand Mound exceeded moderate flood stage. Urban and small stream flooding occurred as well.
Tornado EFU Tornado
On 10/04/2019 a brief weak tornado was confirmed by video and fire/rescue report near Tenino, WA. No impacts or damage were observed.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts peaked around 70 mph during the event between 3 and 5 PM, knocking down trees and power lines leaving nearly 50,000 without power. Several homes had trees fall on them.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was spotted 2 miles northwest of Lake Lawrence. It lasted for a few minutes.
Flood Flood
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…
Tornado F0 Tornado
On the ground for less than 2 minutes.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud descended 1/3 way to ground.
Tornado F1 Tornado
A tornado damaged a barn, some trees, and a nearby apartment.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Tornado F0 Tornado
A weak tornado, on the ground for less than a minute, damaged a few power lines and knocked down some tree limbs.
Lightning struck just outside a mobile home, causing a little damage to it and to a nearby tree. A woman inside the home was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a garage, a DOT building and a tree in the Olympia area. The garage, filled with antiques, was destroyed. The DOT building lost power and the tree was split.
A 17 year old was struck by lightning while he was working outside. He sustained minor burns, some hearing loss and a headache. The tree next to him was stripped of its bark.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm with golf ball sized hail broke car windshields in Yelm.
Tornado F0 Tornado
A tornado touched down near the main street of Bucoda. Several buildings sustained damage. Damage included aluminum sheds blown over or moved, rain gutters torn off buildings, and a twisted street sign. A piece of one aluminum shed was seen 80 feet above the ground caught in a tr…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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