Weather alerts in California, March 2013

202 weather alerts in March 2013, 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 March 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 202
Warnings: 22
Watches: 12
Advisories: 138
Busiest day: March 31, 201319 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
Mar 1, 2:51 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		3 days
Mar 1, 4:42 AM PST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MTR		3 hr
Mar 1, 4:44 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 4 more	4 hr
Mar 1, 2:20 PM PST	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	30 hr
Mar 2, 2:15 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		49 hr
Mar 2, 1:40 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	42 hr
Mar 2, 2:48 PM PST	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	31 hr
Mar 2, 2:50 PM PST	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	29 hr
Mar 2, 7:22 PM PST	Wind Advisory	HNX		25 hr
Mar 2, 8:10 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		29 hr
Mar 2, 9:16 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		47 hr
Mar 3, 2:51 AM PST	Gale Warning	LOX		17 hr
Mar 3, 3:07 AM PST	Gale Watch	EKA		24 hr
Mar 3, 3:47 AM PST	Frost Advisory	EKA		29 hr
Mar 3, 1:27 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	26 hr
Mar 3, 2:56 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		40 hr
Mar 3, 3:17 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	STO	San Joaquin	43 min
Mar 3, 9:15 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		6 hr
Mar 4, 2:07 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	STO		13 hr
Mar 4, 3:18 AM PST	Gale Warning	EKA		48 hr
Mar 4, 3:24 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		53 hr
Mar 4, 3:51 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	EKA		11 hr
Mar 4, 3:57 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	35 hr
Mar 4, 1:37 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	HNX		54 hr
Mar 4, 2:03 PM PST	Wind Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	32 hr
Mar 4, 2:34 PM PST	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	24 hr
Mar 4, 2:48 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	STO		52 hr
Mar 4, 2:48 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	STO		52 hr
Mar 4, 3:01 PM PST	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	49 hr
Mar 4, 3:01 PM PST	Wind Advisory	REV	Mono	49 hr
Mar 4, 3:01 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	52 hr
Mar 4, 3:04 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	EKA		48 hr
Mar 4, 3:07 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	45 hr
Mar 4, 3:07 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	45 hr
Mar 5, 2:55 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	48 hr
Mar 5, 10:04 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		35 hr
Mar 5, 2:04 PM PST	Wind Advisory	STO		20 hr
Mar 5, 2:15 PM PST	High Wind Warning	VEF	Inyo	29 hr
Mar 5, 2:15 PM PST	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	28 hr
Mar 5, 2:29 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		19 hr
Mar 5, 8:34 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX		36 hr
Mar 5, 8:39 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	17 hr
Mar 6, 12:08 AM PST	Wind Advisory	HNX		3 hr
Mar 6, 1:13 AM PST	Special Marine Warning	EKA		62 min
Mar 6, 1:13 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	EKA		47 min
Mar 6, 2:32 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	MTR	Monterey, San Benito	48 hr
Mar 6, 2:55 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		18 hr
Mar 6, 3:10 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	HNX		3 days
Mar 6, 3:25 AM PST	Wind Advisory	HNX		16 hr
Mar 6, 3:40 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	EKA		11 hr
Mar 6, 4:17 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	LOX		23 hr
Mar 6, 9:04 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	LOX		24 hr
Mar 6, 11:57 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	STO	Shasta	48 min
Mar 6, 1:39 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	61 hr
Mar 6, 2:00 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	STO	Placer	45 min
Mar 6, 2:03 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	STO	Yuba	42 min
Mar 6, 2:30 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		3 days
Mar 6, 9:58 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		5 hr
Mar 7, 2:18 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		55 hr
Mar 7, 2:58 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	LOX		43 hr
Mar 7, 12:55 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		49 hr
Mar 7, 1:28 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PSR		28 hr
Mar 7, 1:47 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Diego	38 hr
Mar 7, 1:47 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	14 hr
Mar 7, 1:52 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOX		22 hr
Mar 7, 2:17 PM PST	Frost Advisory	EKA		19 hr
Mar 7, 2:21 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		43 hr
Mar 7, 2:42 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		43 hr
Mar 7, 7:39 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Tulare	3 hr
Mar 7, 11:58 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX		107 min
Mar 8, 1:33 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	4 hr
Mar 8, 1:51 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX		114 min
Mar 8, 2:31 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		48 hr
Mar 8, 2:56 AM PST	Freeze Warning	EKA		6 hr
Mar 8, 5:44 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	San Diego	3 hr
Mar 8, 7:35 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	San Diego	29 hr
Mar 8, 8:27 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	6 hr
Mar 8, 8:58 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare	6 hr
Mar 8, 10:29 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	SGX	Orange	61 min
Mar 8, 10:45 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	SGX	Orange	60 min
Mar 8, 1:53 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	SGX	San Diego	37 min
Mar 8, 1:58 PM PST	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	48 hr
Mar 8, 4:05 PM PST	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	Inyo	85 min
Mar 8, 5:56 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	HNX		64 min
Mar 8, 6:37 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	53 min
Mar 8, 8:01 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOX		8 hr
Mar 8, 8:50 PM PST	Wind Advisory	HNX		7 hr
Mar 8, 9:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	11 hr
Mar 9, 12:40 AM PST	Frost Advisory	EKA		115 min
Mar 9, 2:35 AM PST	Frost Advisory	EKA		6 hr
Mar 9, 2:35 AM PST	Frost Advisory	EKA		30 hr
Mar 9, 2:35 AM PST	Freeze Warning	EKA		6 hr
Mar 9, 2:39 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		6 hr
Mar 9, 3:55 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	32 hr
Mar 9, 9:06 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		17 hr
Mar 9, 8:58 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	LOX		5 hr
Mar 10, 4:25 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		11 hr
Mar 11, 2:06 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		4 hr
Mar 12, 12:02 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	8 hr
Mar 12, 1:16 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	20 hr
Mar 12, 11:45 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		9 hr
Mar 13, 6:39 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more	3 hr
Mar 13, 7:14 AM PDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MTR		6 hr
Mar 13, 12:55 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	21 hr
Mar 13, 1:36 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
Mar 13, 2:45 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	18 hr
Mar 14, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		3 days
Mar 14, 2:52 AM PDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MTR		6 hr
Mar 14, 5:23 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MTR	Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz	5 hr
Mar 14, 1:06 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	21 hr
Mar 15, 3:23 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Mar 15, 12:51 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	San Diego	20 hr
Mar 15, 12:51 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	15 hr
Mar 15, 2:22 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		7 hr
Mar 16, 2:52 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		18 hr
Mar 16, 3:07 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		24 hr
Mar 16, 3:20 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	29 hr
Mar 16, 3:29 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	11 hr
Mar 16, 5:45 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		3 hr
Mar 16, 12:58 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		16 hr
Mar 16, 6:43 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	7 hr
Mar 16, 8:59 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		42 hr
Mar 17, 3:04 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		48 hr
Mar 17, 1:51 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		7 hr
Mar 17, 3:00 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		18 hr
Mar 17, 3:28 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		23 hr
Mar 17, 5:32 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		11 hr
Mar 17, 9:59 PM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		5 hr
Mar 17, 9:59 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		13 hr
Mar 18, 2:00 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	24 hr
Mar 18, 2:00 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	36 hr
Mar 18, 2:46 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	VEF	Inyo	24 hr
Mar 18, 2:54 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		44 hr
Mar 18, 2:54 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		44 hr
Mar 19, 3:21 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Mar 19, 3:36 AM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	43 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	40 hr
Mar 19, 1:34 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	30 hr
Mar 19, 2:05 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra	33 hr
Mar 19, 2:55 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		38 hr
Mar 19, 3:00 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		32 hr
Mar 19, 3:10 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	36 hr
Mar 19, 7:16 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	37 hr
Mar 19, 8:40 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		48 hr
Mar 19, 8:55 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	3 days
Mar 19, 9:11 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Mar 20, 3:16 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		30 hr
Mar 20, 3:20 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		30 hr
Mar 20, 3:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
Mar 20, 1:31 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SGX	Riverside	18 hr
Mar 20, 2:30 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		55 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		67 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
Mar 20, 2:54 PM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		42 hr
Mar 21, 3:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Mar 21, 4:19 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		29 hr
Mar 21, 4:19 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	EKA		29 hr
Mar 21, 6:17 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		5 hr
Mar 21, 8:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	LOX		18 hr
Mar 21, 2:35 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		36 hr
Mar 21, 3:00 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	STO		28 hr
Mar 21, 6:03 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		15 hr
Mar 21, 8:58 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MTR		6 hr
Mar 22, 2:55 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	EKA		12 hr
Mar 22, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
Mar 22, 3:11 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		53 hr
Mar 22, 4:46 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	LOX		4 hr
Mar 22, 9:18 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	23 hr
Mar 22, 10:22 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		9 hr
Mar 22, 2:33 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		18 hr
Mar 22, 6:58 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		8 hr
Mar 22, 9:04 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	18 hr
Mar 22, 9:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		17 hr
Mar 23, 8:37 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		6 hr
Mar 23, 2:17 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA		19 hr
Mar 23, 6:34 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		3 days
Mar 25, 3:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		14 hr
Mar 26, 1:35 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	19 hr
Mar 26, 1:35 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside	12 hr
Mar 27, 1:10 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside	12 hr
Mar 29, 5:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 hr
Mar 30, 3:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	El Dorado	46 min
Mar 30, 3:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Shasta	46 min
Mar 30, 6:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Amador	46 min
Mar 30, 6:35 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		6 hr
Mar 30, 11:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Colusa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter and 1 more	41 min
Mar 30, 11:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings, Merced	91 min
Mar 31, 12:10 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Amador	65 min
Mar 31, 12:31 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Calaveras	44 min
Mar 31, 1:31 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	El Dorado	44 min
Mar 31, 1:32 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Tuolumne	43 min
Mar 31, 3:05 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	40 min
Mar 31, 8:35 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Diego	43 hr
Mar 31, 2:59 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa and 26 more	2 hr
Mar 31, 3:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	San Joaquin	38 min
Mar 31, 3:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	San Joaquin	65 min
Mar 31, 3:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Solano	43 min
Mar 31, 3:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Solano	66 min
Mar 31, 4:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Glenn	60 min
Mar 31, 4:16 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Merced	44 min
Mar 31, 4:41 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Yolo	34 min
Mar 31, 4:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Stanislaus	56 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Special Weather Statement	28
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	7
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	5
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	10
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	4
High Wind Watch	3
Lake Wind Advisory	4
Wind Advisory	40
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	14
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	2
Beach Hazards Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	1
Gale Watch	3
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	3
Small Craft Advisory	38
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	3
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	4
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	2

By county

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

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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.