Weather alerts in Washington, May 2010

101 weather alerts in May 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 May 2010. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 101
Warnings: 25
Watches: 9
Advisories: 56
Busiest day: May 2, 201015 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
May 1, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
May 1, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		24 hr
May 1, 3:36 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant	17 hr
May 1, 2:35 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	24 hr
May 1, 2:36 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more	24 hr
May 1, 5:43 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
May 1, 9:05 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 2, 3:06 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		48 hr
May 2, 3:06 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
May 2, 9:17 AM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		7 hr
May 2, 9:34 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	SEW		7 hr
May 2, 2:30 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PQR		15 hr
May 2, 2:30 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		37 hr
May 2, 2:32 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	31 hr
May 2, 2:32 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	31 hr
May 2, 2:43 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more	31 hr
May 2, 2:43 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	31 hr
May 2, 4:19 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW		29 hr
May 2, 4:19 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
May 2, 4:37 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		35 hr
May 3, 3:01 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		42 hr
May 3, 9:22 AM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	13 hr
May 3, 9:22 AM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	13 hr
May 3, 9:48 AM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	11 hr
May 3, 4:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	35 min
May 3, 9:02 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 4, 3:17 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 4, 8:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		6 hr
May 4, 3:04 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	17 hr
May 5, 2:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 5, 2:53 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	24 hr
May 5, 2:57 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	25 hr
May 5, 3:06 AM PDT	Frost Advisory	PQR		29 hr
May 5, 2:34 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	18 hr
May 6, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 7, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
May 7, 7:23 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		4 hr
May 8, 9:24 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		11 hr
May 9, 9:15 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		15 hr
May 10, 1:07 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		43 hr
May 11, 8:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	31 min
May 11, 8:29 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		7 hr
May 12, 3:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 13, 7:45 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
May 14, 2:23 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		25 hr
May 15, 8:56 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		17 hr
May 16, 7:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Chelan	40 min
May 17, 2:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 17, 12:48 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield and 7 more	57 min
May 17, 4:43 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		22 hr
May 17, 6:09 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Walla Walla	66 min
May 18, 2:33 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
May 18, 2:31 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	PQR		12 hr
May 18, 2:52 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 18, 2:52 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		44 hr
May 18, 2:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
May 18, 8:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 19, 2:40 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW		21 hr
May 19, 2:40 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	25 hr
May 19, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 19, 2:43 AM PDT	Storm Warning	SEW		24 hr
May 19, 2:59 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	PQR		18 hr
May 19, 8:39 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SEW		36 hr
May 19, 8:41 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	13 hr
May 19, 9:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		60 hr
May 19, 11:43 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PQR		10 hr
May 19, 2:58 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	9 hr
May 19, 3:20 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	PQR		14 hr
May 19, 5:11 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Klickitat	64 min
May 19, 6:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	57 min
May 19, 6:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Adams, Lincoln, Spokane	55 min
May 19, 7:53 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry, Spokane, Stevens	52 min
May 19, 8:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Pend Oreille, Stevens	59 min
May 19, 9:04 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	4 hr
May 20, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 20, 3:52 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		12 hr
May 20, 4:25 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		4 hr
May 20, 7:59 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more	24 hr
May 20, 10:46 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Cowlitz	44 min
May 20, 1:33 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		13 hr
May 21, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 21, 8:50 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	12 hr
May 22, 2:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
May 22, 2:41 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	17 hr
May 22, 5:51 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
May 22, 5:51 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		8 hr
May 23, 2:34 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more	17 hr
May 23, 2:55 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
May 24, 5:54 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	8 hr
May 24, 8:48 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		44 hr
May 24, 8:48 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		18 hr
May 25, 2:56 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 25, 3:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Cowlitz	12 min
May 25, 3:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	25 min
May 27, 3:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		67 hr
May 27, 5:15 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	3 hr
May 27, 7:07 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Grant	3 hr
May 28, 8:45 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Island, Skagit, Snohomish	4 hr
May 29, 2:09 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		39 hr
May 31, 2:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 31, 2:38 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 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	2
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Special Weather Statement	10
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	4
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	7
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Dust Storm Warning	2
High Wind Warning	5
High Wind Watch	4
Blowing Dust Advisory	1
Wind Advisory	10
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	2
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	4
Small Craft Advisory	25
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	5
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	2
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	3

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.