Weather alerts in California, October 2012

228 weather alerts in October 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 October 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 228
Warnings: 70
Watches: 17
Advisories: 109
Busiest day: October 11, 201244 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
Oct 1, 3:09 AM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		66 hr
Oct 1, 6:55 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		2 hr
Oct 1, 7:22 PM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	8 hr
Oct 2, 3:26 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	29 hr
Oct 2, 11:19 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Santa Cruz	8 hr
Oct 3, 2:35 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	12 hr
Oct 3, 8:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		12 hr
Oct 3, 1:11 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	17 hr
Oct 3, 2:22 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	18 hr
Oct 3, 10:21 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		5 hr
Oct 3, 11:31 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		21 hr
Oct 4, 2:32 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	30 hr
Oct 4, 2:32 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	12 hr
Oct 4, 9:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		5 days
Oct 4, 2:07 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		19 hr
Oct 4, 2:20 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		36 hr
Oct 4, 2:32 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	18 hr
Oct 5, 2:45 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	30 hr
Oct 5, 2:45 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	30 hr
Oct 5, 1:57 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		13 hr
Oct 5, 2:07 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		19 hr
Oct 5, 2:56 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	MFR	Modoc	12 hr
Oct 6, 3:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		27 hr
Oct 6, 1:43 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	19 hr
Oct 6, 1:43 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	19 hr
Oct 7, 3:24 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	29 hr
Oct 7, 3:24 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	30 hr
Oct 7, 11:59 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		29 hr
Oct 8, 3:40 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	29 hr
Oct 8, 3:40 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	29 hr
Oct 8, 3:35 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Oct 9, 9:20 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Oct 10, 3:41 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MTR	Santa Clara	34 min
Oct 10, 4:05 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MTR	Santa Clara, Santa Cruz	25 min
Oct 10, 4:28 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MTR	Santa Clara, Santa Cruz	32 min
Oct 10, 5:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Calaveras	43 min
Oct 11, 4:02 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		28 min
Oct 11, 4:09 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	51 min
Oct 11, 5:41 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		49 min
Oct 11, 6:17 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		43 min
Oct 11, 6:26 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		34 min
Oct 11, 6:31 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	44 min
Oct 11, 6:32 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	43 min
Oct 11, 6:55 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		50 min
Oct 11, 7:39 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SGX		36 min
Oct 11, 7:45 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		45 min
Oct 11, 8:31 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		59 min
Oct 11, 8:32 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		58 min
Oct 11, 8:39 AM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	111 min
Oct 11, 8:50 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		55 min
Oct 11, 8:51 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Diego	2 hr
Oct 11, 9:09 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	51 min
Oct 11, 9:24 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SGX		36 min
Oct 11, 9:27 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SGX	Orange	48 min
Oct 11, 9:51 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SGX	Orange	24 min
Oct 11, 10:00 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		60 min
Oct 11, 10:09 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare	6 hr
Oct 11, 10:09 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	51 min
Oct 11, 10:26 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SGX		34 min
Oct 11, 10:40 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Diego	3 hr
Oct 11, 11:13 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	62 min
Oct 11, 11:48 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	2 hr
Oct 11, 12:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	59 min
Oct 11, 12:39 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	111 min
Oct 11, 12:54 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX		111 min
Oct 11, 1:02 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOX	Ventura	3 hr
Oct 11, 1:35 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	115 min
Oct 11, 1:51 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Santa Barbara	114 min
Oct 11, 1:51 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	24 min
Oct 11, 2:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	28 min
Oct 11, 2:55 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOX	Los Angeles	98 min
Oct 11, 3:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	31 min
Oct 11, 3:30 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Kern	3 hr
Oct 11, 3:35 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	115 min
Oct 11, 4:00 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare	3 hr
Oct 11, 4:18 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	27 min
Oct 11, 4:37 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOX	Los Angeles	113 min
Oct 11, 4:46 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		29 min
Oct 11, 4:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Orange	51 min
Oct 11, 5:02 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	Inyo	88 min
Oct 11, 5:25 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	Inyo	95 min
Oct 11, 5:25 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Inyo	35 min
Oct 11, 5:31 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino	89 min
Oct 11, 5:39 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	88 min
Oct 11, 5:52 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Inyo	53 min
Oct 11, 6:47 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Inyo	12 min
Oct 11, 7:28 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	Inyo	92 min
Oct 11, 8:35 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	115 min
Oct 11, 9:41 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		49 min
Oct 12, 12:03 AM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	Inyo	87 min
Oct 12, 2:52 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey, Santa Cruz	14 hr
Oct 12, 9:38 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SGX	Orange	37 min
Oct 12, 9:42 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		63 min
Oct 12, 10:43 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	LOX		62 min
Oct 12, 5:44 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		9 hr
Oct 12, 6:05 PM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey	14 hr
Oct 12, 8:51 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		6 hr
Oct 13, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		4 days
Oct 13, 2:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
Oct 14, 2:12 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		24 hr
Oct 14, 2:12 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
Oct 14, 2:55 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	50 hr
Oct 15, 3:38 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		17 hr
Oct 15, 2:39 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		36 hr
Oct 15, 9:40 PM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey	32 hr
Oct 15, 11:00 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	10 hr
Oct 16, 5:18 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	STO		39 hr
Oct 17, 2:18 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	31 hr
Oct 17, 3:06 AM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		30 hr
Oct 17, 9:07 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	LOX		6 hr
Oct 17, 10:35 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	MTR		21 hr
Oct 17, 1:56 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	19 hr
Oct 18, 8:09 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		7 hr
Oct 18, 9:26 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		8 hr
Oct 18, 10:57 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		7 hr
Oct 18, 6:17 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		8 hr
Oct 19, 2:25 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		67 hr
Oct 19, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		18 hr
Oct 19, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		66 hr
Oct 19, 12:45 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	STO		40 hr
Oct 19, 2:28 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	37 hr
Oct 19, 3:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		24 hr
Oct 19, 3:41 PM PDT	Freeze Watch	EKA		24 hr
Oct 19, 11:50 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		4 hr
Oct 20, 2:23 AM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		30 hr
Oct 20, 2:23 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		37 hr
Oct 20, 2:34 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
Oct 20, 2:41 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		24 hr
Oct 20, 2:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		24 hr
Oct 20, 2:59 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	30 hr
Oct 20, 3:11 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		18 hr
Oct 20, 3:18 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	11 hr
Oct 20, 3:18 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	64 hr
Oct 20, 3:19 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	36 hr
Oct 20, 6:32 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	14 hr
Oct 21, 2:39 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	32 hr
Oct 21, 3:43 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	48 hr
Oct 21, 3:56 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Mono	40 hr
Oct 21, 3:56 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	55 hr
Oct 21, 4:33 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	STO		48 hr
Oct 21, 11:20 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		9 hr
Oct 21, 12:16 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	HNX		32 hr
Oct 21, 2:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		24 hr
Oct 21, 2:40 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		38 hr
Oct 21, 3:16 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Modoc, Mono	39 hr
Oct 21, 3:17 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		29 hr
Oct 21, 3:24 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	EKA		38 hr
Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		14 hr
Oct 22, 3:17 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo	17 hr
Oct 22, 8:58 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	EKA		20 hr
Oct 22, 10:12 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	21 hr
Oct 22, 1:05 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		5 hr
Oct 22, 1:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Shasta	49 min
Oct 22, 1:35 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	EKA	Del Norte	25 min
Oct 22, 1:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Tehama	48 min
Oct 22, 1:48 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Sutter, Tehama and 1 more	117 min
Oct 22, 2:13 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Yuba	62 min
Oct 22, 2:37 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Butte, Yuba	38 min
Oct 22, 3:14 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Sutter, Yuba	31 min
Oct 22, 3:42 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Nevada, Yuba	48 min
Oct 22, 3:52 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Shasta	38 min
Oct 22, 4:11 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Nevada, Placer, Yuba	49 min
Oct 22, 4:34 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	41 min
Oct 22, 4:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	EKA		24 min
Oct 22, 5:00 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	Nevada, Placer, Yuba	45 min
Oct 22, 5:46 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	44 min
Oct 22, 6:29 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	STO	El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	46 min
Oct 23, 2:18 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		4 days
Oct 23, 3:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		23 hr
Oct 23, 5:25 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	EKA		32 hr
Oct 23, 5:48 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		35 hr
Oct 23, 9:13 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		32 min
Oct 23, 1:20 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		25 min
Oct 23, 1:25 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	39 hr
Oct 23, 1:38 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		19 hr
Oct 23, 1:50 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	25 hr
Oct 23, 1:51 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	24 hr
Oct 23, 1:59 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		26 min
Oct 23, 2:40 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		35 min
Oct 23, 2:43 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	LOX	Los Angeles	24 hr
Oct 23, 2:53 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	LOX	Los Angeles	25 hr
Oct 23, 3:36 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	17 hr
Oct 23, 3:51 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		39 min
Oct 23, 4:31 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		44 min
Oct 23, 4:40 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		35 min
Oct 23, 5:17 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	EKA		20 min
Oct 23, 5:27 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		9 hr
Oct 24, 2:25 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	4 days
Oct 24, 9:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		36 hr
Oct 24, 12:50 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		19 hr
Oct 24, 1:11 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	49 hr
Oct 24, 1:40 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	3 days
Oct 24, 2:29 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
Oct 24, 2:34 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		16 hr
Oct 24, 2:34 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		24 hr
Oct 24, 3:08 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	LOX	Los Angeles	47 hr
Oct 24, 3:42 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	LOX	Los Angeles	3 days
Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		24 hr
Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		32 hr
Oct 25, 3:55 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	San Diego	24 hr
Oct 25, 1:16 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		26 hr
Oct 25, 1:22 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR		25 hr
Oct 25, 2:28 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		23 hr
Oct 25, 2:36 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		43 hr
Oct 25, 2:53 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		13 hr
Oct 26, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		36 hr
Oct 26, 3:48 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		5 hr
Oct 26, 4:15 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	32 hr
Oct 27, 7:13 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		7 hr
Oct 27, 7:24 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	LOX		14 hr
Oct 27, 9:17 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Oct 27, 10:44 PM PDT	Tsunami Advisory	AAQ		10 days
Oct 28, 10:04 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		11 hr
Oct 29, 3:16 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more	5 hr
Oct 29, 3:28 AM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		23 hr
Oct 29, 3:34 AM PDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MTR		4 hr
Oct 29, 8:49 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Monterey, Santa Cruz	14 hr
Oct 29, 9:49 AM PDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MTR		5 hr
Oct 29, 1:20 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo and 2 more	20 hr
Oct 29, 2:30 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		31 hr
Oct 29, 7:04 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		14 hr
Oct 29, 7:50 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	12 hr
Oct 30, 2:44 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		42 hr
Oct 30, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		54 hr
Oct 30, 2:29 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	30 hr
Oct 30, 2:40 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	29 hr
Oct 30, 7:10 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	8 hr
Oct 30, 8:00 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		8 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	7
Tornado Warning	7
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Special Weather Statement	26
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	9
Areal Flood Advisory	13
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Cold
Freeze Warning	7
Freeze Watch	4
Frost Advisory	11
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	3
Lake Wind Advisory	2
Wind Advisory	18
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fire Weather Watch	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	11
Coast and beach
Tsunami Advisory	1
Beach Hazards Statement	5
Marine
Gale Warning	6
Hazardous Seas Warning	2
Special Marine Warning	21
Gale Watch	4
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	35
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	2
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	4

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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.