Weather alerts in Washington, 2005

173 weather alerts in 2005, 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 2005. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 173
Warnings: 56
Watches: 22
Advisories: 81
Busiest month: December71 alerts
Busiest day: December 19, 200511 alerts

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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 15, 4:11 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark	4 hr
Jan 15, 10:58 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis, Skamania, Yakima	5 hr
Jan 17, 4:37 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas and 2 more	4 hr
Jan 17, 11:03 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Kittitas and 4 more	4 hr
Jan 17, 5:23 PM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 12 more	5 hr
Feb 4, 9:12 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Whatcom	6 hr
Apr 22, 4:01 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Klickitat, Skamania	89 min
Apr 23, 11:53 AM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla	97 min
Apr 23, 2:22 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin	56 min
Apr 23, 3:49 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	PDT	Yakima	26 min
Apr 23, 4:15 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Yakima	60 min
Apr 23, 5:00 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	3 hr
Apr 27, 6:09 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Cowlitz	49 min
May 4, 5:11 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams, Grant	40 min
May 9, 11:57 AM PDT	Tornado Warning	PDT	Yakima	20 min
May 9, 5:27 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Lincoln	93 min
May 9, 6:44 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	Kittitas	6 hr
May 14, 5:00 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Spokane	30 min
May 18, 10:50 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Spokane, Stevens	41 min
May 29, 5:23 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Chelan	53 min
Jun 20, 5:00 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Kittitas, Klickitat, Pierce, Skamania, Yakima	2 hr
Jun 21, 4:49 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Snohomish	26 min
Jun 21, 5:21 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Okanogan	57 min
Jun 21, 6:19 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Spokane	26 min
Jun 21, 6:39 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	66 min
Jun 21, 7:27 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Ferry	33 min
Jun 21, 7:36 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman	54 min
Jun 21, 8:20 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	47 min
Jul 15, 1:38 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	32 hr
Jul 16, 1:12 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille	17 min
Jul 16, 1:26 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Spokane	32 min
Jul 22, 9:03 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	11 hr
Jul 26, 2:30 PM PDT	Heat Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	54 hr
Aug 1, 9:54 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	12 hr
Aug 3, 2:25 PM PDT	Heat Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	54 hr
Aug 12, 3:59 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Spokane	50 min
Aug 12, 7:47 PM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	3 hr
Aug 23, 3:42 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	15 hr
Aug 28, 11:43 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Klickitat	10 hr
Aug 29, 3:25 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PQR	Clark	80 min
Sep 13, 5:20 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	32 min
Sep 23, 8:59 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more	19 hr
Oct 1, 5:12 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Yakima	50 min
Oct 8, 6:15 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	4 hr
Oct 21, 5:13 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		6 hr
Oct 24, 6:56 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	5 hr
Oct 24, 1:43 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	PQR		69 days
Oct 25, 3:44 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	7 hr
Oct 26, 3:08 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	18 hr
Oct 30, 3:27 PM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW		13 hr
Oct 30, 6:52 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		10 hr
Nov 1, 4:04 AM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		55 hr
Nov 4, 8:41 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	34 days
Nov 5, 4:03 AM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		18 hr
Nov 5, 8:06 PM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		2 hr
Nov 6, 12:57 AM PST	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	5 hr
Nov 7, 1:09 PM PST	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	20 hr
Nov 12, 9:06 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		45 days
Nov 13, 2:58 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	11 hr
Nov 13, 2:58 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	17 hr
Nov 13, 8:10 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	3 hr
Nov 15, 4:47 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		5 hr
Nov 15, 10:11 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	9 days
Nov 15, 2:21 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR		9 days
Nov 15, 3:00 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	10 days
Nov 16, 11:11 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	SEW	San Juan	8 days
Nov 17, 3:53 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	7 hr
Nov 17, 7:28 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	18 hr
Nov 18, 8:22 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	34 days
Nov 18, 5:01 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	20 hr
Nov 20, 3:52 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	8 hr
Nov 24, 8:08 PM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	12 hr
Nov 24, 8:52 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more	15 hr
Nov 24, 10:42 PM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Douglas, Franklin and 8 more	6 hr
Nov 25, 4:00 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more	24 hr
Nov 25, 4:00 AM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	5 days
Nov 25, 6:43 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	3 hr
Nov 25, 6:43 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Yakima	3 hr
Nov 25, 9:16 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		18 hr
Nov 27, 1:53 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Klickitat	44 hr
Nov 28, 3:24 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		40 hr
Nov 28, 3:24 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		43 hr
Nov 28, 3:32 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	11 hr
Nov 28, 5:32 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	PDT	Klickitat	28 hr
Nov 28, 5:32 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	28 hr
Nov 28, 10:17 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	SEW		30 hr
Nov 28, 10:17 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW	San Juan	30 hr
Nov 28, 2:04 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	14 hr
Nov 28, 2:05 PM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	48 hr
Nov 29, 4:15 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	30 hr
Nov 29, 12:14 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more	4 days
Nov 29, 3:04 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Klickitat	31 days
Nov 30, 4:12 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		11 hr
Nov 30, 4:24 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	39 hr
Nov 30, 1:10 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW	San Juan	20 hr
Nov 30, 2:20 PM PST	Snow Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	25 hr
Nov 30, 2:30 PM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	32 hr
Nov 30, 2:30 PM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan	32 hr
Nov 30, 2:30 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	3 days
Nov 30, 2:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Spokane, Whitman	32 hr
Nov 30, 2:49 PM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		36 hr
Nov 30, 2:49 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		67 hr
Nov 30, 8:47 PM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	SEW		12 hr
Dec 1, 5:14 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	SEW		35 hr
Dec 1, 5:14 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW	San Juan	34 hr
Dec 1, 5:14 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Dec 1, 10:02 PM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman	14 hr
Dec 2, 9:46 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	29 hr
Dec 2, 1:55 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	25 hr
Dec 2, 3:07 PM PST	Snow Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	4 hr
Dec 3, 3:32 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 3, 3:44 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	5 hr
Dec 3, 4:18 AM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	6 hr
Dec 3, 9:53 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		11 hr
Dec 4, 5:08 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		6 hr
Dec 4, 3:07 PM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW		5 hr
Dec 8, 2:34 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	10 days
Dec 9, 9:40 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	SEW	San Juan	3 days
Dec 9, 9:47 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	8 days
Dec 13, 9:36 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	SEW	San Juan	24 hr
Dec 13, 9:48 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT		5 days
Dec 14, 3:31 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	SEW	San Juan	6 hr
Dec 14, 9:14 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	SEW	San Juan	3 days
Dec 15, 8:36 AM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	13 hr
Dec 16, 3:01 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	SEW	San Juan	9 hr
Dec 17, 3:02 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		13 hr
Dec 17, 3:05 PM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		37 hr
Dec 17, 8:40 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		8 hr
Dec 18, 4:17 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Klickitat	11 hr
Dec 18, 4:17 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	45 hr
Dec 18, 4:23 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		62 hr
Dec 18, 4:24 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		9 days
Dec 18, 2:32 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	60 hr
Dec 18, 3:14 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	34 hr
Dec 18, 4:57 PM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Clark, Cowlitz, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis and 2 more	5 hr
Dec 19, 3:50 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	47 hr
Dec 19, 7:57 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield and 4 more	4 hr
Dec 19, 8:40 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		6 hr
Dec 19, 10:36 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	4 hr
Dec 19, 11:56 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat and 3 more	5 hr
Dec 19, 2:16 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		20 hr
Dec 19, 2:20 PM PST	Ice Storm Warning	SEW		26 hr
Dec 19, 2:58 PM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	24 hr
Dec 19, 2:59 PM PST	Ice Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Grant	24 hr
Dec 19, 2:59 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Spokane, Whitman	16 hr
Dec 19, 5:30 PM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	5 hr
Dec 20, 2:33 PM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	SEW		31 hr
Dec 20, 8:16 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	4 days
Dec 20, 8:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Okanogan	6 hr
Dec 21, 4:01 AM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	19 hr
Dec 21, 8:01 AM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	8 hr
Dec 21, 8:28 AM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PQR		10 hr
Dec 23, 10:34 PM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX		12 hr
Dec 24, 10:51 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		7 hr
Dec 26, 3:24 AM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		18 hr
Dec 26, 3:27 AM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW	San Juan	18 hr
Dec 26, 12:45 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		21 hr
Dec 26, 9:02 PM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		23 hr
Dec 26, 9:11 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		23 hr
Dec 27, 3:31 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW		11 hr
Dec 27, 3:33 AM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan	14 hr
Dec 27, 3:39 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		12 hr
Dec 27, 9:51 AM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW	San Juan	10 hr
Dec 28, 7:56 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 29, 2:26 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Douglas, Grant	12 hr
Dec 29, 3:38 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	8 hr
Dec 29, 11:47 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	16 hr
Dec 29, 2:12 PM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		19 hr
Dec 29, 2:50 PM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	37 hr
Dec 29, 2:50 PM PST	Snow Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	15 hr
Dec 30, 3:37 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima	24 hr
Dec 30, 9:03 AM PST	Snow Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 30, 9:17 AM PST	Snow Advisory	PQR		5 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	18
Tornado Warning	2
Mesoscale Discussion	14
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	4
Winter
Heavy Snow Warning	11
Ice Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Warning	7
Winter Storm Watch	12
Freezing Rain Advisory	7
Snow Advisory	27
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	9
High Wind Watch	10
Blowing Dust Advisory	1
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	10
Dense Fog Advisory	13
Freezing Fog Advisory	3

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.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record The radar archive 2004 2006

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.