Hail history in Spokane, WA
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Spokane on 0.2 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 0.1 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Spokane on 4 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 1.25 in, in 2022. 2 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. July has the most hail days, 2 since 2010. The most recent was August 24, 2022. NOAA also recorded high wind on 21 days, with gusts up to 70 mph.
Ranks #168 of 200 US cities for days with hail 1 inch or larger, 2016 to 2025.
- Hail days since 2010
- 4
- Largest hail
- 1.25 in
- Highest gust
- 70 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
4 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 1.25 in
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Hail days by year
Bar chart of hail days per year, 2010 to 2026. 4 hail days in total; the most was 1 in 2011.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 0, Feb 0, Mar 0, Apr 0, May 0, Jun 1, Jul 2, Aug 1, Sep 0, Oct 0, Nov 0, Dec 0.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2022 | 1.25 in | 14.0 mi |
| Jul 22, 2016 | 0.88 in | 3.3 mi |
| Jul 14, 2012 | 1.0 in | 4.3 mi |
| Jun 2, 2011 | 0.75 in | 12.9 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Spokane, 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.
21 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 70 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Not recorded | 0.6 mi |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 55 mph | 1.0 mi |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 64 mph | 1.7 mi |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 46 mph | 11.0 mi |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 41 mph | 5.9 mi |
| May 29, 2024 | 44 mph | 0.9 mi |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 29 mph | 13.2 mi |
| May 30, 2020 | 58 mph | 5.6 mi |
| Mar 30, 2020 | 58 mph | 4.9 mi |
| Jul 23, 2019 | 63 mph | 0.9 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Spokane, 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 Spokane
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Spokane.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | 50 mph or more |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 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 7 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Spokane since 1950; the strongest was rated EF0.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2024 | EF0 | 0.01 miles | 5.9 miles |
| May 6, 2022 | EF0 | 2.14 miles | 4.1 miles |
| May 6, 2022 | EF0 | 0.59 miles | 3.9 miles |
| Aug 9, 2016 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 8.8 miles |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EF0 | 0.2 miles | 5.9 miles |
| Apr 27, 1999 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 7.2 miles |
| Apr 6, 1994 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 5.4 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 Spokane.
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
24 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 1.75 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
13 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 0 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Spokane’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 |
|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.5 in or more |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| May 28, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
Storms in Spokane
Around the Spokane radar, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center found a primary severe season of May 15 to August 29 for 1980 to 2006, with damaging wind reports (339) outnumbering large hail reports (240).1 NWS Spokane's spotter training lists July as the peak month for damaging winds and hail in the Inland Northwest.2
Notable storms
- May 6, 2022On the evening of May 6, 2022, a storm moving east from the Airway Heights area produced two EF0 tornadoes, NWS surveyors found. The second, on a 2.1-mile track, damaged roofs along 6th Avenue and tossed travel trailers, vehicles and boats along East 4th Avenue.3,4
- January 13, 2021On the morning of January 13, 2021, winds of 60 to 70 mph hit the Spokane area, and Spokane International Airport tied its second-highest gust on record at 71 mph. Neighborhoods south of Interstate 90 were hit hardest, and a falling tree killed a driver. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $3 million in property damage in the Spokane area.5
- November 17, 2015On November 17, 2015, a windstorm gusted to 71 mph at Spokane International Airport and left 238,000 customers in the region without power. A falling tree limb killed a woman on the South Hill, one of two direct deaths NOAA's records list for the storm.6,7,8
- July 23, 2014On July 23, 2014, a wet microburst with gusts of 60 to 70 mph snapped hundreds of Ponderosa pines from northwest Spokane to Deer Park and severely damaged at least 40 mobile homes and cars in one mobile home park. NOAA's storm records list $4 million in property damage in the area.9
- June 11, 2008On June 11, 2008, a severe storm moved south through Spokane Valley to the South Hill with hail up to 1 inch, and hail covered a deck 3 inches deep near Millwood.10,11
- June 21, 2005Thunderstorm gust fronts on the evening of June 21, 2005, produced a 77 mph gust at Spokane International Airport, the highest measured there on record, and damaged hangars at Fairchild Air Force Base and buildings in Airway Heights.12
Warnings and alerts
ALERT Spokane, Spokane County's public alert and warning system, sends alerts about severe weather and other emergencies by text, email, app and voice call.13,14
Sources
- 1. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: OTX Severe Weather Climatology
- 2. NWS Spokane: Advanced Weather Spotting for the Inland Northwest, Spring 2025
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Spokane County, May 6, 2022 (Greenwood Road)
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Spokane County, May 6, 2022 (Glenrose to Yardley)
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, Spokane Area, January 13, 2021
- 6. NWS Spokane: November 17, 2015 Historic Wind Storm
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, Spokane Area, November 17, 2015 (Spokane International Airport)
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: High Wind, Spokane Area, November 17, 2015
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Spokane County, July 23, 2014
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Spokane County, June 11, 2008 (Opportunity)
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Spokane County, June 11, 2008 (Millwood)
- 12. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Spokane County, June 21, 2005
- 13. Spokane County: Public Alert and Warning Notifications
- 14. Spokane County: Spokane County Launches New Mass Notification System for Emergency Communication
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Questions about hail in Spokane
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Spokane?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Spokane on 0.2 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 0.1 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 4 hail days.
- When is hail season in Spokane?
- July has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Spokane, 2 since 2010, then June (1) and August (1).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Spokane?
- 1.25 in, in 2022: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Spokane since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Spokane?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Spokane is from August 24, 2022, with hail up to 1.25 in reported 14.0 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.