Weather alerts in Washington, December 2010

204 weather alerts in December 2010, 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 December 2010. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 204
Warnings: 72
Watches: 31
Advisories: 100
Busiest day: December 11, 201033 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 1, 8:01 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	7 hr
Dec 1, 2:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	37 hr
Dec 1, 3:21 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	36 hr
Dec 2, 2:05 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	22 hr
Dec 2, 6:49 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	15 hr
Dec 3, 12:02 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	26 hr
Dec 3, 3:36 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		15 hr
Dec 3, 3:36 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 days
Dec 4, 3:44 AM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW		4 hr
Dec 4, 3:44 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 4, 6:19 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Dec 4, 8:10 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		19 hr
Dec 5, 3:01 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 5, 8:58 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		6 hr
Dec 6, 2:19 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	33 hr
Dec 6, 3:13 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
Dec 6, 3:13 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		6 hr
Dec 6, 3:13 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 6, 9:05 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
Dec 6, 9:05 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		54 hr
Dec 6, 2:20 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	46 hr
Dec 6, 2:37 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		13 hr
Dec 6, 3:27 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		37 hr
Dec 6, 3:57 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	30 hr
Dec 7, 2:41 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		6 days
Dec 7, 3:32 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		32 hr
Dec 7, 11:17 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	27 hr
Dec 7, 11:26 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	21 hr
Dec 7, 9:15 PM PST	River Flood Advisory	SEW	Mason	14 hr
Dec 8, 1:14 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	59 hr
Dec 8, 4:08 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		56 hr
Dec 8, 4:08 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		56 hr
Dec 8, 8:15 AM PST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Snohomish	30 min
Dec 8, 3:35 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	17 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		34 hr
Dec 9, 1:55 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	25 hr
Dec 9, 1:55 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	14 hr
Dec 9, 2:44 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	11 hr
Dec 9, 4:11 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	San Juan	4 days
Dec 9, 4:49 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum	4 hr
Dec 9, 8:29 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Spokane	9 hr
Dec 10, 12:25 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	9 hr
Dec 10, 3:53 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan	10 hr
Dec 10, 4:16 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more	67 hr
Dec 10, 4:22 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	56 hr
Dec 10, 8:55 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		6 hr
Dec 10, 12:00 PM PST	River Flood Advisory	SEW	Mason	27 hr
Dec 10, 1:40 PM PST	Flood Watch	PQR		56 hr
Dec 10, 2:05 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		28 hr
Dec 10, 2:19 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	14 hr
Dec 10, 2:19 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan and 3 more	48 hr
Dec 10, 2:55 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		48 hr
Dec 10, 2:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	37 hr
Dec 10, 2:56 PM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	28 hr
Dec 11, 2:58 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Dec 11, 3:19 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		14 hr
Dec 11, 4:30 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		20 hr
Dec 11, 4:31 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	25 hr
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis, Thurston	17 hr
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	17 hr
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	37 hr
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	17 hr
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	17 hr
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Thurston	3 days
Dec 11, 11:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor	5 days
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	34 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	49 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	70 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Skagit	49 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Skagit	3 days
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	41 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	41 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	52 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	46 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	64 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	3 days
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	37 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	58 hr
Dec 11, 11:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	4 days
Dec 11, 2:25 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		21 hr
Dec 11, 2:25 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 11, 2:49 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	3 days
Dec 11, 2:49 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor	46 hr
Dec 11, 2:53 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Pierce	34 hr
Dec 11, 2:53 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis, Pierce	14 hr
Dec 11, 2:53 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Thurston	14 hr
Dec 11, 2:53 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	14 hr
Dec 12, 1:30 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 7 more	12 hr
Dec 12, 3:55 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam	18 hr
Dec 12, 3:55 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam	18 hr
Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Wahkiakum	27 hr
Dec 12, 7:36 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		5 hr
Dec 12, 9:03 AM PST	Areal Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce and 1 more	12 hr
Dec 12, 9:08 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		30 hr
Dec 12, 9:08 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		18 hr
Dec 12, 11:15 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam	10 hr
Dec 12, 11:33 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	10 hr
Dec 12, 3:00 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 12, 3:08 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		11 hr
Dec 12, 3:14 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		23 hr
Dec 12, 4:37 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	8 hr
Dec 12, 4:37 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	26 hr
Dec 13, 1:44 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		50 hr
Dec 13, 2:56 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		25 hr
Dec 13, 2:56 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		45 hr
Dec 13, 4:06 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	26 hr
Dec 13, 6:20 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	15 hr
Dec 13, 1:38 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		38 hr
Dec 13, 2:19 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		38 hr
Dec 13, 2:51 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		3 days
Dec 13, 2:51 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		13 hr
Dec 13, 5:51 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce and 3 more	3 hr
Dec 13, 7:59 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	15 hr
Dec 13, 11:22 PM PST	Special Marine Warning	SEW		53 min
Dec 14, 12:04 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 14, 9:04 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		3 hr
Dec 14, 9:49 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
Dec 14, 9:49 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		23 hr
Dec 14, 1:19 PM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Cowlitz, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce and 3 more	116 min
Dec 14, 7:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT		8 hr
Dec 14, 11:05 PM PST	River Flood Advisory	SEW	Mason	28 hr
Dec 15, 2:51 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		22 hr
Dec 15, 9:01 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		18 hr
Dec 16, 2:34 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 days
Dec 16, 3:07 AM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW		31 hr
Dec 16, 2:58 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	23 hr
Dec 16, 3:35 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		10 hr
Dec 17, 1:27 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		37 hr
Dec 17, 10:17 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		24 hr
Dec 17, 12:14 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more	33 hr
Dec 17, 2:26 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	44 hr
Dec 17, 3:08 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		24 hr
Dec 17, 7:28 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		15 hr
Dec 17, 9:42 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		9 hr
Dec 18, 12:53 AM PST	Storm Warning	SEW		8 hr
Dec 18, 4:18 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 18, 2:41 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		25 hr
Dec 18, 2:41 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
Dec 19, 3:58 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more	30 hr
Dec 19, 11:29 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	20 hr
Dec 19, 12:16 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	22 hr
Dec 19, 2:34 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		15 hr
Dec 19, 4:01 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 19, 4:26 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		32 hr
Dec 20, 8:46 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		25 hr
Dec 20, 11:26 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
Dec 21, 3:05 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		54 hr
Dec 21, 3:06 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		3 days
Dec 21, 4:53 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	17 hr
Dec 21, 8:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		16 hr
Dec 22, 3:08 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
Dec 22, 9:28 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	10 hr
Dec 22, 10:53 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan	5 hr
Dec 22, 2:05 PM PST	Freezing Rain Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	5 hr
Dec 22, 4:34 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason	65 hr
Dec 23, 2:58 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	7 hr
Dec 23, 4:19 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	6 hr
Dec 23, 9:10 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		7 days
Dec 23, 9:14 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	17 hr
Dec 23, 2:25 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	22 hr
Dec 23, 3:22 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		27 hr
Dec 23, 3:22 PM PST	Storm Warning	SEW		10 hr
Dec 23, 6:59 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Dec 24, 3:58 AM PST	River Flood Advisory	SEW	Mason	23 hr
Dec 24, 2:35 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Dec 24, 6:52 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	28 hr
Dec 24, 8:34 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Dec 24, 8:58 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		12 hr
Dec 25, 3:03 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	18 hr
Dec 25, 3:03 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		18 hr
Dec 25, 12:29 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		57 hr
Dec 25, 2:34 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		37 hr
Dec 25, 9:16 PM PST	River Flood Advisory	SEW	Mason	55 hr
Dec 26, 4:07 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 26, 4:36 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	5 hr
Dec 26, 2:32 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		13 hr
Dec 26, 2:32 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		13 hr
Dec 26, 2:36 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	14 hr
Dec 26, 2:45 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	14 hr
Dec 26, 3:00 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
Dec 26, 3:20 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		13 hr
Dec 26, 8:59 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		59 hr
Dec 27, 4:04 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		29 hr
Dec 27, 4:19 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	3 days
Dec 27, 4:49 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 6 more	70 hr
Dec 27, 4:49 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 1 more	25 hr
Dec 27, 9:06 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
Dec 27, 2:12 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT		24 hr
Dec 27, 8:08 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 28, 2:34 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 28, 6:36 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 1 more	33 hr
Dec 28, 9:03 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		11 hr
Dec 28, 9:15 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 28, 2:02 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		25 hr
Dec 28, 2:20 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	42 hr
Dec 28, 2:44 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		27 hr
Dec 28, 2:44 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		42 hr
Dec 28, 3:09 PM PST	Blizzard Warning	OTX	Spokane, Whitman	28 hr
Dec 29, 1:20 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	8 hr
Dec 29, 6:55 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		14 hr
Dec 29, 9:07 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 30, 2:48 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		18 hr
Dec 30, 8:39 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		43 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	1
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	37
Flood Watch	5
Areal Flood Advisory	5
River Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	10
Winter Storm Watch	14
Freezing Rain Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	41
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	4
High Wind Watch	3
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Freezing Fog Advisory	6
Marine
Gale Warning	15
Special Marine Warning	1
Storm Warning	2
Gale Watch	9
Small Craft Advisory	17
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	8
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	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. Rebuilt daily.