# Tornadoes in Washington since 1950: 134, #42 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Washington has 134 tornadoes (0.2% of the US), #42 by count and #47 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Washington since 1950

Washington has recorded **134 tornadoes since 1950**: 0.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#42 by count** and **#47 per person** (1.68 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Washington has recorded 134 tornadoes since 1950, 0.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #42 of 51 by count and #47 per person (1.68 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Washington’s busiest year was 1997, with 14 tornadoes; it averages 1.8 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#47

national rank (per capita)

134

tornadoes

1.68

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Washington: 134 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/washington.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Washington tornado history, 1950–2024

### By decade

1950s7

1960s7

1970s14

1980s19

1990s23

2000s31

2010s20

2020s13

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 79 |
| ------- | -- |
| F1/EF1  | 39 |
| F2/EF2  | 13 |
| F3/EF3  | 2  |
| F4/EF4  | 0  |
| F5/EF5  | 0  |
| Unrated | 1  |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1997 (14).

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