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Weather alerts in California, February 2016
190 weather alerts in February 2016, 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 190
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 131
- Busiest day
- February 16, 201623 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 4:11 PM PST | Wind Advisory | STO | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 6:19 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Santa Clara | 41 min |
| Jan 31, 7:48 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:50 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 15 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:09 PM PST | Frost Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:10 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 1, 2:10 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 1, 2:36 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 5:42 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:07 PM PST | Frost Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:56 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:57 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:57 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:46 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 42 hr | |
| Feb 2, 12:22 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 34 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:53 PM PST | Frost Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 20 hr |
| Feb 2, 1:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 29 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 28 hr | |
| Feb 2, 8:44 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 54 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:55 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Feb 3, 8:48 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 46 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:34 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 66 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:21 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | 47 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:21 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 63 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:09 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 4, 12:58 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 48 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:00 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 31 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:34 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 47 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:29 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:23 AM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 61 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:01 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 6 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:18 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:59 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 14 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:48 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:52 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:52 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 48 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:37 PM PST | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 18 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:28 AM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:09 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 35 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:13 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 35 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:13 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 35 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:54 AM PST | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:47 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 7, 8:44 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 23 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:07 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 22 hr |
| Feb 8, 9:44 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 9, 8:29 AM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:24 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 3 days |
| Feb 10, 2:53 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 1:42 AM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:19 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 3 days | |
| Feb 11, 3:19 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 5:26 AM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | 3 days | |
| Feb 11, 5:26 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 days |
| Feb 11, 12:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 56 hr | |
| Feb 11, 1:05 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 3 days |
| Feb 11, 8:27 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 1:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Feb 12, 7:08 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 2 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:05 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:10 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:31 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, Sonoma | 4 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:12 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 49 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:47 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:17 PM PST | Gale Warning | LOX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:53 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:18 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 40 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:41 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 34 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:23 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 14, 1:49 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:03 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:00 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:35 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:42 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 20 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:57 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 59 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:22 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 2:34 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:45 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:40 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 42 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:51 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:03 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 50 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 50 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:25 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | STO | 51 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:26 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | HNX | 52 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:05 PM PST | Wind Advisory | STO | 34 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:41 PM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | San Bernardino | 47 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:59 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 50 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Inyo | 44 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 44 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:08 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 38 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:25 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:44 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:45 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:45 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 49 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:19 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 46 hr | |
| Feb 16, 7:17 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 18 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:34 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 16, 7:34 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara | 37 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:56 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:41 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 8 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:06 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:08 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:13 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | 56 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:13 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 56 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:24 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 96 min | |
| Feb 17, 1:24 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 32 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:47 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 43 min |
| Feb 17, 3:11 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Feb 17, 6:36 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 24 min | |
| Feb 17, 6:37 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:58 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 9:04 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 6 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:04 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 3 days | |
| Feb 17, 9:04 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 10 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:35 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc | 43 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:35 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 43 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:21 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 114 min |
| Feb 17, 11:45 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 3 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:10 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 32 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:46 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 119 min |
| Feb 18, 2:58 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 41 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:07 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 32 hr | |
| Feb 18, 8:58 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 12:24 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:11 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 32 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:25 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 40 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:25 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MTR | 40 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:39 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:41 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 28 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:47 PM PST | Wind Advisory | STO | 20 hr | |
| Feb 18, 5:03 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | STO | Shasta | 42 min |
| Feb 19, 2:23 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 2:34 AM PST | Wind Advisory | STO | 10 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:06 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 84 min | |
| Feb 19, 5:29 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 61 min | |
| Feb 19, 5:45 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 45 min |
| Feb 19, 6:25 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 35 min |
| Feb 19, 6:59 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 46 min | |
| Feb 19, 8:04 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 26 min |
| Feb 19, 9:05 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 55 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:05 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 3 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:16 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 7 hr | |
| Feb 20, 7:04 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:51 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:49 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:13 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Feb 22, 5:10 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 22, 5:51 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:02 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 22 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:06 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:09 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:14 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:05 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:07 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:38 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 47 hr | |
| Feb 23, 8:43 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 53 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:29 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 7 days |
| Feb 23, 1:34 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 5 days |
| Feb 23, 2:04 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 37 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:21 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:34 AM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:46 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 98 min | |
| Feb 25, 2:16 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | HNX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 25, 12:33 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 50 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:39 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 2:35 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 9 days | |
| Feb 25, 9:42 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:58 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 22 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:20 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 1:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 61 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:55 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:35 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 28, 5:21 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 28, 8:27 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 43 hr | |
| Feb 28, 1:34 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:55 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Modoc | 13 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:06 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 5:26 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 4 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:47 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 29 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:00 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:00 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 30 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 9 |
| High Wind Watch | 6 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Wind Advisory | 36 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 16 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 12 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 12 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Hazardous Seas Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 29 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 6 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Diego County19
- Los Angeles County16
- San Bernardino County15
- Orange County14
- Siskiyou County12
- Monterey County10
- Riverside County9
- Modoc County9
- Marin County9
- San Mateo County9
- Santa Cruz County9
- Sonoma County9
- City and County of San Francisco8
- Alpine County8
- El Dorado County8
- Nevada County8
- Placer County8
- Mono County4
- Inyo County4
- Humboldt County4
- Santa Barbara County3
- Santa Clara County2
- San Benito County2
- Lassen County2
- Plumas County2
- Sierra County2
- Del Norte County2
- Napa County1
- San Luis Obispo County1
- Shasta 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.