Hail and tornadoes in Pierce County, WA
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Pierce County, WA on 24 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Sun, Jan 11, 2026. 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 1 hail report in Pierce County, WA on 1 day, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 0.88 in, near Paradise Inn, on Fri, Oct 19, 2007.
By decade: 2000s: 1
Tornadoes since 1950
9 tornadoes have touched Pierce County, WA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · EF1 · 4.1 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Gig Harbor
- Mon, Sep 30, 2013 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Frederickson
- Sun, Sep 6, 2009 · EF1 · 9.6 mi long, 170 yd wide · near Bonney Lake
- Wed, Jun 27, 2001 · F1 · 2.3 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Bonney Lake
- Sat, May 31, 1997 · F1 · 0.5 mi long · near Tacoma
Most recent
- Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · EF1 · 4.1 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Gig Harbor
- Sun, Apr 27, 2014 · EF0 · 0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Eatonville
- Mon, Sep 30, 2013 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Frederickson
- Sun, Sep 6, 2009 · EF1 · 9.6 mi long, 170 yd wide · near Bonney Lake
- Wed, Jun 27, 2001 · F1 · 2.3 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Bonney Lake
- Sat, May 31, 1997 · F1 · 0.5 mi long · near Tacoma
- Sun, Jun 23, 1996 · F0 · 0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Ruston
- Thu, Sep 24, 1981 · F0 · 33 yd wide
- Mon, Jun 12, 1978 · unrated · 1.5 mi long, 33 yd wide
By decade: 1970s: 1 · 1980s: 1 · 1990s: 2 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 3
Every hail day since October 2020
- Sun, Jan 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Dec 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Nov 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Nov 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Feb 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Dec 5, 2020
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Nov 13, 2020
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.