Alert archive / Washington / 2016
Weather alerts in Washington, March 2016
139 weather alerts in March 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 79
- Busiest day
- March 12, 201617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:20 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 1:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:04 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:04 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:07 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 61 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 9:13 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 9:13 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 2, 2:45 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 2:45 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:59 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 57 hr | |
| Mar 3, 1:37 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:36 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:36 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:51 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:19 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 7 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 52 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:49 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 15 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:00 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:14 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:04 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:13 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:42 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:02 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:35 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:38 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas | 12 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:59 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 18 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:23 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 71 hr | |
| Mar 6, 8:17 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens | 10 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:55 AM PST | River Flood Watch | PDT | Yakima | 13 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:59 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 10:30 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:14 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:40 PM PST | Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:41 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 52 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:53 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 8, 3:05 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 3:07 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 8, 10:00 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PQR | 42 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:21 AM PST | Flood Watch | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 40 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:33 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:35 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 37 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:35 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 41 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:49 PM PST | Storm Warning | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 8:50 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 39 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:23 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Mar 8, 9:57 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:45 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:49 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 25 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:12 AM PST | Coastal Flood Warning | SEW | San Juan | 29 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:12 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:36 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 26 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:56 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:57 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:03 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:27 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 25 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:54 PM PST | High Surf Warning | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 9, 6:48 PM PST | High Surf Warning | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Mar 9, 7:05 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 41 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:29 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 79 min | |
| Mar 10, 2:30 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 10, 5:56 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 10, 5:56 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 2 hr | |
| Mar 10, 7:57 AM PST | High Surf Warning | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Mar 10, 8:24 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:15 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:48 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:02 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 11, 8:43 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:00 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:00 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:00 PM PST | Storm Watch | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:19 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:28 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:29 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:48 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 3:33 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 47 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:43 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:11 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 22 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Mar 12, 12:35 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 28 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:03 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PQR | 17 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:26 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:58 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 31 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 69 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 31 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:12 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:12 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:17 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:17 PM PST | Storm Warning | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:42 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:13 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 9:09 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Mar 13, 9:09 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:29 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 3:11 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 6:47 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Mar 16, 8:49 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 50 hr | |
| Mar 17, 2:33 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | PDT | Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 18 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:45 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 18, 8:47 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:24 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 49 hr | |
| Mar 21, 7:50 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 39 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:13 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:29 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:31 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 8:44 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:39 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 8 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:45 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 67 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 68 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:16 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:28 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:28 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:29 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:07 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:05 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:07 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:51 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:13 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 72 hr | |
| Mar 26, 9:05 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:34 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:43 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Mar 27, 8:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:44 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 9 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:41 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 8:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Mar 29, 9:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 31, 2:33 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 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.
- Columbia County9
- Walla Walla County9
- San Juan County8
- Yakima County7
- Mason County6
- Okanogan County5
- Spokane County5
- Kittitas County5
- Douglas County4
- Ferry County4
- Pend Oreille County4
- Stevens County4
- Klickitat County4
- Adams County3
- Grant County3
- Lincoln County3
- Whitman County3
- Chelan County3
- Asotin County2
- Garfield County2
- Benton County2
- Franklin County2
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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.