Alert archive / California / 2010
Weather alerts in California, May 2010
209 weather alerts in May 2010, 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 May 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 209
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 32
- Advisories
- 120
- Busiest day
- May 10, 201019 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:58 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Apr 30, 9:34 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 5 hr | |
| Apr 30, 9:34 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 23 hr | |
| May 1, 2:30 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 42 hr | |
| May 1, 3:07 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 42 hr | |
| May 1, 3:07 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| May 1, 1:30 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 15 hr | |
| May 1, 1:33 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 29 hr |
| May 1, 2:39 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 28 hr |
| May 1, 4:51 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 10 hr | |
| May 2, 2:48 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 2, 8:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 8:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 9:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 2, 2:02 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc | 31 hr |
| May 2, 2:18 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 30 hr |
| May 2, 2:18 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 30 hr |
| May 3, 2:53 AM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 2:53 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 2:22 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| May 3, 2:29 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 61 hr | |
| May 3, 2:51 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 36 hr | |
| May 3, 2:51 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 60 hr | |
| May 4, 3:09 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 4, 3:14 AM PDT | Freeze Watch | EKA | 12 hr | |
| May 4, 3:22 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 17 hr | |
| May 4, 9:11 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 60 hr | |
| May 4, 2:46 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 17 hr | |
| May 4, 2:46 PM PDT | Freeze Watch | EKA | 23 hr | |
| May 4, 2:46 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | EKA | 17 hr | |
| May 4, 2:58 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 33 hr |
| May 4, 3:31 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 28 hr |
| May 4, 9:03 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 12 hr | |
| May 4, 9:03 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 117 min | |
| May 5, 2:44 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 2:53 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 42 hr | |
| May 5, 3:13 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 26 hr | |
| May 5, 3:32 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 17 hr |
| May 5, 3:51 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 47 hr | |
| May 5, 1:38 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| May 5, 1:38 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| May 6, 2:51 AM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 24 hr | |
| May 6, 3:27 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 6, 3:40 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 16 hr | |
| May 6, 9:07 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 17 hr | |
| May 7, 2:33 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 4 days | |
| May 7, 2:25 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| May 7, 2:47 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 16 hr |
| May 7, 3:02 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 20 hr | |
| May 8, 3:06 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 30 hr | |
| May 8, 6:29 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 41 hr |
| May 8, 2:27 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 13 hr | |
| May 8, 2:27 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 days |
| May 8, 2:42 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 32 hr |
| May 8, 2:57 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 33 hr |
| May 8, 2:57 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 33 hr |
| May 8, 3:13 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 32 hr | |
| May 8, 3:31 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 28 hr |
| May 8, 6:40 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 32 hr |
| May 8, 9:18 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 26 hr | |
| May 9, 2:31 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 9, 3:09 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 11 hr |
| May 9, 12:09 PM PDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 62 hr |
| May 9, 2:21 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 13 hr | |
| May 9, 2:21 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 13 hr | |
| May 9, 2:24 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 27 hr |
| May 9, 2:27 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 days | |
| May 9, 2:49 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PSR | 5 hr | |
| May 9, 3:16 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 29 hr |
| May 9, 3:16 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 29 hr |
| May 9, 3:35 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SGX | 11 hr | |
| May 9, 4:02 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 35 hr | |
| May 9, 7:30 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 7 hr | |
| May 9, 9:42 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 78 min | |
| May 9, 9:42 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 71 hr | |
| May 10, 2:51 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | HNX | 26 hr | |
| May 10, 2:51 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 26 hr | |
| May 10, 2:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| May 10, 2:59 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 42 hr | |
| May 10, 3:11 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 10, 3:11 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 5 days | |
| May 10, 3:20 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 41 hr | |
| May 10, 4:26 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 19 hr |
| May 10, 4:42 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 10, 4:56 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 37 hr |
| May 10, 7:49 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 41 min |
| May 10, 8:17 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | STO | 6 hr | |
| May 10, 10:17 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 43 hr | |
| May 10, 1:58 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 27 hr |
| May 10, 2:28 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 8 hr | |
| May 10, 3:09 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 30 hr | |
| May 10, 6:52 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | 5 hr | |
| May 10, 7:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento | 56 min |
| May 10, 8:14 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 4 hr | |
| May 10, 10:52 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 8 hr | |
| May 10, 10:52 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | EKA | 8 hr | |
| May 11, 2:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 11, 8:15 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 5 hr | |
| May 12, 2:40 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 21 hr | |
| May 12, 2:40 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 21 hr | |
| May 12, 3:20 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 11 hr | |
| May 13, 4:33 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 22 hr | |
| May 14, 3:11 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 14, 10:29 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 14 hr |
| May 15, 2:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| May 15, 4:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 16 hr | |
| May 16, 8:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 12 hr | |
| May 16, 2:11 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 25 hr |
| May 16, 2:14 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 13 hr | |
| May 17, 3:00 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 5 hr | |
| May 17, 3:00 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 25 hr | |
| May 17, 7:53 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | HNX | 18 hr | |
| May 18, 2:23 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 37 hr | |
| May 18, 2:23 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 6 days | |
| May 18, 2:31 AM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 25 hr | |
| May 18, 2:31 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 67 hr | |
| May 18, 3:18 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| May 18, 2:02 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 35 hr |
| May 18, 3:00 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 29 hr |
| May 18, 8:46 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 days | |
| May 18, 9:02 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 29 hr | |
| May 19, 3:30 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 5 days | |
| May 19, 4:07 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 5 days |
| May 19, 8:52 AM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 18 hr | |
| May 19, 1:23 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 hr |
| May 19, 3:21 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 23 hr |
| May 19, 3:40 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 36 hr |
| May 19, 10:54 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 70 hr | |
| May 20, 1:35 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 48 hr |
| May 20, 1:37 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SGX | 9 hr | |
| May 20, 1:50 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 33 hr |
| May 20, 1:50 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 30 hr |
| May 20, 1:50 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 days |
| May 20, 2:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 57 hr |
| May 20, 2:07 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 17 hr | |
| May 20, 2:19 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 61 hr |
| May 20, 2:34 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 1:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 67 hr | |
| May 21, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 21 hr | |
| May 21, 2:55 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 65 hr |
| May 21, 3:01 AM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 24 hr | |
| May 21, 3:01 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 36 hr | |
| May 21, 3:50 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | 17 hr | |
| May 21, 4:05 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 19 hr |
| May 21, 9:35 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SGX | 34 hr | |
| May 21, 9:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 18 min | |
| May 21, 9:53 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SGX | 15 hr | |
| May 21, 2:06 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 15 hr |
| May 21, 2:06 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 15 hr |
| May 21, 2:14 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 19 hr |
| May 21, 2:14 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 43 hr |
| May 21, 2:14 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 19 hr |
| May 21, 2:14 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 43 hr |
| May 21, 9:51 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 56 hr | |
| May 22, 2:36 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 43 hr | |
| May 22, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 19 hr | |
| May 22, 4:07 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 40 hr | |
| May 22, 5:19 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 14 hr |
| May 22, 5:19 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 39 hr |
| May 22, 9:57 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LOX | 16 hr | |
| May 22, 2:33 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 17 hr | |
| May 22, 2:56 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 18 hr |
| May 23, 1:09 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | PSR | 7 hr | |
| May 23, 1:59 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 25 hr |
| May 23, 2:48 AM PDT | Freeze Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 12 hr |
| May 23, 2:41 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 17 hr |
| May 23, 2:41 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 17 hr |
| May 23, 2:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 54 hr | |
| May 23, 9:26 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 5 hr | |
| May 24, 2:34 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 7 hr | |
| May 24, 3:31 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 32 hr | |
| May 24, 4:06 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 8 hr | |
| May 24, 12:19 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 27 hr | |
| May 24, 12:19 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | HNX | 4 days | |
| May 24, 4:46 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 hr | |
| May 25, 11:11 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 24 hr | |
| May 26, 3:44 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 7 hr |
| May 26, 10:25 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 11 hr |
| May 26, 3:14 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
| May 26, 3:14 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 33 hr |
| May 26, 4:52 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 32 hr | |
| May 27, 3:39 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | HNX | 11 hr | |
| May 27, 3:43 AM PDT | Freeze Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 22 hr |
| May 27, 2:04 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 6 days | |
| May 27, 2:23 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | 14 hr | |
| May 27, 2:23 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 48 hr |
| May 27, 2:30 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | 31 hr | |
| May 27, 2:30 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 31 hr | |
| May 27, 2:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento, Solano | 38 min |
| May 27, 4:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba | 55 min |
| May 27, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento | 37 min |
| May 27, 4:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Yuba | 38 min |
| May 27, 6:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Butte | 42 min |
| May 28, 2:02 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 31 hr |
| May 28, 2:26 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 29 hr | |
| May 28, 2:26 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| May 28, 2:54 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 66 hr | |
| May 28, 4:08 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 29 hr | |
| May 28, 9:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SGX | 11 hr | |
| May 28, 1:48 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| May 28, 9:00 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 3 hr | |
| May 29, 2:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| May 29, 3:44 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 9 hr |
| May 29, 7:50 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 8 hr |
| May 29, 8:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 60 hr | |
| May 29, 8:48 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 29, 2:56 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 30, 3:05 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 3 days | |
| May 30, 3:21 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 29 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 7 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 11 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 10 |
| High Wind Watch | 6 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Wind Advisory | 34 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 16 |
| Hazardous Seas Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 9 |
| Hazardous Seas Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 42 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | 4 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Winds | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County21
- Riverside County13
- Siskiyou County12
- Alpine County10
- El Dorado County10
- Nevada County10
- Placer County10
- Modoc County9
- Inyo County8
- Imperial County7
- San Diego County7
- Los Angeles County5
- Sacramento County4
- Mono County3
- Lassen County2
- Plumas County2
- Sierra County2
- Yuba County2
- Humboldt County1
- Solano County1
- Sutter County1
- Butte 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. Rebuilt daily.