Weather alerts in Washington, April 2011

101 weather alerts in April 2011, 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 April 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 101
Warnings: 23
Watches: 11
Advisories: 65
Busiest day: April 1, 20118 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
Mar 31, 6:04 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	15 hr
Mar 31, 6:23 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	40 hr
Apr 1, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		48 hr
Apr 1, 3:12 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	49 hr
Apr 1, 8:21 AM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	King	12 hr
Apr 1, 9:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		36 hr
Apr 1, 1:34 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		31 hr
Apr 1, 2:00 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	22 hr
Apr 1, 6:33 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	28 hr
Apr 2, 7:42 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		8 hr
Apr 2, 8:58 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		6 hr
Apr 2, 9:07 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Benton	37 hr
Apr 2, 3:09 PM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more	42 hr
Apr 2, 3:14 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		18 hr
Apr 2, 4:50 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		4 hr
Apr 3, 9:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Apr 3, 12:08 PM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan, Whitman	24 hr
Apr 3, 12:50 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Whitman	21 hr
Apr 3, 1:12 PM PDT	Flood Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	48 hr
Apr 3, 2:55 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		12 hr
Apr 3, 3:01 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		13 hr
Apr 3, 3:04 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		6 hr
Apr 4, 2:53 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		25 hr
Apr 4, 4:18 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		31 hr
Apr 4, 12:11 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Whitman	44 hr
Apr 4, 12:24 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	23 hr
Apr 4, 2:24 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		4 days
Apr 4, 2:35 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SEW		48 hr
Apr 5, 3:23 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		48 hr
Apr 5, 8:47 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Whitman	11 hr
Apr 5, 9:42 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Asotin	9 hr
Apr 5, 11:27 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		24 hr
Apr 5, 1:09 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	49 hr
Apr 5, 1:52 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	PQR		7 hr
Apr 5, 2:42 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	32 hr
Apr 5, 2:47 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		11 hr
Apr 6, 9:44 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	29 hr
Apr 6, 2:58 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		30 hr
Apr 6, 7:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	48 min
Apr 7, 2:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Apr 7, 6:34 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		8 hr
Apr 8, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		28 hr
Apr 8, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		14 hr
Apr 9, 2:45 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Apr 9, 7:18 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		97 min
Apr 9, 2:43 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		32 hr
Apr 9, 2:43 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		57 hr
Apr 9, 2:43 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Apr 10, 2:45 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		30 hr
Apr 10, 8:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		42 hr
Apr 10, 3:18 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	27 hr
Apr 10, 6:06 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	8 hr
Apr 12, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		15 hr
Apr 12, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Apr 12, 2:16 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	27 hr
Apr 13, 2:53 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Apr 13, 9:29 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		42 hr
Apr 14, 3:09 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		36 hr
Apr 14, 3:09 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Apr 14, 2:17 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		25 hr
Apr 15, 3:09 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Apr 15, 10:32 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Apr 16, 2:44 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		21 hr
Apr 16, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		24 hr
Apr 17, 12:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		2 hr
Apr 17, 2:28 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		69 hr
Apr 17, 3:28 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	28 hr
Apr 18, 2:45 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Apr 18, 11:12 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	20 hr
Apr 19, 9:41 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	21 hr
Apr 20, 2:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		52 hr
Apr 20, 2:42 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	24 hr
Apr 20, 6:22 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		9 hr
Apr 21, 3:23 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	20 hr
Apr 21, 2:51 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	19 hr
Apr 21, 3:03 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		11 hr
Apr 22, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Apr 22, 4:02 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	29 hr
Apr 22, 2:58 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Apr 22, 3:22 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Apr 24, 1:57 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	PQR		13 hr
Apr 24, 1:57 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		45 hr
Apr 24, 3:05 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Apr 24, 8:00 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PQR		16 hr
Apr 24, 10:07 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	24 hr
Apr 25, 3:12 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Apr 25, 3:20 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		4 days
Apr 25, 3:20 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		41 hr
Apr 25, 3:20 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Apr 25, 9:39 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	13 hr
Apr 26, 3:28 AM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		24 hr
Apr 26, 8:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		54 hr
Apr 27, 2:50 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		42 hr
Apr 27, 3:31 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		26 hr
Apr 28, 2:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Apr 28, 6:28 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Skagit	17 min
Apr 29, 2:53 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		50 hr
Apr 29, 8:51 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		6 hr
Apr 30, 1:06 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	PQR		20 hr
Apr 30, 1:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Stevens	43 min
Apr 30, 2:21 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	18 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
Special Weather Statement	2
Flooding
River Flood Warning	5
Flood Watch	4
River Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	16
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Frost Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	7
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	2
Marine
Gale Warning	9
Gale Watch	2
Small Craft Advisory	21
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	5
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	5
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	4

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.