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Severe Storm history in Washington

Washington has 302 county-level severe storm declarations across 39 counties. Snohomish County leads with 16 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $313.8M.

This page shows every Washington county in Washington that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Washington, see the Washington state page.

Severe Storm in Washington

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Snohomish County16$59.9M
2Clallam County15$6.5M
3Grays Harbor County14$18.5M
4Jefferson County14$5.8M
5Lewis County14$46.7M
6Mason County14$9.8M
7Wahkiakum County14$1.9M
8Island County13$607K
9King County12$44.0M
10Skagit County12$8.2M
11Pacific County11$3.7M
12Skamania County11$2.4M
13Thurston County10$26.3M
14Pierce County9$29.5M
15Chelan County8$1.8M
16Klickitat County8$2.6M
17Clark County7$5.1M
18Cowlitz County7$4.4M
19Okanogan County7$2.4M
20Pend Oreille County7$912K
21Whatcom County7$4.5M
22Ferry County6$1.6M
23Kittitas County6$1.2M
24Kitsap County5$4.7M
25San Juan County5$143K
26Spokane County5$18.0M
27Stevens County5$161K
28Columbia County4$26K
29Garfield County4$4K
30Lincoln County4$60K
31Whitman County4$509K
32Yakima County4$132K
33Adams County3$1K
34Asotin County3$0
35Benton County3$68K
36Franklin County3$57K
37Grant County3$1.4M
38Walla Walla County3$216K
39Douglas County2$0