Alert archive / California / 2011
Weather alerts in California, January 2011
200 weather alerts in January 2011, 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 200
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 157
- Busiest day
- January 2, 201121 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:46 PM PST | Flood Watch | HNX | 55 hr | |
| Dec 31, 8:46 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 16 hr | |
| Dec 31, 9:07 PM PST | Frost Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 12 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 13 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:49 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:58 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 7 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 13 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:16 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 13 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:46 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 30 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:29 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:57 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 34 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Mono | 10 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:30 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 22 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:30 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | LOX | 51 hr | |
| Jan 1, 12:32 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 1, 12:32 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | HNX | 45 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:18 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | REV | Mono | 31 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 31 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Inyo | 49 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:25 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 21 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:47 PM PST | Gale Warning | LOX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 1, 6:47 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 32 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:15 PM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 2, 1:37 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 26 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:57 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | HNX | Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PSR | 23 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:44 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 38 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:34 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 103 min |
| Jan 2, 7:24 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 10:02 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 13 hr |
| Jan 2, 10:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 29 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:09 AM PST | High Wind Warning | HNX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 2, 12:00 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:57 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 93 min | |
| Jan 2, 1:07 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 1:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 19 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:05 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 55 min |
| Jan 2, 3:35 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 5 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:01 PM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:47 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:38 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:59 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 27 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:34 PM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:51 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 13 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:15 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 9 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:09 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 111 min | |
| Jan 4, 1:57 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 48 min | |
| Jan 4, 2:31 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 21 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:45 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:41 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 10 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:37 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 2:45 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | REV | Mono | 19 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:24 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 17 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:13 AM PST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | 4 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:42 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:42 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 6:51 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 14 hr |
| Jan 6, 6:54 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 16 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:05 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:09 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 22 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 37 hr | |
| Jan 7, 6:03 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 16 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:10 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 54 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:03 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 25 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:37 AM PST | Hard Freeze Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:32 PM PST | Hard Freeze Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:58 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 16 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:37 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:23 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 13 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:28 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 54 hr | |
| Jan 10, 10:29 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 11 min |
| Jan 10, 10:46 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 7 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:57 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:00 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 17 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 22 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:27 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 23 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:10 AM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 12, 2:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 54 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:30 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:30 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 11 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:00 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 47 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:12 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 48 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:50 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 27 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:25 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:16 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:48 PM PST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | 3 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:01 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 19 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:06 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:23 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 9 days | |
| Jan 15, 2:51 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 7:18 PM PST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | 16 hr | |
| Jan 15, 7:18 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 7:32 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 15 hr | |
| Jan 16, 5:21 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:03 PM PST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | 21 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:00 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:48 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | REV | Modoc | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:38 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 8:06 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 114 min | |
| Jan 17, 10:04 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 112 min | |
| Jan 17, 2:24 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:52 PM PST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | 20 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 42 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:37 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 17, 5:24 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 18 hr | |
| Jan 17, 6:00 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 9 hr | |
| Jan 18, 2:42 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 35 hr |
| Jan 18, 12:25 PM PST | Coastal Flood Statement | LOX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 18, 12:25 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 18, 1:14 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 48 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:31 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 13 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:31 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 31 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:49 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 31 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:21 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 36 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:21 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 48 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:40 AM PST | Gale Warning | LOX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 9:12 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 33 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:54 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:54 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 28 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:24 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 42 hr | |
| Jan 20, 9:28 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 53 hr | |
| Jan 21, 12:57 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 30 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:18 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SGX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:42 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 47 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:22 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:23 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:33 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 21 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:20 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | 29 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:53 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Jan 22, 6:19 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 22, 6:35 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 4 hr | |
| Jan 22, 9:56 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 17 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:59 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 22, 12:59 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 26 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:23 PM PST | Coastal Flood Statement | LOX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 22, 8:16 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 22, 9:34 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 13 hr | |
| Jan 23, 12:08 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 16 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:31 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PSR | 8 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:56 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:10 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 47 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:23 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 18 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:21 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:30 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 8 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:09 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 2 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:11 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:57 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 27 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:09 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 19 hr | |
| Jan 26, 2:40 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 34 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:40 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 34 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:59 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:16 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 33 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:15 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:16 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 17 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:31 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 7 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:33 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:05 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:14 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 20 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:25 PM PST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 7:02 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 17 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:30 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:00 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 28, 8:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 28, 9:46 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 30 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:06 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 9 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:41 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 45 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:14 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:14 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 37 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:31 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | 32 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:31 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 34 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:34 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 29 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:24 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 37 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:01 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 3 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 10 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:35 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PSR | 85 min | |
| Jan 30, 8:01 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 29 min | |
| Jan 30, 8:01 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 12 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:14 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:10 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:10 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:35 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Tulare | 55 min |
| Jan 30, 3:26 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 36 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:39 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 51 min |
| Jan 31, 12:17 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 30 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:30 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Jan 31, 5:16 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | STO | 5 hr | |
| Jan 31, 8:52 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 12:45 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 14 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:58 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 49 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:32 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:36 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:25 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 43 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County23
- San Diego County15
- Riverside County12
- Los Angeles County10
- Orange County10
- Alpine County9
- El Dorado County9
- Nevada County9
- Placer County9
- Marin County9
- Sonoma County9
- Alameda County7
- Contra Costa County7
- Napa County7
- Monterey County6
- Siskiyou County5
- San Luis Obispo County5
- City and County of San Francisco5
- San Mateo County5
- Mono County4
- Santa Barbara County4
- Santa Clara County4
- Inyo County3
- Modoc County3
- San Benito County3
- Santa Cruz County2
- Fresno County1
- Madera County1
- Mariposa County1
- Merced County1
- Lassen County1
- Plumas County1
- Sierra County1
- Tulare County1
- Kern 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.