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Clallam County, Washington severe weather history spans 22 recorded events between 1998 and 2025. The dominant hazard is heavy rain, accounting for 63.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,147 nationally and #30 in Washington.
22
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$12.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Clallam County, Washington severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Clallam County, Washington severe weather history averages 0.8 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 8 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flood, with $6.8M in reported property damage. In total, 4 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Clallam County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain | 14 | 0 | $5.9M | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | $6.8M | 0 | 2006–2021 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2010–2010 |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1998–1998 |
Decade by decade
Clallam County, Washington severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rain and some snow melt caused flooding throughout much of Clallam County, especially on the Bogachiel and Elwha Rivers. Flooding reached major severity and preliminarily a record stage. Many road, highways, and bridges closed due to water over roadway, washouts, sloughing, and debris. There was urban and small stream flooding as well on the 14th – 15th. The heavy rain also triggered a number of landslides throughout the area. Damages are reported and estimated; not all damages have been identified. Crop damages are unknown.
Heavy rain caused some flooding and landslides, which damaged several roads and about a dozen homes. Along with the heavy rain, faulty drainage accounted for some flooding in Sekiu. The waterfront trail in Port Angeles was closed due to fallen trees and small landslides. A bridge in western Clallam County was washed out, stranding a few families. There were numerous other county roads impassible from flooding.
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, Deschutes, Dungeness, Skookumchuck, and Chehalis.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk rating
77,813
Population (ACS)
$422K
Median home value
30
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | EM |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Flood | SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING | DR |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Clallam County, Washington?
22 events are on record between 1998 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $12.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Clallam County?
Heavy Rain, with 14 recorded events — 63.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Clallam County?
30 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Clallam County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Clallam County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Clallam County as relatively moderate risk, placing it in the 90 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Clallam County, Washington severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
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“Clallam County, Washington.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/washington/clallam-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.