Alert archive / Washington / 2012
Weather alerts in Washington, March 2012
186 weather alerts in March 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 March 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 186
- Warnings
- 51
- Watches
- 33
- Advisories
- 102
- Busiest day
- March 11, 201222 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 8:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Mar 1, 2:39 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Mar 1, 2:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 57 hr | |
| Mar 2, 8:53 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 8:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 67 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:48 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:48 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 3 days | |
| Mar 4, 12:57 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:35 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:15 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 21 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:26 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:41 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:41 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:58 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 5 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:10 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:54 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:01 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:36 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Mar 8, 3:25 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 7:20 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 8, 7:20 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 106 min | |
| Mar 8, 9:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:06 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:39 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:39 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 14 days | |
| Mar 9, 2:39 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:39 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:28 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 49 hr | |
| Mar 10, 12:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:36 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:03 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:03 PM PST | Storm Watch | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Mar 10, 6:07 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Mar 10, 7:00 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 10, 8:45 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:05 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:34 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:37 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:42 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:42 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:09 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:22 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Watch | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:22 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:12 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PQR | 28 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:12 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:32 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 53 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:38 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 50 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:39 PM PDT | Storm Warning | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:54 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 22 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:54 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:36 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:36 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 43 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:36 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 34 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:58 PM PDT | High Surf Warning | PQR | 20 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:00 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:03 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Mar 12, 5:25 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 12, 5:46 AM PDT | High Surf Warning | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Mar 12, 5:46 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Mar 12, 8:46 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 12, 8:46 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 12:54 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:55 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:03 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:15 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:44 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 13, 9:16 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:08 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:09 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:21 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:21 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:22 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 25 hr |
| Mar 13, 8:38 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:33 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 11 hr | |
| Mar 14, 8:43 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:29 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PQR | 22 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:49 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:59 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:39 PM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 13 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:05 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 15, 7:30 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 20 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:23 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 21 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:35 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:32 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | Grays Harbor, Lewis, Thurston | 50 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:12 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:46 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:28 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 34 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:20 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 16, 12:12 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille | 9 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:10 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 16, 8:33 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Mar 16, 10:03 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 40 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:45 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:26 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:10 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Mar 18, 6:37 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 18, 8:51 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:47 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | 37 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:47 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 2 more | 60 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:29 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:57 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 9:14 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 68 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:50 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:36 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:12 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 66 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:12 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 66 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:31 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Mar 20, 2:29 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:12 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:42 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 22 hr | |
| Mar 20, 2:38 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Mar 20, 8:36 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:16 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:02 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 74 min | |
| Mar 22, 2:19 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:56 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 23, 6:16 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Mar 23, 6:16 AM PDT | Freezing Fog Advisory | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Mar 23, 9:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:31 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 25, 9:03 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:58 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:58 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:37 AM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 73 days |
| Mar 26, 5:20 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Mar 26, 11:32 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 23 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:14 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:40 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:03 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:27 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 16 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:06 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:06 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 10 days | |
| Mar 27, 3:21 PM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 54 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:25 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:54 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:54 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 50 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:21 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Mar 28, 6:14 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:55 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:58 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:58 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:09 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 29, 9:50 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 20 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:06 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 21 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:02 AM PDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Whitman | 3 days |
| Mar 29, 11:40 AM PDT | Flood Watch | PQR | 4 days | |
| Mar 29, 1:13 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 22 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:34 PM PDT | Flood Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 43 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:54 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Pacific, Wahkiakum | 8 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:20 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 7:44 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:50 PM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | Grays Harbor, Thurston | 38 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:27 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 30, 6:48 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 9 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:50 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 25 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:11 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | PDT | Klickitat | 47 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:29 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:33 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:37 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:22 AM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:42 AM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:58 AM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:23 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:37 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:48 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 56 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:38 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:31 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:44 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 28 hr | |
| Mar 31, 7:32 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 28 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:28 AM PDT | River Flood Advisory | SEW | Thurston | 18 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:58 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Mar 31, 8:58 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:24 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:24 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 12 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.
- Whitman County13
- San Juan County11
- Pend Oreille County9
- Spokane County9
- Walla Walla County8
- Stevens County8
- Klickitat County7
- Asotin County7
- Garfield County7
- Yakima County6
- Ferry County6
- Okanogan County6
- Columbia County6
- Thurston County5
- Mason County4
- Wahkiakum County4
- Benton County3
- Franklin County3
- Douglas County3
- Grays Harbor County3
- Clark County3
- Kittitas County2
- Grant County2
- Lincoln County2
- Pacific County2
- Skamania County2
- Chelan County1
- Adams County1
- Lewis County1
- Cowlitz 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.