Alert archive / California / 2026
Weather alerts in California, March 2026
139 weather alerts in March 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 92
- Busiest day
- March 31, 202612 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:41 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 51 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:57 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 10 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:51 AM PST | Gale Watch | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 2:51 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Mar 1, 2:30 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 37 hr | |
| Mar 2, 2:17 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 6 days | |
| Mar 2, 3:08 AM PST | Gale Watch | LOX | 30 hr | |
| Mar 2, 1:15 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 57 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:21 PM PST | Gale Watch | MTR | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 8:55 AM PST | Gale Warning | LOX | 64 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:11 AM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:11 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 49 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:25 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 38 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:05 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:05 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 48 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:16 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 34 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:03 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 3:58 PM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 42 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:25 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 49 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:07 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 33 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:36 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 41 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:06 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 4 days |
| Mar 4, 2:05 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:59 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 7 days | |
| Mar 4, 3:15 PM PST | Frost Advisory | EKA | Lake, Mendocino | 18 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:55 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 4 days |
| Mar 5, 2:24 AM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 7:52 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:09 AM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | Kern | 20 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:09 AM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare, Tuolumne | 59 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:25 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 51 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:25 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 days |
| Mar 5, 12:45 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:17 PM PST | Frost Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 18 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:23 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 64 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:02 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 11:51 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:15 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 3 days | |
| Mar 7, 10:12 AM PST | Heat Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 31 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:02 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 3 days | |
| Mar 7, 2:02 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 9 days | |
| Mar 7, 8:38 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 41 hr | |
| Mar 7, 10:30 PM PST | Gale Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Mar 8, 12:10 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 6 days | |
| Mar 9, 10:09 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 43 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:06 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 46 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:27 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino | 21 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:56 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 31 hr | |
| Mar 10, 8:15 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 12:04 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Mar 10, 12:15 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 days |
| Mar 10, 1:06 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino | 20 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:22 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 13 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:48 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:43 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 6 days | |
| Mar 12, 12:51 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 13, 12:11 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 10:31 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 42 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:31 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 26 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:04 PM PDT | Extreme Heat Watch | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 72 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:08 PM PDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 48 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:52 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 14, 12:03 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 68 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:50 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 6 days |
| Mar 14, 12:18 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 6 days |
| Mar 14, 12:56 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 6 days |
| Mar 14, 11:49 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 15, 12:20 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 34 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:35 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 32 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:55 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 5 days |
| Mar 15, 11:55 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 5 days |
| Mar 15, 12:37 PM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 59 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:05 PM PDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 51 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:16 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 5 days |
| Mar 16, 10:16 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | VEF | 5 days | |
| Mar 16, 10:16 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 6 days |
| Mar 16, 11:54 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 6 days |
| Mar 18, 5:19 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:31 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 days | |
| Mar 18, 11:07 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 66 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:35 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 3:00 PM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 25 hr | |
| Mar 20, 2:21 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 55 hr | |
| Mar 20, 2:21 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:07 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 7 days | |
| Mar 20, 3:48 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Mar 20, 6:10 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 20, 10:00 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 34 hr | |
| Mar 22, 8:13 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Mar 22, 10:09 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 19 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:50 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 56 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:50 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 39 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:00 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:37 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 66 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:39 PM PDT | Gale Watch | MTR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:39 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Mar 23, 2:40 PM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 23 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:40 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 26 hr | |
| Mar 24, 8:55 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 60 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:05 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | EKA | 3 hr | |
| Mar 24, 1:24 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 1:32 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 39 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:00 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 64 hr | |
| Mar 24, 2:00 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 64 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:45 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 20 hr | |
| Mar 25, 12:18 PM PDT | Cold Weather Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:18 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:45 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 25, 6:45 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 32 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:55 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 21 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:33 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Mar 27, 5:11 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:58 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 days | |
| Mar 27, 12:40 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 20 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:06 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 43 hr | |
| Mar 28, 7:45 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 10 hr | |
| Mar 28, 9:15 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 46 hr | |
| Mar 29, 5:27 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:46 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 6 hr | |
| Mar 29, 10:27 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 36 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:41 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 4 days |
| Mar 30, 11:12 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Mar 30, 1:04 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 67 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:15 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Lassen, Mono, Plumas, Sierra | 21 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:27 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne | 67 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:31 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 5 days | |
| Mar 30, 11:39 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 59 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:22 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 47 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:26 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Modoc, Nevada, Placer | 58 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:13 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 56 hr | |
| Mar 31, 10:13 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 46 hr | |
| Mar 31, 10:35 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | REV | Lassen, Mono, Plumas, Sierra | 48 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:19 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Mar 31, 1:05 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 26 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:22 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | HNX | Kern | 8 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:22 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 58 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:00 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 4 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 5 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 5 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 24 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 13 |
| Hazardous Seas Warning | 5 |
| Gale Watch | 9 |
| Hazardous Seas Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 38 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County17
- Los Angeles County16
- Santa Barbara County16
- Ventura County15
- Riverside County14
- San Diego County10
- San Luis Obispo County9
- Kern County9
- Mendocino County8
- Humboldt County6
- Orange County5
- Del Norte County5
- Mono County4
- Alpine County4
- El Dorado County4
- Nevada County4
- Placer County4
- Imperial County4
- Inyo County4
- Lake County4
- Modoc County3
- Fresno County2
- Madera County2
- Mariposa County2
- Tuolumne County2
- Lassen County2
- Plumas County2
- Sierra County2
- Siskiyou County2
- Tulare County1
- Alameda County1
- Contra Costa County1
- Marin County1
- Monterey County1
- Napa County1
- San Benito County1
- City and County of San Francisco1
- San Mateo County1
- Santa Clara County1
- Santa Cruz County1
1 more counties
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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.