Longview, WA tornado history
5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Longview, WA from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 9th of 113 Washington cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on October 28, 2024 (EF0, 0.2-mile path); the strongest, on October 23, 2014, was rated EF1.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Longview, WA
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2024 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Cowlitz County, WA → OR | 1.7 mi |
| Oct 23, 2014 | EF1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Cowlitz County, WA | 1.4 mi |
| Jun 6, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Cowlitz County, WA | 7.7 mi |
| Mar 28, 1985 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Cowlitz County, WA | 3.9 mi |
| Nov 10, 1965 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Columbia County, OR | 4.8 mi |
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.