Hail and tornadoes in Clark County, WA
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Clark County, WA on 2 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Nov 5, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 0 days.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 7 hail reports in Clark County, WA on 7 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1 in, near Brush Prairie, on Mon, May 17, 2004.
By decade: 1970s: 1 · 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 5
Tornadoes since 1950
15 tornadoes have touched Clark County, WA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 6 and injured 301.
Strongest
- Wed, Apr 5, 1972 · F3 · 8.7 mi long, 440 yd wide · 6 deaths, 300 injuries
- Thu, Dec 10, 2015 · EF1 · 0.82 mi long, 528 yd wide · near Battle Ground
- Thu, Jan 10, 2008 · EF1 · 10.11 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Hazel Dell
- Thu, Jun 29, 1989 · F1 · 1.6 mi long, 13 yd wide · 1 injury
- Sat, Oct 13, 1984 · F1 · 3 mi long, 30 yd wide
Most recent
- Wed, Oct 11, 2023 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near La Center
- Mon, Sep 27, 2021 · EF0 · 3.9 mi long, 240 yd wide · near Dollar Corner
- Thu, Oct 12, 2017 · EF0 · 0.16 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Salmon Creek
- Fri, Mar 24, 2017 · EF0 · 2.3 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Orchards
- Thu, Dec 10, 2015 · EF1 · 0.82 mi long, 528 yd wide · near Battle Ground
- Thu, Mar 21, 2013 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Venersborg
- Thu, Jan 10, 2008 · EF1 · 10.11 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Hazel Dell
- Mon, Sep 13, 2004 · F0 · 1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Ridgefield
- Thu, May 27, 2004 · F0 · 0.5 mi long · near La Center
- Thu, May 11, 2000 · F0 · 0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Battle Ground
By decade: 1970s: 1 · 1980s: 2 · 1990s: 2 · 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 2
Every hail day since October 2020
- Tue, Nov 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.