Weather alerts in California, May 2017

185 weather alerts in May 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 185
Warnings: 28
Watches: 9
Advisories: 119
Busiest day: May 5, 201720 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
May 2, 8:28 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	HNX	Mariposa	5 days
May 2, 12:22 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Nevada, Placer	14 days
May 3, 2:35 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	SGX	Orange, San Diego	41 hr
May 3, 3:08 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOX		62 hr
May 4, 2:40 AM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		48 hr
May 4, 2:40 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		25 hr
May 4, 2:43 AM PDT	Gale Warning	MTR		4 days
May 4, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
May 4, 2:46 AM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		24 hr
May 4, 2:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		50 hr
May 4, 2:13 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		61 hr
May 4, 3:37 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	28 hr
May 4, 6:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	36 min
May 4, 6:27 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	33 min
May 4, 7:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	36 min
May 4, 7:13 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	21 min
May 4, 8:09 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	20 min
May 4, 8:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	23 min
May 4, 8:47 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	28 min
May 4, 9:20 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	25 min
May 5, 2:24 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	47 hr
May 5, 2:38 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		4 days
May 5, 3:03 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	47 hr
May 5, 3:16 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SGX		22 hr
May 5, 3:16 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		65 hr
May 5, 3:16 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		47 hr
May 5, 3:19 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 5, 3:31 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	65 hr
May 5, 12:14 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo and 3 more	22 hr
May 5, 2:28 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 hr
May 5, 2:41 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	29 hr
May 5, 2:43 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	29 hr
May 6, 1:27 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SGX		25 hr
May 6, 3:24 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	24 hr
May 6, 7:28 AM PDT	Flood Watch	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	19 hr
May 6, 8:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	MTR		30 hr
May 6, 9:31 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	VEF	Inyo	44 hr
May 6, 12:38 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	34 hr
May 6, 1:02 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LOX		32 hr
May 6, 1:18 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		4 days
May 6, 1:30 PM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	SGX	Orange, San Diego	31 hr
May 6, 2:27 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer	21 hr
May 6, 3:22 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	STO		23 hr
May 6, 4:04 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt	4 hr
May 6, 4:15 PM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	4 hr
May 6, 5:46 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	PSR	Imperial	2 hr
May 6, 8:49 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	17 hr
May 7, 1:03 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial	114 min
May 7, 2:38 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt	18 hr
May 7, 3:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		13 hr
May 7, 3:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	LOX		24 hr
May 7, 9:53 AM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	MTR		5 hr
May 7, 2:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kern	50 min
May 7, 2:28 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	MTR		7 hr
May 7, 2:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kern	21 min
May 7, 3:34 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	San Diego	3 hr
May 7, 3:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	47 min
May 7, 4:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	73 min
May 7, 4:13 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	3 hr
May 7, 4:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	40 min
May 7, 4:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Los Angeles	54 min
May 7, 5:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LOX	Ventura	58 min
May 7, 6:15 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGX	Orange, Riverside, San Diego	6 hr
May 7, 9:23 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		54 hr
May 8, 2:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		21 hr
May 8, 2:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		55 hr
May 8, 3:04 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 8, 5:20 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		10 hr
May 9, 3:00 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		42 hr
May 9, 3:01 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
May 9, 8:32 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	HNX	Mariposa	56 hr
May 9, 7:40 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		7 hr
May 10, 2:35 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Modoc, Siskiyou	41 hr
May 10, 3:23 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		11 days
May 10, 3:18 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	45 hr
May 10, 3:18 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra	29 hr
May 10, 3:19 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		12 hr
May 10, 8:58 PM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		17 hr
May 11, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		36 hr
May 11, 9:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
May 11, 1:20 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		34 hr
May 11, 2:06 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		3 days
May 11, 2:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		8 days
May 11, 2:51 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo	29 hr
May 11, 8:24 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	55 hr
May 12, 1:51 AM PDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOX		3 days
May 12, 1:51 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX		55 hr
May 12, 2:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		42 hr
May 12, 8:29 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	HNX	Mariposa	36 hr
May 12, 2:30 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA	Mendocino, Trinity	18 hr
May 12, 2:50 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	REV	Lassen, Plumas, Sierra	18 hr
May 13, 2:07 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		7 hr
May 13, 2:58 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		18 hr
May 13, 1:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SGX		61 hr
May 13, 1:53 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA	Mendocino, Trinity	18 hr
May 13, 2:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		30 hr
May 13, 2:33 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		6 hr
May 13, 9:00 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		50 hr
May 14, 2:53 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		47 hr
May 14, 5:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		16 hr
May 14, 2:19 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Modoc	57 hr
May 15, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 15, 3:25 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego	66 hr
May 15, 2:49 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	36 hr
May 15, 6:35 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial	4 hr
May 15, 10:07 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		5 hr
May 16, 1:55 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	Inyo, San Bernardino	43 hr
May 16, 2:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
May 16, 3:03 AM PDT	Gale Watch	LOX		10 hr
May 16, 3:16 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	HNX		29 hr
May 16, 3:29 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Modoc	24 hr
May 16, 11:44 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	40 hr
May 16, 1:20 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		38 hr
May 16, 1:38 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SGX		31 hr
May 16, 2:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		4 days
May 16, 2:54 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	EKA	Trinity	13 hr
May 16, 9:28 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	11 hr
May 17, 4:19 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	EKA	Trinity	4 hr
May 17, 7:53 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial	15 hr
May 17, 8:45 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	HNX		11 hr
May 18, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 hr
May 18, 11:45 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Nevada, Placer	6 days
May 18, 11:56 AM PDT	Flood Watch	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more	5 days
May 18, 8:54 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		17 hr
May 18, 9:17 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	5 hr
May 19, 1:34 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	REV	Mono	7 days
May 19, 2:08 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Alpine	6 days
May 19, 2:15 PM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		37 hr
May 19, 2:15 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		37 hr
May 21, 2:00 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOX		7 hr
May 21, 3:19 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		30 hr
May 21, 3:25 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 21, 3:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	35 min
May 21, 4:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	45 min
May 21, 4:28 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		47 min
May 22, 7:23 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	HNX	Mariposa	3 days
May 22, 9:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		12 hr
May 22, 2:18 PM PDT	Gale Watch	EKA		13 hr
May 22, 2:18 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		37 hr
May 22, 3:42 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Mono	21 days
May 22, 8:25 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		7 hr
May 22, 9:41 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		71 hr
May 23, 3:05 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PSR	Imperial	17 hr
May 23, 3:43 AM PDT	Gale Warning	EKA		62 hr
May 23, 3:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		23 hr
May 23, 3:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		41 hr
May 23, 8:47 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more	8 days
May 23, 12:42 PM PDT	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer	33 hr
May 23, 5:46 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		9 hr
May 24, 2:32 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SGX	Riverside, San Diego	53 hr
May 24, 2:42 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial	50 hr
May 24, 3:06 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		42 hr
May 24, 3:14 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		72 hr
May 24, 5:07 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	EKA	Del Norte	4 hr
May 24, 8:41 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		21 hr
May 25, 3:03 AM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		15 hr
May 25, 3:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		18 hr
May 25, 1:20 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	11 hr
May 25, 6:05 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		15 hr
May 26, 2:21 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		6 hr
May 26, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		12 days
May 26, 8:49 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		12 hr
May 26, 11:13 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PSR	Imperial	15 hr
May 26, 8:31 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		4 days
May 27, 3:12 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		5 days
May 27, 2:15 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		3 days
May 28, 8:40 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	HNX	Mariposa	4 days
May 28, 2:13 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		55 hr
May 28, 2:30 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	EKA		49 hr
May 28, 2:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	El Dorado	40 min
May 28, 4:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Nevada	41 min
May 29, 2:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	EKA	Trinity	41 min
May 29, 3:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	El Dorado	42 min
May 29, 3:20 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Plumas	40 min
May 29, 3:55 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	El Dorado	50 min
May 29, 4:21 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Placer	39 min
May 29, 5:16 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Trinity	29 min
May 29, 5:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Plumas	39 min
May 29, 6:28 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	STO	Glenn	47 min
May 30, 2:57 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		23 hr
May 31, 2:13 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		30 hr
May 31, 2:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		25 hr
May 31, 2:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		19 hr
May 31, 1:43 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		13 hr
May 31, 2:41 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	MTR		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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	3
Special Weather Statement	25
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	5
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	8
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Frost Advisory	4
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
Blowing Dust Advisory	1
Lake Wind Advisory	4
Wind Advisory	34
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	3
Beach Hazards Statement	4
Marine
Gale Warning	10
Hazardous Seas Warning	3
Gale Watch	7
Small Craft Advisory	56
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	1
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	1
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	2

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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.