Alert archive / California / 1997
Weather alerts in California, January 1997
75 weather alerts in January 1997, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 75
- Warnings
- 75
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- January 1, 199719 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:42 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Solano | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:18 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:31 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 8:25 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 8:25 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 8:25 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:40 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:40 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:40 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:59 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Mariposa | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:03 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 117 min |
| Jan 1, 7:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:22 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Luis Obispo | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:59 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:52 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:52 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Contra Costa | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:35 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Sacramento | 95 min |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Madera, Mariposa | 8 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Fresno, Tulare | 8 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:03 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Yuba | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:12 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Kern | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:37 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Fresno | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:08 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Fresno, Madera | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:49 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Sutter | 91 min |
| Jan 4, 9:50 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Sutter | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:01 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | San Joaquin | 69 min |
| Jan 10, 3:55 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | San Joaquin | 95 min |
| Jan 13, 12:15 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 60 min |
| Jan 13, 12:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange | 115 min |
| Jan 13, 12:20 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGX | Orange | 115 min |
| Jan 13, 1:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Riverside | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:00 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGX | Riverside | 2 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:45 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 45 min |
| Jan 20, 4:10 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Tulare | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 8:50 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Yuba | 8 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Contra Costa | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:50 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Placer, Sacramento | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Sacramento, Solano, Yolo | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Nevada | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 6:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 6:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Cruz | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 11:49 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Yuba | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:18 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Tulare | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:55 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | El Dorado | 9 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 8 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 8 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 8 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:35 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:35 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:15 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Colusa, Lake, Yolo | 6 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:32 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:10 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito | 2 hr |
| Jan 26, 5:20 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 55 min |
| Jan 26, 5:20 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 55 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 69 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Santa Cruz County13
- San Mateo County12
- Santa Clara County11
- Contra Costa County8
- Alameda County7
- Monterey County7
- Napa County6
- Sonoma County5
- Marin County5
- Sacramento County3
- Fresno County3
- Tulare County3
- Yuba County3
- Sutter County3
- Solano County2
- Mariposa County2
- Madera County2
- San Joaquin County2
- Orange County2
- Riverside County2
- Colusa County2
- City and County of San Francisco2
- Yolo County2
- El Dorado County2
- San Benito County2
- San Bernardino County2
- San Luis Obispo County1
- Kern County1
- Los Angeles County1
- Santa Barbara County1
- Mendocino County1
- Butte County1
- Glenn County1
- Placer County1
- Amador County1
- Nevada County1
- Lake County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.