Alert archive / Washington / 2015
Weather alerts in Washington, January 2015
120 weather alerts in January 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 120
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 76
- Busiest day
- January 5, 201523 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2:57 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:36 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:48 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 9 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 72 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:17 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 48 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:17 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 42 hr |
| Jan 3, 8:26 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:56 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:56 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:40 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 36 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:01 AM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | PQR | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:51 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 29 hr |
| Jan 4, 11:16 AM PST | Flood Watch | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:56 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 38 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:56 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 37 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:23 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 30 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:36 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 40 hr |
| Jan 5, 12:01 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Clallam | 21 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:10 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, Jefferson | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:20 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:17 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 9 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 35 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 21 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 15 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 28 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 31 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 52 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:05 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Pacific, Wahkiakum | 15 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:47 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 24 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:55 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 23 hr |
| Jan 5, 10:39 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas | 24 hr |
| Jan 5, 10:48 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Pacific, Wahkiakum | 3 hr |
| Jan 5, 10:56 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis, Thurston | 27 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:36 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 18 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:54 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 17 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:54 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 50 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 9 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:09 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 32 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:09 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 45 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:09 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 66 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:52 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 32 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:06 PM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 8 hr |
| Jan 6, 7:34 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 6, 9:28 AM PST | Air Stagnation Advisory | PQR | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 5:06 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:42 AM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 8 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:00 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:39 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 7, 5:38 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 7, 5:49 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:36 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:44 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 13 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 66 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:54 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:04 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:04 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:09 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:01 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 5 days | |
| Jan 15, 3:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:49 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 8:34 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:35 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Thurston | 39 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:58 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 7:51 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Yakima | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 14 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:07 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 20 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:11 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 29 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:11 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 33 hr |
| Jan 17, 8:51 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:18 PM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chelan | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 8:24 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 18 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:17 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:19 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 25 hr |
| Jan 18, 8:29 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:02 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Jan 19, 10:50 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 5 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:41 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | 8 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:07 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Jan 20, 8:51 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:57 AM PST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 32 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 20 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:11 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:09 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:10 PM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | PDT | 18 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:18 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:18 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 8:01 AM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | OTX | 8 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:10 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 5:04 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 15 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:04 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 31 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:21 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Jan 24, 6:44 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:07 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:40 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:15 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:52 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 25, 5:23 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:28 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 17 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:24 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 26, 7:38 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 27, 8:36 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 27, 6:27 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 16 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:57 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 9 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:15 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:33 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:14 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 7 hr |
| Jan 29, 7:45 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Jan 29, 1:36 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 29, 10:03 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 15 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:54 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 34 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 24 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Air Stagnation Advisory | 1 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 24 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 20 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Yakima County15
- Lincoln County14
- Spokane County13
- Okanogan County12
- Kittitas County11
- Pend Oreille County10
- Stevens County10
- Columbia County10
- Walla Walla County10
- Klickitat County9
- Ferry County8
- Douglas County8
- King County7
- Snohomish County7
- Benton County7
- Franklin County7
- Adams County7
- Grant County7
- Grays Harbor County5
- Lewis County5
- Asotin County4
- Garfield County4
- Whitman County4
- Mason County4
- Thurston County4
- Chelan County4
- Pierce County3
- Wahkiakum County3
- San Juan County3
- Clallam County2
- Jefferson County2
- Whatcom County2
- Pacific County2
- Skagit 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.