Alert archive / California / 2015
Weather alerts in California, May 2015
172 weather alerts in May 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 172
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 106
- Busiest day
- May 25, 201519 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, 5:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mono | 49 min |
| May 1, 2:38 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 7 days | |
| May 1, 12:40 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 4 days |
| May 1, 9:26 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 36 hr | |
| May 1, 9:26 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 30 hr | |
| May 2, 3:04 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 days |
| May 2, 1:23 PM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MTR | Marin, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 32 hr |
| May 3, 2:19 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 6 days | |
| May 3, 2:23 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 31 hr | |
| May 3, 3:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Riverside | 44 min |
| May 4, 3:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 41 hr | |
| May 4, 3:56 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| May 4, 5:15 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Riverside, San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| May 4, 6:03 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 117 min |
| May 4, 7:07 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 113 min | |
| May 4, 8:59 PM PDT | Gale Watch | MTR | 5 hr | |
| May 4, 10:30 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 2 hr |
| May 5, 2:23 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 61 hr | |
| May 5, 3:06 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 66 hr | |
| May 5, 3:48 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 4 days |
| May 5, 8:53 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 60 hr | |
| May 5, 12:35 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 19 hr | |
| May 5, 2:45 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 60 hr | |
| May 5, 8:57 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 10:50 PM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange | 23 hr |
| May 5, 10:56 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | 46 hr | |
| May 6, 2:26 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 49 hr | |
| May 6, 3:50 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 58 hr | |
| May 6, 4:07 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 49 hr | |
| May 6, 9:16 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 36 hr | |
| May 6, 1:30 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 19 hr |
| May 6, 2:33 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 48 hr |
| May 6, 3:10 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Mono | 44 hr |
| May 6, 3:16 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 17 hr | |
| May 6, 4:35 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | EKA | 4 hr | |
| May 6, 9:08 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| May 7, 2:24 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 18 hr |
| May 7, 3:03 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 19 hr |
| May 7, 3:06 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 19 hr | |
| May 7, 3:29 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 18 hr | |
| May 7, 6:52 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 23 min |
| May 7, 7:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 28 min |
| May 7, 7:59 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 46 min |
| May 7, 12:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 41 min |
| May 7, 12:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mono | 47 min |
| May 7, 1:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 46 min |
| May 7, 1:23 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 hr |
| May 7, 2:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 42 min |
| May 7, 2:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 44 min |
| May 7, 2:56 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | EKA | 5 hr | |
| May 7, 7:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Tulare | 39 min |
| May 7, 8:40 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 30 hr | |
| May 7, 8:40 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr | |
| May 7, 8:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 7, 8:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 7, 10:44 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 76 min | |
| May 7, 10:44 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 76 min | |
| May 8, 3:30 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 5 hr | |
| May 8, 5:59 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 4 hr |
| May 8, 7:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 9 hr | |
| May 8, 8:13 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 8, 1:15 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 5 hr |
| May 8, 2:37 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | 17 hr | |
| May 9, 2:56 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| May 9, 3:08 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 66 hr | |
| May 10, 3:20 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 54 hr | |
| May 10, 2:13 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 30 hr |
| May 11, 1:40 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 37 hr |
| May 11, 2:18 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 12 hr | |
| May 11, 4:57 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 27 hr |
| May 11, 5:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Tehama | 37 min |
| May 11, 6:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Shasta, Tehama | 91 min |
| May 11, 7:28 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 8 hr | |
| May 12, 2:36 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 30 hr | |
| May 12, 9:05 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 11 hr | |
| May 12, 12:30 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 24 hr | |
| May 12, 2:22 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| May 13, 12:04 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | HNX | 41 hr | |
| May 13, 12:04 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 56 hr | |
| May 13, 1:05 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 41 hr |
| May 13, 1:17 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 49 hr |
| May 13, 2:03 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | STO | 37 hr | |
| May 13, 7:02 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 35 hr |
| May 13, 9:38 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 22 hr |
| May 14, 1:06 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | 37 hr | |
| May 14, 1:08 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 19 hr | |
| May 14, 2:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 45 hr | |
| May 14, 12:58 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 27 hr |
| May 14, 2:31 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 60 hr | |
| May 14, 4:14 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| May 14, 4:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Amador | 89 min |
| May 14, 5:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento | 45 min |
| May 14, 5:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento | 36 min |
| May 14, 7:32 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HNX | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Tulare | 3 hr |
| May 14, 7:56 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 6 hr |
| May 14, 8:27 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 2 hr |
| May 14, 10:15 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HNX | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Tulare | 7 hr |
| May 15, 12:02 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| May 15, 2:49 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 42 hr | |
| May 15, 3:26 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| May 15, 3:37 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 14 hr | |
| May 15, 5:14 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 15 hr | |
| May 15, 7:41 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 7 hr |
| May 15, 8:00 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| May 15, 10:59 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Diego | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:07 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 16, 7:14 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PSR | 3 hr | |
| May 17, 9:21 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| May 17, 4:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 14 min |
| May 17, 5:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Lake | 43 min |
| May 17, 8:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kings | 48 min |
| May 17, 9:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kings | 45 min |
| May 18, 2:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 18, 2:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 48 hr | |
| May 18, 3:09 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| May 18, 9:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 42 hr | |
| May 18, 1:10 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 14 hr |
| May 18, 7:08 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 8 hr | |
| May 19, 2:45 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| May 19, 5:49 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Modoc | 3 hr |
| May 19, 7:29 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFR | Modoc | 3 hr |
| May 20, 2:30 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 20, 1:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Sierra | 52 min |
| May 20, 5:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Lake | 59 min |
| May 20, 6:01 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Modoc | 3 hr |
| May 21, 2:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 17 hr | |
| May 21, 2:47 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 19 hr | |
| May 21, 3:01 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 71 hr |
| May 21, 11:42 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mono | 18 min |
| May 21, 2:12 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| May 21, 4:26 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 2 hr |
| May 21, 8:41 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 54 hr | |
| May 21, 10:02 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PSR | 118 min | |
| May 22, 1:32 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 118 min |
| May 22, 2:59 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 7 days | |
| May 22, 9:56 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 23 hr | |
| May 23, 2:11 AM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 66 hr |
| May 23, 3:30 AM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 65 hr |
| May 23, 5:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 25 min |
| May 24, 8:20 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 19 hr | |
| May 24, 5:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mono | 57 min |
| May 24, 6:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mono | 57 min |
| May 24, 6:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Sierra | 39 min |
| May 25, 3:09 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| May 25, 10:23 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lassen | 82 min |
| May 25, 11:42 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lassen | 63 min |
| May 25, 12:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lassen | 91 min |
| May 25, 12:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Plumas | 51 min |
| May 25, 1:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mono | 63 min |
| May 25, 2:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Sierra | 43 min |
| May 25, 2:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Plumas | 36 min |
| May 25, 2:38 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | REV | Lassen, Plumas | 37 min |
| May 25, 2:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Shasta | 63 min |
| May 25, 2:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 31 min |
| May 25, 3:08 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | REV | Lassen | 3 hr |
| May 25, 4:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 26 min |
| May 25, 4:29 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Trinity | 31 min |
| May 25, 4:34 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Trinity | 116 min |
| May 25, 4:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Plumas | 40 min |
| May 25, 5:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 50 min |
| May 25, 5:20 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Trinity | 25 min |
| May 25, 5:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Trinity | 40 min |
| May 25, 5:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Shasta | 47 min |
| May 25, 8:03 PM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 12 hr |
| May 26, 8:02 AM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 6 hr |
| May 28, 2:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 44 hr | |
| May 28, 3:23 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 48 hr | |
| May 30, 8:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 11 hr | |
| May 30, 2:36 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 31 hr |
| May 31, 11:00 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 11 hr | |
| May 31, 1:40 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 8 hr | |
| May 31, 3:34 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 28 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 | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 41 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 18 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 2 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 21 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 4 |
| Hazardous Seas Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 37 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Riverside County17
- San Diego County15
- San Bernardino County14
- Mono County8
- Orange County8
- Lassen County7
- Trinity County7
- Plumas County6
- Merced County5
- Alpine County5
- El Dorado County5
- Nevada County5
- Placer County5
- Sierra County5
- Los Angeles County4
- Modoc County4
- Madera County4
- Kings County4
- Mariposa County3
- Tulare County3
- Shasta County3
- Siskiyou County2
- Inyo County2
- Tehama County2
- Sacramento County2
- Fresno County2
- Kern County2
- Lake County2
- Marin County1
- Santa Cruz County1
- Sonoma County1
- Imperial County1
- Amador County1
- Humboldt County1
- Mendocino 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. Rebuilt daily.