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Highest risk cities in Washington

Highest lightning risk cities in Washington

Ranked city list for thunderstorm frequency. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Lightning score

2/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 4:57 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by lightning score.

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#1

Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA

8 points above the state average

10/100

#2

Clarkston, WA

7 points above the state average

9/100

#3

West Clarkston-Highland, WA

7 points above the state average

9/100

#4

Connell, WA

6 points above the state average

8/100

#5

College Place, WA

5 points above the state average

7/100

#6

Walla Walla, WA

5 points above the state average

7/100

#7

Colville, WA

4 points above the state average

6/100

#8

Pullman, WA

4 points above the state average

6/100

#9

Othello, WA

3 points above the state average

5/100

#10

Ephrata, WA

2 points above the state average

4/100

#11

Finley, WA

2 points above the state average

4/100

#12

Moses Lake, WA

2 points above the state average

4/100

#13

Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA

2 points above the state average

4/100

#14

Suncrest, WA

2 points above the state average

4/100

#15

Airway Heights, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#16

Cheney, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#17

Country Homes, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#18

Kennewick, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#19

Liberty Lake, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#20

Mead, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#21

Medical Lake, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#22

Pasco, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#23

Spokane, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#24

Spokane Valley, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

#25

Town and Country, WA

1 points above the state average

3/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.