Weather alerts in Washington, May 2015

123 weather alerts in May 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 May 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 123
Warnings: 29
Watches: 6
Advisories: 55
Busiest day: May 29, 201519 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, 3:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		43 hr
May 1, 7:38 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		3 hr
May 1, 7:38 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 1, 8:42 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		11 hr
May 3, 8:36 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
May 4, 2:49 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		30 hr
May 4, 2:49 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		12 hr
May 5, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 5, 8:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 5, 8:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		9 hr
May 5, 2:13 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 5, 2:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Snohomish	25 min
May 6, 8:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
May 6, 2:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	21 min
May 7, 2:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 9, 2:49 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 9, 2:38 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 10, 2:39 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
May 10, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
May 11, 8:09 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 13, 1:36 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	12 hr
May 13, 2:53 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 13, 10:49 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	3 hr
May 14, 3:16 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 14, 2:31 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 15, 2:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
May 16, 4:11 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 16, 5:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	55 min
May 16, 6:09 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Whitman	81 min
May 16, 8:00 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Whitman	6 hr
May 17, 3:43 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Okanogan	4 hr
May 17, 9:41 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	12 hr
May 17, 8:04 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	86 min
May 18, 2:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 18, 5:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Thurston	41 min
May 19, 2:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 19, 2:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		47 hr
May 20, 3:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
May 20, 5:26 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Skamania	49 min
May 21, 2:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 21, 2:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
May 21, 9:11 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 21, 9:39 AM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	35 hr
May 21, 12:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	27 min
May 21, 2:22 PM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX		30 hr
May 21, 2:53 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
May 21, 4:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	49 min
May 21, 4:53 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Benton	3 hr
May 21, 5:02 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	Klickitat	3 hr
May 21, 5:10 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	Kittitas	3 hr
May 21, 5:33 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Whatcom	42 min
May 21, 6:18 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	3 hr
May 21, 6:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Whatcom	28 min
May 21, 6:41 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Whatcom	34 min
May 21, 7:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	43 min
May 21, 7:53 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Yakima	37 min
May 21, 8:02 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	3 hr
May 22, 12:30 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	3 hr
May 22, 1:53 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Kittitas	3 hr
May 22, 2:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
May 22, 3:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	46 min
May 22, 5:28 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Adams	62 min
May 22, 8:21 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	54 min
May 22, 9:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	51 min
May 23, 2:31 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
May 23, 5:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Kittitas	57 min
May 23, 6:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	61 min
May 23, 7:34 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	56 min
May 24, 2:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
May 24, 6:38 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Ferry	112 min
May 25, 2:30 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 25, 3:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	43 min
May 25, 3:47 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	3 hr
May 25, 4:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	44 min
May 25, 4:48 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Spokane	117 min
May 25, 10:54 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Lincoln	3 hr
May 26, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 26, 2:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	33 min
May 26, 3:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	47 min
May 27, 5:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 28, 2:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
May 28, 1:55 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	2 hr
May 28, 2:38 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
May 28, 4:25 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	3 hr
May 28, 4:58 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	3 hr
May 28, 5:34 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Kittitas	56 min
May 28, 6:27 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	3 hr
May 28, 7:01 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Spokane	119 min
May 29, 2:26 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		14 hr
May 29, 9:01 AM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX		11 hr
May 29, 2:00 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	45 min
May 29, 2:13 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	3 hr
May 29, 2:20 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	25 min
May 29, 2:31 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	3 hr
May 29, 2:54 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Chelan	51 min
May 29, 3:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Stevens	43 min
May 29, 3:33 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Stevens	42 min
May 29, 3:37 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	3 hr
May 29, 3:49 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas	3 hr
May 29, 3:57 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Okanogan	48 min
May 29, 4:24 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		15 hr
May 29, 4:24 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 hr
May 29, 4:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Douglas	43 min
May 29, 4:47 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Okanogan	3 hr
May 29, 5:10 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Kittitas	50 min
May 29, 5:18 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Stevens	42 min
May 29, 5:27 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	48 min
May 29, 6:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	58 min
May 29, 6:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	42 min
May 29, 6:19 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	116 min
May 29, 6:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Stevens	56 min
May 29, 6:55 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Stevens	3 hr
May 29, 7:27 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Stevens	63 min
May 29, 7:41 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens	49 min
May 29, 8:31 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane	44 min
May 30, 2:34 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		8 hr
May 30, 2:34 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
May 30, 12:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX		32 min
May 30, 5:33 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	57 min
May 30, 5:59 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Stevens	46 min
May 30, 6:37 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Stevens	68 min
May 30, 7:30 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Stevens	60 min
May 30, 9:08 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille	52 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	13
Special Weather Statement	33
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	12
Flash Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	18
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Gale Watch	3
Small Craft Advisory	33
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	2
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	2

By county

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

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record The radar archive 2014 2016

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.