Washington Disaster History

Major Disaster Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2007 12/08 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides active disaster 1734
2007 02/14 Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides not active disaster 1682
2006 12/12 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides not active disaster 1671
2006 05/17 Severe Storms, Flooding, Tidal Surge, Landslides, and Mudslides not active disaster 1641
2003 11/07 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1499
2001 03/01 Earthquake not active disaster 1361
1998 10/16 Landslide In The City Of Kelso not active disaster 1255
1998 10/05 Flooding not active disaster 1252
1997 07/21 Snowmelt/Flooding not active disaster 1182
1997 04/02 Severe Storms/Flooding/Landslides/Mudslides not active disaster 1172
1997 01/17 Severe Winter Storms/Flooding not active disaster 1159
1997 01/07 Ice and Snow Storms not active disaster 1152
1996 02/09 Severe Storms/Flooding not active disaster 1100
1996 01/03 Storms/High Winds/Floods not active disaster 1079
1994 08/02 El Nino Effects (The Salmon Industry) not active disaster 1037
1993 03/04 Severe Storm, High Winds not active disaster 981
1991 11/13 Fires not active disaster 922
1991 03/08 High Tides, Severe Storm not active disaster 896
1990 11/26 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 883
1990 01/18 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 852
1989 04/14 Heavy Rains, Flooding, Mudslides not active disaster 822
1986 12/15 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 784
1986 07/26 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 769
1986 03/19 Heavy Rains, Flooding, Landslides not active disaster 762
1986 02/15 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 757
1983 01/27 SEVERE STORMS, HIGH TIDES, FLOODING not active disaster 676
1980 05/21 VOLCANIC ERUPTION, MT. ST. HELENS not active disaster 623
1979 12/31 STORMS, HIGH TIDES, MUDSLIDES, FLOODING not active disaster 612
1977 12/10 SEVERE STORMS,MUDSLIDES, FLOODING not active disaster 545
1975 12/13 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 492
1974 01/25 SEVERE STORMS, SNOWMELT, FLOODING not active disaster 414
1972 06/10 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 334
1972 03/24 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 328
1972 02/01 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 322
1971 02/09 Heavy Rains, Melting Snow, Flooding not active disaster 300
1965 05/11 Earthquake not active disaster 196
1964 12/29 Heavy Rains & Flooding not active disaster 185
1963 03/02 FLOODS not active disaster 146
1962 10/20 SEVERE STORMS not active disaster 137
1957 03/06 FLOODS not active disaster 70
1956 02/25 FLOOD not active disaster 50

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Emergency Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2005 09/07 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation not active disaster 3227
1982 08/19 Threat of Flooding at Spirit Lake not active disaster 3086
1979 03/12 Flooding not active disaster 3070
1977 03/31 Drought not active disaster 3037

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Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Year Date Incident Disaster Number
2008 07/11 Badger Mountain Fire Complex 2784
2008 07/11 Spokane Valley Fire 2783
2007 09/21 Broughton Fire 2731
2007 07/16 Tunk Grade Fire 2714
2007 07/08 Easy Street Fire 2711
2006 09/11 Flick Creek Fire 2674
2006 08/22 Columbia Fire Complex 2668
2006 08/08 Valley Mill Fire 2663
2005 08/07 School Fire 2575
2005 08/01 Dirty Face Fire 2572
2004 08/12 Mud Lake Fire 2546
2004 08/11 Fischer Fire 2543
2004 07/30 Elk Heights Fire 2538
2004 07/30 Deep Harbor Fire 2537
2004 07/06 Beebe Fire 2527
2003 09/06 Needle Fire 2498
2003 07/16 Okanogan City Fire 2481
2003 07/12 Middle Fork Fire 2477
2002 07/25 Pickens Fire 2451
2002 07/20 Deer Point Fire 2449

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