Vancouver, Washington tornadoes

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10confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Vancouver since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: September 27, 2021, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total10within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthMay2 of 10
StrongestF3Apr 5, 1972
Deaths6whole paths, see note
Injuries300whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Vancouver.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

20 Jan: 1Feb: 0Mar: 1Apr: 1May: 2Jun: 0Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 1Oct: 2Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 2 of 10 tornadoes.

By time of day

20 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 1: 23 PM: 1: 1: 26 PM: 2: 0: 19 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 1: 12020: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
7
EF1
2
EF3
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, April 5, 1972

6 deaths, 300 injuries Strongest

F3, April 5, 1972

8.7 mile path Longest path

10.11 miles, EF1

January 10, 2008, whole path Widest

528 yards, EF1

December 10, 2015
Every tornado

All 10 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 27, 2021EF03.9 mi240 yd00
Jul 1, 2019EF01.6 mi40 yd00
Oct 28, 2018EF01.15 mi20 yd00
Oct 12, 2017EF00.16 mi25 yd00
Mar 24, 2017EF02.3 mi15 yd00
Dec 10, 2015EF10.82 mi528 yd00
Jan 10, 2008EF110.11 mi440 yd00
May 11, 2000F00.9 mi50 yd00
May 31, 1997F00.5 mi20 yd00
Apr 5, 1972F38.7 mi440 yd6300
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Vancouver and its county

Vancouver is in Clark County, where NOAA has recorded 15 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.