Alert archive / Washington / 2006
Weather alerts in Washington, January 2006
119 weather alerts in January 2006, 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 January 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 61
- Busiest day
- January 27, 200612 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:26 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 21 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:52 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:54 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:01 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 14 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:01 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:10 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:46 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 4 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:33 AM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 7 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:02 PM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:58 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 14 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:56 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:28 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 8:27 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:55 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:12 AM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:00 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 24 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:19 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 8, 12:16 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jan 8, 12:16 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:03 PM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 45 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:03 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 3 days |
| Jan 8, 7:54 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 42 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:11 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | 22 hr | |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 17 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:55 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 3 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:21 AM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chelan, King, Kittitas, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:46 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:56 PM PST | Blowing Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 10 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:17 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Jan 10, 5:04 AM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, King, Kittitas, Okanogan and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:17 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 28 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:08 PM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:36 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:19 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:35 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:19 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 28 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:21 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 30 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:21 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:21 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 36 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:45 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 39 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:43 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:03 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | OTX | Douglas, Okanogan | 6 hr |
| Jan 14, 6:25 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Jan 14, 9:10 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:56 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 39 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:31 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Jan 15, 7:49 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 13 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:32 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:50 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 31 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 47 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 15 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:21 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | PDT | 23 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:21 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:21 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 23 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:12 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 46 hr | |
| Jan 17, 12:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 27 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:41 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:48 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 9 hr |
| Jan 18, 8:40 AM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 10 days | |
| Jan 19, 7:59 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 7 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:31 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:05 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:05 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:37 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Yakima | 8 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:40 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 31 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:40 PM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 20 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:56 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 22 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:11 AM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 23, 8:42 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 15 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:33 PM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:18 AM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:38 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:25 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:53 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:53 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 9 days |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 62 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:35 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | 11 hr | |
| Jan 27, 8:19 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 1:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:07 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | SEW | 3 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:09 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | PDT | 31 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:09 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:39 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 27, 8:58 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:45 AM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Skamania | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:50 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:12 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:25 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:47 PM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 37 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:47 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 53 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:03 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:03 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | 14 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:24 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 25 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:24 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 7 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:40 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | PDT | 34 hr | |
| Jan 29, 9:56 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:41 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:38 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:23 AM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:30 AM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 30, 9:03 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:00 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:29 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:44 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SEW | 53 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:44 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:32 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | PDT | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:40 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:56 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 20 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:53 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:47 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 15 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:54 PM PST | Snow Advisory | PQR | 4 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 11 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 13 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 18 |
| Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Snow Advisory | 40 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 10 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Okanogan County25
- Douglas County23
- Spokane County20
- Grant County18
- Ferry County16
- Pend Oreille County16
- Stevens County16
- Chelan County14
- Walla Walla County14
- Columbia County13
- Kittitas County13
- Yakima County12
- Lincoln County8
- Whitman County6
- Benton County5
- Franklin County5
- Klickitat County5
- Adams County5
- Asotin County4
- Garfield County4
- King County2
- Skamania County2
- Lewis County1
- Pierce County1
- Skagit County1
- Snohomish County1
- Clark County1
- San Juan County1
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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.