Alert archive / Washington / 2012
Weather alerts in Washington, July 2012
183 weather alerts in July 2012, 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 July 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 183
- Warnings
- 58
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest day
- July 20, 201240 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 7:19 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 7:33 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:25 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jul 2, 10:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Whitman | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jul 3, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jul 3, 9:13 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jul 5, 8:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 6, 9:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Jul 6, 2:48 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 24 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:48 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Jul 7, 2:48 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 7, 10:08 AM PDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan | 3 days |
| Jul 7, 2:15 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:27 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 3 days |
| Jul 7, 2:51 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 16 hr | |
| Jul 7, 6:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 6:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 6:38 PM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Columbia | 95 min |
| Jul 7, 6:39 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 6:52 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Garfield | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 7:27 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Whitman | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 7:59 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Whitman | 21 min |
| Jul 8, 2:35 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 8, 2:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jul 8, 6:34 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 40 hr | |
| Jul 8, 3:21 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 8:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 8:35 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jul 8, 8:35 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jul 8, 8:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 9:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 12:07 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:00 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jul 9, 11:04 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 25 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 4:46 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Grant and 5 more | 59 min |
| Jul 9, 5:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 44 min | |
| Jul 9, 7:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 8:42 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 10, 8:08 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 49 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:50 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jul 12, 8:33 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jul 12, 10:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 54 min |
| Jul 12, 10:16 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia | 59 min |
| Jul 12, 10:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 50 min |
| Jul 12, 10:50 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 115 min |
| Jul 13, 12:43 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 1:56 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 49 min |
| Jul 13, 12:39 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 44 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:45 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 43 hr | |
| Jul 13, 8:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 8:32 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 9:49 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 11:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 1:13 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 2:42 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 8:44 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Jul 14, 1:27 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla | 9 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 3:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 3:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 87 min |
| Jul 14, 3:51 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Spokane | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:12 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:20 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas | 107 min |
| Jul 14, 4:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 5:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 82 min |
| Jul 14, 5:23 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Grant and 5 more | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:00 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 6:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 7:07 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Klickitat | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 7:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 8:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 8:36 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Adams, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:33 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 9:44 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 24 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:44 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jul 15, 11:13 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 11:21 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 12:20 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:42 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Klickitat | 7 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:29 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 1:56 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 5 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:11 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 2:38 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 3:15 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 41 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 6:22 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 5 days |
| Jul 15, 6:23 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Stevens | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:26 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 12:04 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 12:27 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 12:52 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 1:19 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Adams, Whitman | 41 min |
| Jul 16, 1:45 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 60 min |
| Jul 16, 8:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jul 16, 6:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 7:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 9 min |
| Jul 16, 7:28 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Whitman | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 8:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 16, 9:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 72 min |
| Jul 16, 9:08 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 9:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 2:24 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 4 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:02 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 17, 6:35 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 3:51 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield and 4 more | 54 min |
| Jul 17, 4:25 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:32 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 58 min |
| Jul 17, 4:39 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | PDT | Columbia | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Klickitat | 42 min |
| Jul 17, 6:04 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Yakima | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 6:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 48 min |
| Jul 17, 6:32 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 6:32 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 73 min |
| Jul 17, 6:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 67 min |
| Jul 17, 6:49 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 6:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 7:28 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 9:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Jul 18, 5:23 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield | 67 min |
| Jul 18, 6:08 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Yakima | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:26 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Jul 19, 11:49 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more | 34 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:11 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Skamania and 1 more | 94 min |
| Jul 19, 5:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 7:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 12:26 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 49 min |
| Jul 20, 1:09 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 51 min |
| Jul 20, 1:10 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:02 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 9:32 AM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield and 4 more | 88 min |
| Jul 20, 11:18 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 11:34 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 56 min | |
| Jul 20, 11:38 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 12:17 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Asotin | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 12:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 12:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 12:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Yakima | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 12:39 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin | 51 min |
| Jul 20, 12:42 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla | 63 min |
| Jul 20, 12:59 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Grant | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 1:04 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:15 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Grant | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 1:15 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Grant | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 1:29 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas and 12 more | 91 min |
| Jul 20, 1:34 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 1:46 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 2:08 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:18 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 2:22 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 83 min |
| Jul 20, 2:29 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Garfield, Whitman | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 2:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 57 min |
| Jul 20, 2:34 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 86 min |
| Jul 20, 2:47 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 3:17 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 3:18 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Whitman | 117 min |
| Jul 20, 3:20 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 3:27 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Okanogan | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 3:35 PM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:37 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 3:47 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 88 min |
| Jul 20, 4:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 4:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 5:21 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 84 min |
| Jul 20, 6:20 PM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Ferry | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:02 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jul 21, 3:01 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Jul 22, 2:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jul 22, 6:11 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 5 hr |
| Jul 24, 8:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 25, 2:32 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Jul 26, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jul 26, 4:58 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:23 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 28, 3:03 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jul 29, 2:34 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days |
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.
- Okanogan County27
- Columbia County25
- Asotin County23
- Walla Walla County23
- Ferry County20
- Whitman County20
- Yakima County20
- Benton County17
- Franklin County17
- Grant County17
- Garfield County16
- Kittitas County16
- Spokane County15
- Douglas County13
- Lincoln County13
- Klickitat County12
- Stevens County11
- Adams County10
- Pend Oreille County9
- Chelan County8
- Skamania County5
- Clark County4
- Cowlitz County4
- Lewis 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.