Hail in Washington — where it hits, county by county
Washington logged 103 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Washington →Top hail counties in Washington (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPOKANE | 23 | 4.6 | Aug | 43% |
| STEVENS | 19 | 3.8 | May | 11% |
| WHITMAN | 13 | 2.6 | Jun | 15% |
| OKANOGAN | 8 | 1.6 | May | 0% |
| Spokane | 7 | 1.4 | Jun | 0% |
| Lincoln | 7 | 1.4 | Jun | 14% |
| FERRY | 6 | 1.2 | May | 0% |
| ADAMS | 5 | 1.0 | Aug | 20% |
| CHELAN | 4 | 0.8 | May | 0% |
| PEND OREILLE | 4 | 0.8 | May | 0% |
| Grant | 4 | 0.8 | Jun | 0% |
| CLARK | 3 | 0.6 | Mar | 0% |
Washington hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Washington?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Washington are SPOKANE, STEVENS, WHITMAN. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Washington?
Reported hail in Washington peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Washington's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 103 reports over 5 years.