Alert archive / Washington / 2009
Weather alerts in Washington, July 2009
127 weather alerts in July 2009, 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 July 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 127
- Warnings
- 43
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest day
- July 24, 200914 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 9:03 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 1, 2:06 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PQR | 4 days | |
| Jul 2, 1:22 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 9 more | 4 days |
| Jul 3, 1:48 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Jul 3, 2:07 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 54 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:19 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jul 4, 10:51 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Cowlitz | 23 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:33 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 4, 2:41 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Jul 5, 2:58 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 39 hr | |
| Jul 5, 9:25 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Cowlitz | 23 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:25 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 20 hr | |
| Jul 5, 4:25 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, Whitman | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 5:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 5:32 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Garfield, Whitman | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 6:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 8:54 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jul 6, 11:17 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 10 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:04 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Jul 7, 2:32 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 9, 2:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 5:27 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jul 11, 3:16 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Cowlitz | 17 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:08 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Jul 12, 8:21 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Cowlitz | 24 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:10 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 8 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:13 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens | 62 min |
| Jul 12, 7:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 50 min |
| Jul 12, 7:57 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 97 min |
| Jul 12, 8:20 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Stevens | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 8:23 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 8:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:27 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 10:55 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 65 min |
| Jul 13, 12:10 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Stevens | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:42 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:10 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:13 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 9 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:41 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jul 16, 2:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jul 16, 2:59 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 53 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 17, 3:31 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 19 hr | |
| Jul 17, 2:19 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jul 18, 12:19 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jul 18, 2:56 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jul 19, 12:37 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jul 20, 2:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jul 20, 2:08 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 61 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:47 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Jul 21, 9:19 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 67 hr | |
| Jul 22, 2:14 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 16 hr | |
| Jul 22, 2:35 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | King, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 18 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:08 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 38 hr | |
| Jul 23, 8:31 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | King, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 14 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:22 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 38 min |
| Jul 23, 4:15 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:35 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:47 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas | 43 min |
| Jul 23, 6:02 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas | 28 min |
| Jul 23, 6:24 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 36 min |
| Jul 23, 7:23 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Stevens | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 7:42 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:36 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Stevens | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 9:12 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Jul 24, 1:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 65 min |
| Jul 24, 1:45 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Stevens | 5 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 2:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 2:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 3:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 3:43 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:49 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Skagit, Whatcom | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 7:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Skagit, Whatcom | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 7:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 53 min |
| Jul 25, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jul 25, 8:34 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 9 more | 20 hr |
| Jul 25, 10:30 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 12 hr | |
| Jul 25, 4:18 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 5:09 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Stevens | 51 min |
| Jul 25, 5:23 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Skagit, Whatcom | 22 min |
| Jul 25, 7:51 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Jul 26, 3:37 AM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 9 days |
| Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PQR | 4 days | |
| Jul 26, 3:41 PM PDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | SEW | 5 days | |
| Jul 26, 3:41 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jul 26, 8:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 8:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 8:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 9:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 3:52 AM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | SEW | 4 days | |
| Jul 28, 3:22 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 3:31 PM PDT | Tornado Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 3:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 4:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 4:10 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 4:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 42 min |
| Jul 28, 4:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 5:08 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Stevens | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 5:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 6:35 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 7:29 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Stevens | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 8:13 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Stevens | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 4:30 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skamania | 9 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:49 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis, Pierce, Thurston | 56 min |
| Jul 29, 5:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 60 min |
| Jul 29, 5:52 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 6:27 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | SEW | King, Snohomish | 63 min |
| Jul 29, 6:28 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 62 min |
| Jul 29, 9:11 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jul 30, 2:46 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 30, 2:36 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Clark, Skamania | 5 days |
| Jul 30, 3:06 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Jul 30, 3:06 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 44 min |
| Jul 30, 5:03 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:59 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 6 days |
| Jul 31, 9:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Jul 31, 1:57 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PQR | 65 hr | |
| Jul 31, 3:43 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 31 hr | |
| Jul 31, 3:50 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 4:41 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 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 | 19 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 2 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 13 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Air Stagnation Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 19 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Winds | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Ferry County15
- Stevens County14
- Okanogan County11
- Pend Oreille County11
- Skagit County8
- Snohomish County8
- Whatcom County8
- King County7
- Lincoln County7
- Lewis County6
- Skamania County6
- Klickitat County6
- Whitman County6
- Yakima County6
- Pierce County5
- Walla Walla County5
- Cowlitz County5
- Garfield County5
- Spokane County5
- Benton County4
- Franklin County4
- Columbia County4
- Kittitas County4
- Douglas County4
- Clallam County3
- Grays Harbor County3
- Jefferson County3
- Mason County3
- Thurston County3
- Asotin County3
- Island County2
- Kitsap County2
- San Juan County2
- Chelan County2
- Clark County2
- Grant 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. Rebuilt daily.