Alert archive / California / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in California, May 2026
47 special weather statements in May 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 27 min |
| May 2, 5:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 30 min |
| May 2, 6:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 24 min |
| May 2, 6:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 38 min |
| May 3, 10:08 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 22 min |
| May 3, 12:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Placer | 39 min |
| May 3, 12:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Alpine | 46 min |
| May 3, 12:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Alpine | 48 min |
| May 3, 1:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 23 min |
| May 3, 1:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 30 min |
| May 3, 2:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 30 min |
| May 3, 3:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 34 min |
| May 3, 4:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Tuolumne | 36 min |
| May 3, 5:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Tuolumne | 34 min |
| May 3, 5:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | 27 min | |
| May 3, 5:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 23 min |
| May 3, 6:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 28 min |
| May 3, 6:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 36 min |
| May 3, 6:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 19 min |
| May 3, 7:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 32 min |
| May 3, 7:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 42 min |
| May 3, 8:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 35 min |
| May 3, 8:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 27 min |
| May 3, 10:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 31 min |
| May 3, 10:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 28 min |
| May 4, 1:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lassen | 31 min |
| May 4, 2:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lassen | 27 min |
| May 4, 3:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Sierra | 33 min |
| May 4, 4:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Siskiyou | 44 min |
| May 4, 4:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 23 min |
| May 4, 4:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 37 min |
| May 22, 5:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Plumas | 46 min |
| May 23, 4:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 26 min | |
| May 24, 3:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 37 min |
| May 24, 3:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mono | 24 min |
| May 26, 5:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Sacramento | 47 min |
| May 26, 6:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Alameda | 47 min |
| May 26, 6:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Contra Costa | 22 min |
| May 26, 6:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Contra Costa | 31 min |
| May 27, 4:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Monterey | 38 min |
| May 27, 4:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Monterey | 25 min |
| May 27, 5:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Santa Clara | 25 min |
| May 27, 5:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Santa Clara | 28 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 27 min |
| May 27, 7:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | 26 min | |
| May 27, 7:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kern | 26 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
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Sources
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