Washington is a disaster-prone state. It is vulnerable to virtually every natural hazard except hurricanes, but we do receive hurricane-strength winds. Every county in the state has been included in at least one presidentially-declared major disaster since January 1996. See a graphical presentation of this information.
The following table lists the most recent disasters:
| Date | Disaster Type and Dates | Declared Counties |
| January/February 2006 | Major DR-1641 Severe Winter Storms Jan 27-Feb 4,2006 Declared May 17, 2006 | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Snohomish, Wahkiakum |
| December 2006 | Major DR-1671 Severe storms / floods landslides / mudslides Nov 2-11, 2006 Declared Dec 12, 2006 | Chelan, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum |
| Feb 2007 | Major DR-1682 Severe winter storms/wind landslides/mudslides Dec 14-15, 2006 Declared Feb 14, 2007 | Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum |
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