Weather alerts in California, May 2012

182 weather alerts in May 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 182
Warnings: 45
Watches: 29
Advisories: 98
Busiest day: May 22, 201215 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
May 1, 4:09 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		29 hr
May 1, 7:08 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		9 hr
May 2, 7:08 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside	21 hr
May 2, 8:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		27 hr
May 2, 2:20 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	30 hr
May 2, 2:28 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Modoc	30 hr
May 2, 2:29 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		24 hr
May 2, 9:08 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		8 hr
May 3, 2:52 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		7 days
May 3, 3:19 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		30 hr
May 3, 9:21 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside	18 hr
May 3, 2:01 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		25 hr
May 3, 2:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		6 days
May 3, 2:54 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		60 hr
May 3, 8:13 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	STO	Tehama	107 min
May 3, 8:29 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		13 hr
May 4, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 4, 3:38 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	16 hr
May 4, 4:18 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		30 hr
May 4, 1:39 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside	13 hr
May 4, 2:52 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		42 hr
May 4, 3:05 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		17 hr
May 4, 3:05 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	EKA		17 hr
May 4, 6:57 PM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		5 hr
May 4, 6:57 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		56 hr
May 4, 9:20 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		29 hr
May 5, 2:40 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
May 5, 2:54 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		16 hr
May 6, 2:37 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	VEF	San Bernardino	12 hr
May 6, 3:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 6, 2:33 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	24 hr
May 6, 6:06 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		15 hr
May 7, 2:33 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
May 7, 2:43 AM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		24 hr
May 7, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		30 hr
May 7, 2:10 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		37 hr
May 7, 2:10 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Watch	EKA		37 hr
May 7, 2:44 PM PDT	Gale Watch	MTR		12 hr
May 7, 2:44 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		70 hr
May 8, 2:33 AM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		58 hr
May 8, 2:59 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		3 days
May 8, 8:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
May 8, 8:57 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino	11 hr
May 8, 8:46 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		6 hr
May 9, 2:09 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		7 hr
May 9, 2:48 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	5 hr
May 9, 3:15 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		48 hr
May 9, 2:02 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	18 hr
May 9, 2:41 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		47 hr
May 10, 2:34 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	17 hr
May 10, 9:42 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		5 hr
May 11, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		21 hr
May 12, 3:00 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		41 hr
May 12, 3:00 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		65 hr
May 12, 3:00 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		59 hr
May 12, 3:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		17 hr
May 12, 2:28 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	24 hr
May 12, 2:57 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	REV	Lassen, Modoc	24 hr
May 12, 3:12 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	STO		24 hr
May 12, 10:29 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		31 min
May 13, 3:22 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 days
May 13, 5:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		16 hr
May 13, 2:29 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	Inyo, Tulare	30 hr
May 13, 2:51 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	29 hr
May 13, 3:01 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	REV	Lassen, Modoc	28 hr
May 13, 3:03 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	24 hr
May 14, 8:24 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		12 hr
May 14, 12:38 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF		7 hr
May 14, 2:46 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		13 days
May 14, 3:21 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Lassen	24 min
May 14, 3:26 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	STO	Lassen, Shasta	42 min
May 14, 4:14 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity	91 min
May 14, 10:01 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		5 hr
May 15, 9:20 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		18 hr
May 15, 2:34 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		24 hr
May 15, 2:40 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		48 hr
May 15, 2:55 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
May 15, 8:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		6 hr
May 16, 3:22 AM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		23 hr
May 16, 3:22 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	24 hr
May 16, 9:54 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	REV		36 hr
May 16, 11:12 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	Inyo, Tulare	36 hr
May 16, 11:20 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz	5 days
May 16, 1:52 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		37 hr
May 16, 2:08 PM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	20 hr
May 16, 2:20 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		13 hr
May 16, 2:21 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		54 hr
May 16, 2:44 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	31 hr
May 16, 3:01 PM PDT	Gale Watch	MTR		12 hr
May 17, 2:51 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		36 hr
May 17, 2:53 AM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		24 hr
May 17, 2:57 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		48 hr
May 17, 3:44 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo	23 hr
May 17, 3:44 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	23 hr
May 17, 3:56 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	26 hr
May 17, 10:00 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	21 hr
May 17, 10:00 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	22 hr
May 17, 1:19 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	Riverside	17 hr
May 17, 2:34 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		72 hr
May 17, 6:26 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno, Kings, Merced	3 hr
May 17, 8:59 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		11 hr
May 18, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		6 hr
May 18, 2:37 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	16 hr
May 18, 8:43 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		66 hr
May 19, 3:10 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	REV		23 hr
May 20, 1:54 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Watch	PSR		13 hr
May 20, 2:48 AM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		18 hr
May 20, 1:40 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		24 hr
May 20, 2:02 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	REV		33 hr
May 20, 2:55 PM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		29 hr
May 20, 3:08 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	32 hr
May 20, 8:55 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		42 hr
May 21, 2:09 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Watch	PSR		13 hr
May 21, 2:36 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Modoc	17 hr
May 21, 2:52 AM PDT	Storm Watch	LOX		18 hr
May 21, 11:27 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz	48 hr
May 21, 2:10 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	LOX		13 hr
May 21, 2:10 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	LOX	Los Angeles	67 hr
May 21, 2:10 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles, Santa Barbara	61 hr
May 21, 2:16 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		7 hr
May 21, 3:09 PM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		29 hr
May 21, 3:47 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	29 hr
May 21, 3:52 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		12 hr
May 21, 9:17 PM PDT	Storm Warning	LOX		60 hr
May 22, 2:58 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	11 hr
May 22, 3:17 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		48 hr
May 22, 3:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		65 hr
May 22, 3:55 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	HNX		50 hr
May 22, 1:26 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	3 days
May 22, 1:53 PM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		61 hr
May 22, 2:19 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	LOX		13 hr
May 22, 2:20 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	18 hr
May 22, 2:25 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	LOX		39 hr
May 22, 2:39 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
May 22, 2:54 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	24 hr
May 22, 2:55 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		30 hr
May 22, 3:05 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	47 hr
May 22, 3:41 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	REV		21 hr
May 23, 2:13 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	30 hr
May 23, 2:55 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		48 hr
May 23, 3:30 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	STO		17 hr
May 23, 11:55 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey	6 days
May 23, 12:37 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	REV	El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sierra	34 hr
May 23, 2:21 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		24 hr
May 23, 3:07 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino	53 hr
May 23, 3:12 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare	56 hr
May 23, 3:19 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo	56 hr
May 23, 3:19 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	56 hr
May 23, 3:30 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	32 hr
May 23, 5:15 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	4 hr
May 24, 2:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		56 hr
May 24, 2:59 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 24, 3:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		49 hr
May 24, 3:49 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	47 hr
May 24, 8:58 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		12 hr
May 24, 9:03 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		42 hr
May 24, 1:45 PM PDT	Coastal Flood Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	55 hr
May 24, 1:45 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		37 hr
May 24, 2:20 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo	33 hr
May 24, 2:36 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		31 hr
May 24, 2:46 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		36 hr
May 24, 2:51 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles, Santa Barbara	51 hr
May 24, 7:32 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	HNX		15 hr
May 24, 7:32 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		40 hr
May 25, 7:59 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	15 hr
May 25, 8:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		12 hr
May 25, 12:22 PM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	PSR		8 hr
May 25, 5:38 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	San Joaquin	37 min
May 25, 9:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		9 days
May 26, 1:17 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	31 hr
May 26, 2:50 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	6 hr
May 26, 3:07 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		20 hr
May 26, 2:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		9 days
May 27, 8:23 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		6 days
May 27, 9:20 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		26 hr
May 27, 10:07 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		5 hr
May 29, 11:31 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz	17 days
May 30, 3:30 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Watch	PSR		10 hr
May 30, 3:30 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Watch	PSR		10 hr
May 30, 1:57 PM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		30 hr
May 30, 1:57 PM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR		54 hr
May 31, 1:59 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	42 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
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Special Weather Statement	4
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	8
Excessive Heat Watch	4
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	2
Frost Advisory	10
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	6
High Wind Watch	5
Blowing Dust Advisory	1
Lake Wind Advisory	7
Wind Advisory	34
Fire
Red Flag Warning	11
Fire Weather Watch	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2
Coast and beach
Beach Hazards Statement	4
Coastal Flood Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	13
Hazardous Seas Warning	2
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	9
Hazardous Seas Watch	1
Storm Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	37
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	3
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	3

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.