Weather alerts in California, September 2008

124 weather alerts in September 2008, 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 September 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 124
Warnings: 36
Watches: 11
Advisories: 74
Busiest day: September 1, 200811 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
Aug 31, 5:30 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	45 min
Aug 31, 6:14 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	46 min
Aug 31, 6:18 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	12 min
Aug 31, 6:26 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	50 min
Aug 31, 6:29 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	28 min
Aug 31, 9:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		3 days
Sep 1, 3:46 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	28 hr
Sep 1, 5:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		21 hr
Sep 1, 5:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		70 hr
Sep 1, 2:03 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		14 hr
Sep 1, 2:34 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		37 hr
Sep 2, 2:48 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		5 days
Sep 2, 2:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	EKA		12 hr
Sep 2, 8:05 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX	San Diego	39 hr
Sep 2, 1:27 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	19 hr
Sep 2, 2:59 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	15 hr
Sep 2, 3:22 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	EKA		42 hr
Sep 2, 4:25 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGX	San Diego	32 min
Sep 3, 5:46 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	4 days
Sep 3, 10:33 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	EKA		42 hr
Sep 3, 3:35 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	STO		49 hr
Sep 4, 2:32 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	EKA		7 days
Sep 4, 5:10 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	3 hr
Sep 4, 8:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		14 hr
Sep 5, 2:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 5, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
Sep 5, 5:00 PM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		27 hr
Sep 6, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		24 hr
Sep 6, 2:46 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		35 hr
Sep 7, 2:23 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		7 hr
Sep 7, 6:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		7 min
Sep 7, 2:21 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		23 hr
Sep 7, 2:21 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Watch	EKA		23 hr
Sep 7, 2:21 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	EKA		13 hr
Sep 7, 2:29 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		13 hr
Sep 7, 2:44 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		55 hr
Sep 8, 3:00 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		70 hr
Sep 8, 1:23 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		53 hr
Sep 8, 1:23 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		25 hr
Sep 8, 1:23 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		53 hr
Sep 8, 3:44 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	2 hr
Sep 8, 4:23 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	112 min
Sep 9, 2:50 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	18 hr
Sep 9, 2:38 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	EKA		15 hr
Sep 9, 5:38 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	21 min
Sep 9, 7:13 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	19 hr
Sep 10, 12:59 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	46 min
Sep 10, 3:05 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	55 min
Sep 10, 6:02 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	EKA		15 hr
Sep 11, 11:45 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	37 min
Sep 11, 11:49 AM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Imperial	116 min
Sep 11, 1:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		65 hr
Sep 11, 2:06 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGX	San Diego	54 min
Sep 11, 2:19 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGX	San Diego	96 min
Sep 11, 2:31 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Sep 11, 2:54 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	42 min
Sep 11, 3:31 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Riverside	44 min
Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGX	San Diego	61 min
Sep 11, 4:33 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGX	San Diego	87 min
Sep 12, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 12, 8:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Sep 13, 2:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 14, 2:23 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		49 hr
Sep 14, 2:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 14, 9:23 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	LOX		25 hr
Sep 14, 3:05 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	LOX		28 hr
Sep 15, 2:38 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 15, 3:15 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		26 hr
Sep 15, 8:45 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	HNX		10 hr
Sep 15, 9:48 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino	9 hr
Sep 15, 11:02 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	REV	El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	23 hr
Sep 16, 2:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 16, 5:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		21 hr
Sep 16, 5:41 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	16 hr
Sep 16, 5:45 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	REV	El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	20 hr
Sep 16, 2:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		30 hr
Sep 16, 6:10 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	65 min
Sep 17, 3:20 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
Sep 17, 12:29 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	91 min
Sep 17, 1:14 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	2 hr
Sep 17, 1:21 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	40 min
Sep 17, 2:54 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGX	San Diego	36 min
Sep 17, 3:14 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	65 min
Sep 17, 3:21 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	84 min
Sep 17, 3:23 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	37 min
Sep 17, 4:13 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	92 min
Sep 17, 6:12 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	48 min
Sep 18, 3:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		4 days
Sep 19, 3:02 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	17 hr
Sep 20, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		72 hr
Sep 20, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		3 days
Sep 20, 2:10 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		72 hr
Sep 20, 2:59 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	18 hr
Sep 21, 3:13 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	24 hr
Sep 21, 9:19 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	24 hr
Sep 22, 2:54 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	30 hr
Sep 22, 9:16 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
Sep 24, 2:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 24, 3:34 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		5 hr
Sep 24, 2:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		36 hr
Sep 24, 2:42 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		36 hr
Sep 24, 2:44 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	24 hr
Sep 24, 2:53 PM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	12 hr
Sep 25, 3:08 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	30 hr
Sep 25, 9:12 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		24 hr
Sep 26, 2:04 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	EKA		49 hr
Sep 26, 2:04 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	EKA		49 hr
Sep 26, 3:57 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	5 hr
Sep 26, 3:06 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	18 hr
Sep 27, 2:59 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		8 hr
Sep 27, 7:01 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	3 hr
Sep 27, 8:08 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MTR	Monterey, Santa Cruz	95 min
Sep 27, 9:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Sep 27, 9:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		13 hr
Sep 27, 8:27 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		13 hr
Sep 27, 9:00 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	12 hr
Sep 28, 8:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
Sep 28, 9:12 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		18 hr
Sep 28, 1:38 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	31 hr
Sep 29, 3:09 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
Sep 29, 4:36 AM PDT	Marine Weather Statement	SGX		7 hr
Sep 29, 5:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		5 days
Sep 29, 9:39 AM PDT	Marine Weather Statement	LOX		7 hr
Sep 30, 2:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		18 hr

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	14
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	6
Areal Flood Advisory	8
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Freeze Watch	2
Frost Advisory	4
Wind and dust
Lake Wind Advisory	3
Fire
Red Flag Warning	8
Fire Weather Watch	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	9
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	3
Hazardous Seas Warning	1
Gale Watch	2
Hazardous Seas Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	41
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	2
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	1
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	5
Marine Weather Statement	2

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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. Rebuilt daily.