Skagit County, Washington severe weather history spans 16 recorded events between 2001 and 2024. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 31.3% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,167 nationally and #35 in Washington.
16
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$19.3M
Property damage
The record
What the Skagit County, Washington severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Skagit County, Washington severe weather history averages 0.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 8 events logged in that decade alone.
The deadliest hazard in the Skagit County, Washington record is flood, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is flood, with $18.9M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Skagit County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | $307K | 0 | 2004–2024 |
| Flood | 5 | 1 | $18.9M | 0 | 2006–2021 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | $45K | 0 | 2001–2006 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2007–2007 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2011–2011 |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | $40K | 0 | 2014–2014 |
Decade by decade
Skagit County, Washington severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Skagit County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2021 | Flood | BLANCHARD | 1 | 0 | $3.0M |
| Jun 25, 2007 | Lightning | SEDRO WOOLLEY | 0 | 5 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2009 | Flash Flood | MARBLEMOUNT | 0 | 2 | $4K |
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 Skagit County, especially on the Skagit and Samish Rivers. Flooding on the Skagit started on the 12th, then temporarily dropped below flood stage, before rising to major flood on the night of the 14th. 2 fatalities occurred during this time with many road, highways, and bridges closed due to water over roadway, washouts, sloughing, and debris. Town inundated including Rockport, Hamilton, Lyman, Sedro Woolley, and Mount Vernon. There was urban and small stream flooding as well on the 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.
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.
Heavy rain from a couple of thunderstorms fell over the mountain ridge, above the recent Easy Fire burn scar, with the main period of heavy rain lasting about one hour and 45 minutes starting 1800PST. Flash floods and debris flows came out of several drainages along and northeast of State Route 20 between mile post 151 and 152.5, burying the highway. The debris flows initiated above the burn scar and little of the flood debris was from the burn scar itself. It took two weeks to clean up and fix the highway to make it passable. |Rain rates from a nearby rain gage along the highway were up to 0.29 inches in 15 minutes, 0.53 inches in 30 minutes, 0.96 inches in 1 hour, and a two hour storm total of 1.28 inches. No injuries or fatalities occurred.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk rating
131,328
Population (ACS)
$545K
Median home value
29
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 Skagit County, Washington?
16 events are on record between 2001 and 2024, causing 1 direct deaths and $19.3M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Skagit County?
Flash Flood, with 5 recorded events — 31.3% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Skagit County?
29 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Skagit County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Skagit County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Skagit County as relatively moderate risk, placing it in the 89 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Skagit 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.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- San Juan County 4
- Skamania County 11
- Pierce County 34
- Snohomish County 53
- Pend Oreille County 87
- Spokane County 249
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“Skagit County, Washington.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/washington/skagit-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.