Weather alerts in Washington, May 2011

103 weather alerts in May 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 May 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 103
Warnings: 32
Watches: 15
Advisories: 43
Busiest day: May 15, 201113 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, 2:51 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		38 hr
May 1, 2:51 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
May 2, 2:40 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		36 hr
May 2, 2:40 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		36 hr
May 3, 2:53 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		13 hr
May 3, 4:17 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
May 3, 4:17 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
May 4, 11:35 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
May 5, 3:07 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
May 5, 2:26 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
May 6, 2:26 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
May 6, 2:35 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		33 hr
May 8, 8:40 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		47 hr
May 11, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 11, 8:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
May 12, 2:49 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	SEW		20 hr
May 12, 8:03 AM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		72 min
May 12, 1:46 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT		43 hr
May 12, 1:46 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	Yakima	43 hr
May 12, 1:46 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	Asotin, Garfield	47 hr
May 12, 4:21 PM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	23 hr
May 13, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		22 hr
May 13, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 13, 10:36 AM PDT	Flood Watch	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	27 hr
May 13, 12:35 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
May 13, 1:47 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan	4 days
May 13, 1:51 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	70 hr
May 13, 3:18 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	69 hr
May 13, 3:28 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	4 days
May 14, 2:34 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		2 hr
May 14, 2:34 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 14, 9:01 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	60 hr
May 14, 9:01 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	5 days
May 14, 11:48 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	16 hr
May 14, 12:19 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Asotin	67 hr
May 14, 1:20 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	24 hr
May 14, 5:18 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton	57 min
May 14, 5:55 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton, Walla Walla	65 min
May 14, 6:06 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	54 min
May 14, 6:34 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Franklin	56 min
May 14, 7:12 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	33 min
May 14, 8:08 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Kittitas	50 hr
May 14, 8:08 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	3 days
May 14, 9:00 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		19 hr
May 15, 11:16 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Benton	4 days
May 15, 12:24 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	51 hr
May 15, 12:54 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	23 hr
May 15, 3:00 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin	24 hr
May 15, 4:19 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		28 hr
May 16, 6:09 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	5 hr
May 16, 6:16 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	5 hr
May 16, 12:16 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	10 hr
May 16, 2:27 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		6 hr
May 16, 6:50 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	3 hr
May 16, 8:37 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 17, 8:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
May 18, 2:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		17 hr
May 18, 1:28 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Spokane	12 days
May 19, 8:55 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
May 20, 2:32 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 20, 9:12 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		17 hr
May 21, 2:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		48 hr
May 21, 6:03 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	17 hr
May 21, 10:27 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry	13 hr
May 21, 10:42 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	35 days
May 22, 11:40 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	6 days
May 23, 8:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		17 hr
May 23, 3:46 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PQR	Clark	18 hr
May 24, 8:22 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PQR	Clark	26 days
May 25, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		28 hr
May 25, 3:29 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin	16 hr
May 25, 3:31 AM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	8 hr
May 25, 11:35 AM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	30 hr
May 25, 12:40 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	24 hr
May 25, 2:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	32 min
May 26, 12:27 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
May 26, 2:12 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Asotin	8 hr
May 26, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 26, 3:10 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	3 hr
May 26, 6:01 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	6 hr
May 26, 3:21 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry, Stevens	71 hr
May 26, 5:09 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin	12 hr
May 27, 2:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
May 27, 2:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 27, 5:09 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Pend Oreille	9 hr
May 27, 2:11 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille	43 days
May 27, 5:36 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	39 min
May 27, 5:41 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		2 hr
May 27, 5:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	33 min
May 28, 2:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		35 hr
May 28, 8:37 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		18 hr
May 29, 2:04 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		13 hr
May 29, 2:04 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		13 hr
May 29, 2:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Columbia	46 min
May 29, 3:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	61 min
May 29, 4:26 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	64 min
May 29, 7:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	56 min
May 30, 2:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
May 31, 12:53 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	Yakima	23 hr
May 31, 1:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	45 min
May 31, 2:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	28 min
May 31, 2:54 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
May 31, 3:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Garfield	38 min

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
Special Weather Statement	13
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	6
River Flood Warning	14
Flood Watch	2
River Flood Watch	12
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	6
Small Craft Advisory	33
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	1
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	3
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	1

By county

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

Nearby

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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.