Alert archive / California / 2016
Weather alerts in California, September 2016
157 weather alerts in September 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 September 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 157
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 87
- Busiest day
- September 21, 201621 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 8:48 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Aug 31, 11:01 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 22 hr | |
| Sep 1, 2:43 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 days | |
| Sep 1, 2:43 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 17 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:16 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:44 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 3 days | |
| Sep 1, 3:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 4 days |
| Sep 1, 6:53 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 hr | |
| Sep 2, 3:09 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 6 days | |
| Sep 3, 3:28 AM PDT | Freeze Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 11 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:30 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 18 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:30 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 42 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:30 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 18 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:30 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 42 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:32 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 31 hr | |
| Sep 3, 7:05 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 5 hr | |
| Sep 4, 5:13 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 46 hr | |
| Sep 4, 9:15 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 30 hr | |
| Sep 5, 2:34 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:41 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 18 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:20 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 13 hr | |
| Sep 5, 8:59 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 30 hr | |
| Sep 6, 2:53 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 72 hr | |
| Sep 6, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Sep 6, 9:03 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 6 hr | |
| Sep 7, 2:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Sep 9, 8:25 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 95 min | |
| Sep 9, 8:25 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 31 hr | |
| Sep 10, 3:28 AM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 3:28 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Sep 10, 3:28 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 2:19 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Sep 10, 3:11 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 63 hr | |
| Sep 10, 3:16 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Sep 10, 8:59 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 25 hr | |
| Sep 10, 9:22 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 17 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 48 hr | |
| Sep 11, 8:47 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 11 hr |
| Sep 11, 11:14 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 46 hr | |
| Sep 11, 12:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | 36 min | |
| Sep 11, 1:16 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 55 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:28 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 45 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Sep 12, 2:32 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 17 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:01 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 41 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:06 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 36 hr | |
| Sep 12, 10:58 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 30 hr | |
| Sep 12, 2:28 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 30 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Imperial | 55 min |
| Sep 12, 3:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Plumas | 60 min |
| Sep 12, 6:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Tehama | 41 min |
| Sep 13, 2:58 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 11 hr | |
| Sep 13, 3:50 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Mendocino, Trinity | 28 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:15 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 54 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 1:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 10 days | |
| Sep 16, 3:29 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 54 hr | |
| Sep 16, 1:32 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Sep 16, 2:14 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara | 68 hr |
| Sep 16, 2:14 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 70 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:07 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 2:00 PM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 39 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 47 hr | |
| Sep 18, 5:21 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:13 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 18, 9:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days | |
| Sep 18, 1:35 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 20 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:35 PM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 19 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:40 AM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | San Diego | 5 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:57 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 19, 9:23 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 35 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:39 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 31 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:03 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 6 days | |
| Sep 19, 3:31 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | Lassen | 24 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:22 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 2 hr | |
| Sep 19, 6:46 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 5 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:25 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:52 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 14 hr |
| Sep 20, 10:30 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 34 hr | |
| Sep 20, 12:40 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MTR | Monterey | 56 hr |
| Sep 20, 12:47 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:17 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | HNX | Kern | 24 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:21 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 25 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:47 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:10 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 13 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:35 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 42 hr | |
| Sep 20, 2:51 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 29 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:13 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 29 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:49 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 24 hr |
| Sep 20, 5:53 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 112 min |
| Sep 20, 8:23 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 6 hr | |
| Sep 21, 2:15 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 49 hr | |
| Sep 21, 2:15 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 36 hr | |
| Sep 21, 2:54 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 47 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:04 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 41 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:10 AM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 5 hr | |
| Sep 21, 9:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 5 hr | |
| Sep 21, 9:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 66 hr | |
| Sep 21, 9:50 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 47 hr | |
| Sep 21, 12:51 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 36 hr | |
| Sep 21, 1:04 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 38 hr | |
| Sep 21, 1:41 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | HNX | Kern | 30 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:20 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Mendocino, Trinity | 16 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:27 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 36 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:31 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 69 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:31 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 69 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:32 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:18 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 42 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:46 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 23 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:46 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 5 days |
| Sep 22, 2:57 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 17 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:33 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:31 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 8:58 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| Sep 23, 9:39 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | 5 hr | |
| Sep 23, 10:21 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 58 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:21 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 3 days |
| Sep 23, 11:57 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Sep 23, 11:57 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Sep 23, 2:28 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 days |
| Sep 23, 2:40 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 48 hr | |
| Sep 24, 3:00 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 39 hr | |
| Sep 24, 5:10 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MTR | 37 hr | |
| Sep 24, 8:17 AM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 36 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:53 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 51 hr |
| Sep 24, 1:01 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 21 hr |
| Sep 24, 9:27 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 22 hr |
| Sep 25, 2:12 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Sep 25, 7:55 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 19 hr | |
| Sep 25, 8:28 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 26, 2:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Sep 26, 2:04 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 61 hr | |
| Sep 27, 2:10 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Diego | 16 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:43 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 hr | |
| Sep 28, 10:57 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sierra | 43 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:27 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:08 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 29 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SGX | Orange | 64 min |
| Sep 28, 3:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 46 min |
| Sep 28, 4:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 43 min |
| Sep 28, 4:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 51 min |
| Sep 28, 4:36 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HNX | Kern | 114 min |
| Sep 28, 4:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 46 min |
| Sep 29, 2:20 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 7 hr | |
| Sep 29, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Sep 29, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 days | |
| Sep 29, 11:17 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Modoc | 33 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:07 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:48 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 44 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:55 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:07 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare | 25 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:25 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 3 days | |
| Sep 30, 7:20 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 3 hr | |
| Sep 30, 12:32 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 58 hr | |
| Sep 30, 2:27 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 30 hr | |
| Sep 30, 2:46 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 33 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:08 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare | 56 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 | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Dust Storm Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Wind Advisory | 18 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 25 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 15 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Hazardous Seas Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Hazardous Seas Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 43 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County22
- San Diego County17
- Riverside County14
- Modoc County14
- Siskiyou County10
- Orange County10
- Kern County7
- El Dorado County6
- Nevada County6
- Placer County6
- Los Angeles County6
- Alpine County5
- Lassen County5
- Inyo County5
- Monterey County4
- Marin County3
- City and County of San Francisco3
- San Mateo County3
- Santa Cruz County3
- Sonoma County3
- Plumas County2
- Mendocino County2
- Trinity County2
- Sierra County2
- Alameda County2
- Contra Costa County2
- Napa County2
- San Benito County2
- Santa Clara County2
- Tulare County2
- Imperial County1
- Tehama County1
- Santa Barbara 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.