Hail history in Olympia, WA
No NOAA hail reports within 15 miles of the center of Olympia since 2010.
Ranks #177 of 200 US cities for days with hail 1 inch or larger, 2016 to 2025.
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
No NOAA hail reports within 15 miles since 2010
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Olympia, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
No NOAA wind reports within 15 miles since 2010
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Olympia, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- Wind speed is the highest reported gust; some reports have no speed.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
Gusts, tornadoes and hurricanes in Olympia
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Olympia.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2021 | 50 mph or more |
Estimates: the highest gust of each storm day in NOAA’s hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. Analyses like this smooth out short thunderstorm gusts, so they are best for widespread wind (hurricanes, winter storms, high wind days); for thunderstorm wind, NOAA’s wind reports are the better record. Not a measurement at any building.
Tornadoes within 10 miles
NOAA recorded 1 tornado whose path came within 10 miles of Olympia since 1950; the strongest was rated EF0.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2006 | EF0 | 0.5 miles | 8.8 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
No hurricane or tropical storm in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph) to Olympia.
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
2 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 0.75 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
0 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 0 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Olympia’s center.
Biggest radar hail days
- 0.75 in+
- 1.0 in+
- 1.5 in+
- 2.0 in+
- 2.5 in+
- 3.0 in+
Most recent radar hail days
| Date | Largest radar estimate |
|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2024 | 0.75 in or more |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 0.75 in or more |
Storms in Olympia
The Western Regional Climate Center says the lowlands of western Washington see thunderstorms on four to eight days a year and that damaging hailstorms rarely, if ever, occur in most of the region.1 The same source says the strongest winds in western Washington's interior valleys come from the south or southwest in late fall and winter, reaching 40 to 50 mph each winter and 75 to 90 mph about once in 50 years.1
Notable storms
- December 22, 2022Freezing rain on December 22 and 23, 2022, glazed the Olympia area, with about 0.25 inches of ice measured around Olympia, 0.23 inches in Lacey and 0.2 inches in Tumwater.2
- May 4, 2017Wet microbursts on the afternoon of May 4, 2017, produced gusts around 70 mph near Yelm, brought down trees and power lines, and left nearly 50,000 without power, with trees falling on several homes. NOAA's storm records list about $700,000 in property damage in the area.3
- October 25, 2014A fall wind storm on the evening of October 25, 2014, brought gusts of 50 to 60 mph to western Washington. Near Olympia, a sailor in a race died when his boat capsized, and about 50,000 people in the area lost power.4
- January 19, 2012On January 19, 2012, up to about an inch of freezing rain fell after snow of up to 18 inches, causing about half a million power outages. Around Olympia, falling ice-laden trees damaged property and power lines in Tenino and south of the city, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1.1 million in property damage in the southwest interior zone.5
- November 12, 2007A deep low moving into northern Vancouver Island on November 12, 2007, sent damaging south winds across Thurston County: trees struck two homes near Budd Inlet, and winds tore part of a store's roof off in Yelm. NOAA's storm records list about $1.6 million in property damage across the southwest interior zone.6
Warnings and alerts
Thurston Community Alert (TC Alert) is Thurston County's official emergency notification system and sends flood warnings, evacuation notices and severe weather alerts, with sign-up at tcalert.org.7
Sources
- 1. Western Regional Climate Center: Climate of Washington
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Ice Storm, Southwest Interior, December 22, 2022
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston County, May 4, 2017
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Strong Wind, Southwest Interior, October 25, 2014
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Ice Storm, Southwest Interior, January 19, 2012
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, Southwest Interior, November 12, 2007
- 7. Thurston County: It's Flood Awareness Week: Sign Up for Flood Alerts & Get Tips on Prepping for the Rainy Season
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Questions about hail in Olympia
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Olympia?
- NOAA has no hail reports within 15 miles of the center of Olympia since 2010. Reports come from people who saw the hail, so no report does not mean no hail.