Spokane County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Spokane County, Washington between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 6, 1957).

16tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
5 milongest path · 1997
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F15
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 6, 1957F21.5 mi23 yd00
Jun 15, 1954F20.5 mi100 yd00
May 31, 1997F15 mi50 yd00
Apr 12, 1984F11 mi17 yd00
Oct 17, 1983F10.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 29, 1970F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 22, 1981F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 6, 2022EF02.1 mi250 yd00
May 22, 1964F01 mi20 yd00
May 6, 2022EF00.6 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2004F00.2 mi70 yd00
Jul 22, 2016EF00.2 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 18, 2024EF0—5 yd00
May 6, 2022EF00.6 mi50 yd00
May 6, 2022EF02.1 mi250 yd00
Aug 9, 2016EF00.2 mi25 yd00
Jul 22, 2016EF00.2 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2004F00.2 mi70 yd00
Apr 27, 1999F00.1 mi—00
May 31, 1997F15 mi50 yd00
Apr 6, 1994F00.1 mi20 yd00
Apr 12, 1984F11 mi17 yd00
Oct 17, 1983F10.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 22, 1981F10.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Kootenai County, ID2Lincoln County, WA12Whitman County, WA3Stevens County, WA4Bonner County, ID4Latah County, ID4Pend Oreille County, WA1Adams County, WA3

Questions

How many tornadoes has Spokane County, Washington had?

16 tornadoes touched Spokane County, Washington between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Spokane County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 6, 1957, with a 1.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Spokane County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 16). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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