Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in California, 2008
81 winter storm watches in 2008. 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 winter storm watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 81
- Busiest month
- January30 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 26, 20086 winter storm watches
Over time
By month
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 1, 2:41 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:01 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:09 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:18 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:16 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 37 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:46 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 36 hr |
| Jan 3, 5:02 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:37 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 13 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:16 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MTR | 14 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:46 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 22, 9:16 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:22 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:54 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 22 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:34 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 13 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:49 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 25 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:47 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:11 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:09 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 25 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:29 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:02 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 8 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:46 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 16 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:52 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:59 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 12:31 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Diego | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:27 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:44 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 21 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:24 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:56 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:59 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:02 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 11 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:52 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 8:19 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:50 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:36 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:17 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 25 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:16 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:08 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 7:50 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:09 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:58 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:08 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:02 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 16 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:10 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Diego | 19 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:00 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 11 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:31 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Mono | 20 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:29 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 11:19 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 15 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:52 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 13 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:02 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:42 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 33 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:07 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 49 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:33 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 16 hr | |
| Dec 13, 1:50 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 21 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:05 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 14 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:55 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 5 hr |
| Dec 16, 10:23 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:27 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:25 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 14 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:11 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 7 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:37 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 23 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:39 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 17, 5:42 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 23 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:10 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 20, 12:42 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 26 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:36 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 22 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:41 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 10 hr | |
| Dec 21, 1:52 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 14 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:18 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 22, 12:38 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 41 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:30 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:40 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 16 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:53 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:16 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 23 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:30 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:40 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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