Alert archive / Washington / 2011
Weather alerts in Washington, January 2011
170 weather alerts in January 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 January 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 170
- Warnings
- 71
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 83
- Busiest day
- January 16, 201143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:23 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:44 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 7 days | |
| Jan 1, 2:44 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:08 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 112 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:34 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:50 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:55 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 10:19 AM PST | Air Stagnation Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 4 days |
| Jan 3, 3:08 PM PST | Air Stagnation Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 4 days |
| Jan 4, 2:38 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 3:19 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Jan 5, 8:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:30 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:30 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:25 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 7, 1:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 10 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:48 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:48 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:39 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 71 hr |
| Jan 7, 7:46 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 7, 5:56 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:59 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 10 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 41 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:10 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 21 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:38 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:00 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:36 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:11 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 50 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 63 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:55 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 3 days |
| Jan 10, 2:38 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:05 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:42 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 40 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:36 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:36 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:12 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Grant, Spokane, Whitman | 25 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:12 PM PST | Flood Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 48 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 5:01 PM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:49 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Jan 12, 5:48 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | King, Pierce, Snohomish | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 15 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:56 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:02 PM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:32 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 60 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:47 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 25 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:44 AM PST | River Flood Advisory | SEW | Mason | 24 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:29 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Adams, Grant | 5 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:51 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 6 more | 4 days |
| Jan 13, 9:44 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:00 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Jan 14, 8:32 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Jan 14, 9:09 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 4 days |
| Jan 14, 12:36 PM PST | Flood Watch | PQR | 51 hr | |
| Jan 14, 1:58 PM PST | Flood Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 29 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:46 PM PST | Flood Watch | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 68 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:37 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:17 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 8 days |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:52 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 9 days | |
| Jan 15, 2:29 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 52 hr | |
| Jan 15, 6:26 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 43 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:41 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 60 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:44 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Wahkiakum | 44 days |
| Jan 15, 7:46 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 40 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:56 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 24 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:04 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Thurston | 18 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 22 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 39 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis, Pierce | 28 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 22 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 28 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 3 days |
| Jan 15, 8:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 9:14 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 5 days |
| Jan 15, 10:24 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Pacific | 62 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:50 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Klickitat | 59 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:04 AM PST | River Flood Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:11 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 50 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:11 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 17 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:11 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 55 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:05 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:16 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 6 days |
| Jan 16, 3:33 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:44 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 15 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 15 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 15 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 69 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 3 days |
| Jan 16, 6:23 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 12 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 26 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 46 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 68 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Benton | 4 days |
| Jan 16, 9:39 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 20 hr |
| Jan 16, 10:25 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Whitman | 51 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 24 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:05 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Cowlitz | 12 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:05 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Skagit | 33 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:05 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis, Thurston | 24 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:47 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 10 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:40 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:40 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 47 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:25 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:25 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:30 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 22 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:04 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 18 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:05 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:02 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | King | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:40 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 4 days |
| Jan 16, 11:40 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 9 days |
| Jan 17, 12:41 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Skagit | 45 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 18 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:54 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Asotin | 14 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:04 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Walla Walla | 16 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:24 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 9 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:24 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 51 hr |
| Jan 17, 8:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 17, 12:28 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 17, 12:47 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 20 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:05 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:09 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Grays Harbor, Skagit, Thurston, Whatcom | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:55 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 21 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 24 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:11 AM PST | River Flood Advisory | SEW | Mason | 9 hr |
| Jan 18, 9:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:03 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 58 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:31 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King | 22 hr |
| Jan 20, 6:38 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 11 hr |
| Jan 20, 8:45 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:19 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:48 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 18 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:48 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 18 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:38 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 15 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:47 AM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:50 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:23 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:27 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:57 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Jan 22, 1:31 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 8:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 7:38 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 2 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:40 PM PST | Air Stagnation Advisory | PQR | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 2:45 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 2:15 PM PST | Air Stagnation Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 4 days |
| Jan 25, 10:05 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:21 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:13 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:37 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 9 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:11 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 39 hr | |
| Jan 28, 10:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 28 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 34 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:27 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Jan 29, 8:54 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:57 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 12 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:49 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:04 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | 3 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Walla Walla County16
- Columbia County13
- King County13
- Snohomish County13
- Spokane County12
- Klickitat County10
- Yakima County10
- Adams County10
- Grant County10
- Lincoln County9
- Lewis County9
- Benton County8
- Kittitas County8
- Asotin County8
- Chelan County8
- Douglas County8
- Okanogan County8
- Pend Oreille County8
- Stevens County8
- Whitman County8
- Franklin County7
- Garfield County7
- Pierce County7
- Thurston County7
- Mason County6
- Grays Harbor County6
- Ferry County5
- Skagit County5
- Whatcom County5
- San Juan County4
- Jefferson County3
- Wahkiakum County3
- Cowlitz County3
- Kitsap County2
- Clallam County2
- Clark County2
- Skamania County2
- Island County1
- Pacific 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.