Weather alerts in Washington, October 2009

89 weather alerts in October 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 October 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 89
Warnings: 27
Watches: 11
Advisories: 50
Busiest day: October 26, 20098 alerts

Over time

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
Oct 2, 2:42 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	13 hr
Oct 2, 5:51 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Stevens	95 min
Oct 3, 3:40 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	38 hr
Oct 3, 3:41 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 1 more	39 hr
Oct 3, 3:21 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		33 hr
Oct 4, 1:10 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	17 hr
Oct 4, 8:42 AM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	4 hr
Oct 4, 12:43 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	6 hr
Oct 5, 1:58 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	19 hr
Oct 5, 2:47 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant	18 hr
Oct 6, 5:22 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
Oct 6, 5:22 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		28 hr
Oct 7, 3:30 PM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	8 hr
Oct 8, 7:59 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		2 hr
Oct 8, 2:37 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	24 hr
Oct 8, 2:37 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas	13 hr
Oct 8, 2:55 PM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	23 hr
Oct 8, 2:59 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 hr
Oct 8, 2:59 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Oct 9, 3:13 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield	31 hr
Oct 9, 3:51 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	30 hr
Oct 9, 9:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		12 hr
Oct 10, 4:05 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Klickitat	30 hr
Oct 10, 4:05 AM PDT	Hard Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	30 hr
Oct 10, 2:36 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield	19 hr
Oct 10, 3:08 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		47 hr
Oct 11, 3:16 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		35 hr
Oct 11, 2:42 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield	19 hr
Oct 11, 2:57 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Klickitat	13 hr
Oct 12, 2:18 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		52 hr
Oct 12, 2:18 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		55 hr
Oct 12, 3:09 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW		29 hr
Oct 13, 8:47 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		4 days
Oct 14, 6:02 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		9 hr
Oct 15, 2:41 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Oct 15, 2:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Oct 15, 2:14 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Oct 16, 3:05 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		12 hr
Oct 17, 3:00 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Oct 17, 9:22 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason and 5 more	6 hr
Oct 17, 10:02 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	18 hr
Oct 17, 1:42 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson and 11 more	2 hr
Oct 17, 9:35 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	6 hr
Oct 20, 2:52 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		31 hr
Oct 20, 6:41 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	5 hr
Oct 20, 2:51 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		23 hr
Oct 21, 2:59 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		3 days
Oct 21, 3:07 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Oct 21, 9:22 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		29 hr
Oct 21, 2:18 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Oct 22, 1:59 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		13 hr
Oct 22, 2:34 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		18 hr
Oct 22, 2:34 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		35 hr
Oct 22, 2:34 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Oct 23, 8:14 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	20 hr
Oct 23, 8:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		30 hr
Oct 23, 6:24 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Oct 24, 3:11 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Oct 24, 4:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		2 hr
Oct 24, 2:49 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		32 hr
Oct 25, 2:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		59 hr
Oct 25, 9:52 AM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		6 hr
Oct 25, 4:13 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		47 hr
Oct 25, 8:49 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		60 hr
Oct 26, 4:38 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		33 hr
Oct 26, 8:34 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		19 hr
Oct 26, 9:50 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	6 hr
Oct 26, 10:26 AM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	King	13 hr
Oct 26, 2:10 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	7 hr
Oct 26, 2:21 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	27 hr
Oct 26, 3:27 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	2 hr
Oct 27, 3:15 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		20 hr
Oct 27, 3:15 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		30 hr
Oct 27, 3:34 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Oct 27, 3:58 PM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more	18 hr
Oct 28, 2:56 AM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	13 hr
Oct 28, 3:11 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		36 hr
Oct 28, 8:55 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		36 hr
Oct 28, 3:40 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan	23 hr
Oct 29, 3:24 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Oct 29, 3:24 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		35 hr
Oct 29, 3:24 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		4 days
Oct 30, 2:55 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
Oct 30, 3:06 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		39 hr
Oct 30, 5:45 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	4 hr
Oct 30, 9:18 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW		15 hr
Oct 30, 10:44 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Pierce	17 hr
Oct 31, 1:58 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	15 hr
Oct 31, 2:59 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		36 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	1
Flooding
River Flood Warning	6
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Cold
Freeze Warning	9
Hard Freeze Warning	1
Wind and dust
Dust Storm Warning	2
High Wind Warning	1
Blowing Dust Advisory	3
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	3
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	7
Gale Watch	6
Small Craft Advisory	15
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	6
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	4
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	5

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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.