Friday, Oct 9: Washington has no severe risk in the outlook through Sunday.
The Storm Prediction Center's outlook for Washington over the next three days, and what a typical severe weather year looks like here.
SPC outlook for Washington
Day 1 (Friday, October 9): No severe risk
Day 2 (Saturday, October 10): No severe risk
Day 3 (Sunday, October 11): No severe risk
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Severe weather in Washington, by the numbers
Washington averages 2.7 tornadoes a year (1996–2025), and none in that span was rated EF2 or stronger.
51% of them touch down between April and June, and May alone accounts for 27%. The busiest year on record in that span was 1997, with 14.
Storm reports average about 6 for large hail a year (hail 2 inches or larger is reported about once every 5 years) and 16 for damaging wind (2016–2025).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Tornadoes are counted in the state where they began. One storm can produce many reports. spc.noaa.gov