Weather alerts in California, May 2011

240 weather alerts in May 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 May 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 240
Warnings: 34
Watches: 27
Advisories: 146
Busiest day: May 15, 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
Apr 30, 9:02 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Apr 30, 9:07 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	SGX	San Diego	17 hr
May 1, 3:06 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		6 hr
May 1, 9:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
May 1, 1:47 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	San Diego	23 hr
May 1, 1:47 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	28 hr
May 1, 2:09 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	30 hr
May 1, 2:22 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		8 days
May 1, 2:33 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		24 hr
May 2, 2:40 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		30 hr
May 2, 3:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		53 hr
May 2, 2:29 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		36 hr
May 2, 2:53 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		48 hr
May 3, 8:11 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	12 hr
May 3, 9:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		3 days
May 5, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 5, 3:24 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	6 hr
May 5, 4:44 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		4 hr
May 5, 9:18 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		5 hr
May 6, 3:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		5 days
May 6, 5:30 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PSR	Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino	32 hr
May 6, 5:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		39 hr
May 6, 1:00 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	38 hr
May 6, 2:25 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	LOX		37 hr
May 6, 2:25 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		4 days
May 6, 3:13 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		35 hr
May 6, 3:23 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	53 hr
May 6, 3:35 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	53 hr
May 6, 3:48 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	35 hr
May 7, 2:45 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		44 hr
May 7, 3:28 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	11 hr
May 7, 1:02 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	14 hr
May 7, 1:05 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		56 hr
May 7, 1:15 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	31 hr
May 7, 2:29 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		13 hr
May 7, 2:32 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		38 hr
May 7, 2:51 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
May 7, 2:53 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	32 hr
May 8, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		3 days
May 8, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		42 hr
May 8, 2:58 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	17 hr
May 8, 2:58 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	41 hr
May 8, 3:03 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		42 hr
May 8, 3:41 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		17 hr
May 8, 2:27 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		36 hr
May 8, 2:35 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		36 hr
May 8, 3:05 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	16 hr
May 8, 3:31 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		17 hr
May 8, 9:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Tehama	70 min
May 8, 10:57 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	22 hr
May 8, 11:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Butte	55 min
May 9, 12:11 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Sutter	49 min
May 9, 3:37 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	10 hr
May 9, 10:28 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		12 hr
May 9, 1:54 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	18 hr
May 9, 4:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	64 min
May 9, 5:10 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	50 min
May 9, 5:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	45 min
May 9, 5:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	56 min
May 10, 3:40 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		8 hr
May 11, 3:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		3 days
May 11, 9:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		72 hr
May 11, 2:39 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		66 hr
May 12, 2:22 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		39 hr
May 13, 2:17 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	33 hr
May 13, 2:19 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	STO		24 min
May 13, 2:35 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	55 min
May 13, 2:43 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	STO		25 hr
May 13, 3:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	43 min
May 13, 3:41 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo	30 hr
May 13, 6:10 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	50 min
May 13, 8:33 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	HNX		16 hr
May 14, 2:55 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer	31 hr
May 14, 4:18 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		41 hr
May 14, 12:49 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	HNX		32 hr
May 14, 2:29 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	30 hr
May 14, 2:54 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	28 hr
May 14, 3:14 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	STO		31 hr
May 14, 6:10 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		14 hr
May 15, 3:25 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Mono	16 hr
May 15, 8:05 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	EKA		10 hr
May 15, 8:27 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		7 hr
May 15, 8:31 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		13 hr
May 15, 8:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
May 15, 10:53 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Sacramento	52 min
May 15, 12:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	40 min
May 15, 1:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Merced	54 min
May 15, 1:38 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	67 min
May 15, 1:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	El Dorado	50 min
May 15, 2:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Sutter	43 min
May 15, 2:12 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Sacramento	63 min
May 15, 2:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Merced	51 min
May 15, 2:29 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	STO	Placer, Sacramento	3 hr
May 15, 2:34 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		36 hr
May 15, 2:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Yuba	47 min
May 15, 2:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Sacramento	21 min
May 15, 3:16 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	36 hr
May 15, 3:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Sutter	43 min
May 15, 4:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	50 min
May 15, 8:30 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	HNX		6 hr
May 15, 9:22 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	STO		56 hr
May 16, 2:34 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	HNX		56 hr
May 16, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		18 hr
May 16, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		30 hr
May 16, 2:11 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	61 hr
May 16, 2:31 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	48 hr
May 16, 6:28 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		9 hr
May 17, 2:39 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	19 hr
May 17, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		66 hr
May 17, 3:29 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	27 hr
May 17, 4:03 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	VEF	Inyo	34 hr
May 17, 4:39 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		15 hr
May 17, 8:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		17 hr
May 17, 2:13 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		30 hr
May 17, 2:28 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		7 hr
May 17, 3:03 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		60 hr
May 17, 4:20 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	STO		3 hr
May 17, 4:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Tehama	55 min
May 17, 5:08 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	STO	Tehama	37 min
May 17, 5:55 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Tehama	50 min
May 17, 6:51 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Tehama	24 min
May 17, 9:02 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		30 hr
May 17, 9:02 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		5 days
May 17, 9:03 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		26 hr
May 18, 1:46 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX		66 hr
May 18, 2:18 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX		64 hr
May 18, 2:32 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Diego	17 hr
May 18, 11:54 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	Inyo	118 min
May 18, 12:13 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		11 hr
May 18, 5:18 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		6 hr
May 19, 3:05 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		6 hr
May 20, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
May 20, 3:26 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
May 20, 2:28 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		18 hr
May 20, 3:03 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
May 21, 2:28 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		64 hr
May 21, 8:47 AM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		43 hr
May 21, 9:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		3 hr
May 22, 3:26 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		48 hr
May 22, 3:26 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		4 days
May 22, 9:56 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		17 hr
May 22, 1:42 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		34 hr
May 22, 2:13 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		20 hr
May 22, 2:28 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	33 hr
May 22, 9:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Glenn	64 min
May 22, 10:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		119 min
May 23, 2:41 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	17 hr
May 23, 2:48 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		20 hr
May 23, 2:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SGX		26 hr
May 23, 3:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		18 hr
May 23, 5:21 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	15 hr
May 23, 10:32 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		16 hr
May 23, 3:15 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	REV	Mono	24 hr
May 23, 3:28 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	24 hr
May 23, 6:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Shasta	59 min
May 23, 7:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Shasta	61 min
May 23, 10:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Butte	51 min
May 24, 2:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		28 hr
May 24, 1:41 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		5 days
May 24, 2:47 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	REV	Mono	32 hr
May 24, 2:47 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	32 hr
May 24, 3:25 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo	32 hr
May 24, 3:25 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	47 hr
May 24, 3:31 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		35 hr
May 25, 12:53 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Modoc	16 hr
May 25, 3:22 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	LOX		24 hr
May 25, 2:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		7 hr
May 25, 2:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
May 25, 2:34 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		12 hr
May 25, 4:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Glenn	52 min
May 25, 5:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Butte	59 min
May 25, 5:12 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Butte, Glenn	63 min
May 25, 6:10 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Butte, Glenn	35 min
May 25, 6:34 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles, Santa Barbara	4 days
May 25, 6:45 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Butte	45 min
May 26, 2:42 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		4 days
May 26, 2:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		60 hr
May 26, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		20 hr
May 26, 3:44 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	16 hr
May 26, 3:46 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	VEF	San Bernardino	35 hr
May 26, 2:40 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	24 hr
May 26, 2:40 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	60 hr
May 26, 4:22 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	28 hr
May 26, 8:31 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		60 hr
May 27, 3:03 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	San Bernardino	13 hr
May 27, 3:03 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	32 hr
May 27, 9:53 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Statement	LOX		42 hr
May 27, 1:35 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	28 hr
May 27, 2:18 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		55 hr
May 27, 2:26 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		7 hr
May 27, 2:29 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	30 hr
May 27, 2:32 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino	29 hr
May 27, 2:47 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	53 hr
May 27, 3:39 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	49 hr
May 27, 3:39 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	52 hr
May 27, 3:39 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	55 hr
May 27, 9:02 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		30 hr
May 28, 2:02 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	40 hr
May 28, 2:02 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	40 hr
May 28, 2:53 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		42 hr
May 28, 3:55 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Mono	16 hr
May 28, 4:01 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	23 hr
May 28, 4:07 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		22 hr
May 28, 4:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		47 hr
May 28, 4:34 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		26 min
May 28, 9:08 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SGX		6 hr
May 28, 9:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		42 hr
May 28, 12:32 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	LOX		38 hr
May 28, 1:37 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		37 hr
May 28, 2:55 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	29 hr
May 28, 3:12 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SGX		28 hr
May 28, 3:41 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Mono	28 hr
May 28, 6:48 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Glenn	57 min
May 28, 7:12 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	HNX		7 hr
May 28, 7:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Glenn	57 min
May 28, 9:20 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	10 hr
May 29, 3:31 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	29 hr
May 29, 6:19 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		21 hr
May 29, 12:58 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	PSR		3 hr
May 29, 3:07 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	17 hr
May 29, 8:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		7 hr
May 29, 9:13 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	6 hr
May 30, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		12 hr
May 30, 3:08 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		6 hr
May 30, 3:12 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 30, 5:32 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	MTR		3 hr
May 30, 12:41 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		32 hr
May 30, 1:01 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX	San Diego	3 days
May 30, 2:15 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	43 hr
May 30, 2:15 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	30 hr
May 30, 2:15 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Mono	30 hr
May 30, 2:54 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		30 hr
May 30, 3:08 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	VEF	San Bernardino	24 hr
May 30, 3:08 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	57 hr
May 30, 3:23 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo	32 hr
May 30, 5:19 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	STO		2 hr
May 31, 9:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
May 31, 1:30 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		35 hr
May 31, 3:30 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	12 hr
May 31, 3:30 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	33 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	1
Tornado Warning	4
Special Weather Statement	32
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	13
Cold
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind and dust
Dust Storm Warning	1
High Wind Warning	8
High Wind Watch	9
Lake Wind Advisory	11
Wind Advisory	50
Fire
Red Flag Warning	7
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	5
Coastal Flood Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	1
Gale Watch	8
Small Craft Advisory	52
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	2
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	3
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	1

By county

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

Nearby

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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.