Weather alerts in Washington, October 2016

143 weather alerts in October 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 October 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 143
Warnings: 45
Watches: 22
Advisories: 61
Busiest day: October 14, 201637 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
Oct 1, 9:46 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Pacific	44 min
Oct 2, 2:29 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Oct 4, 3:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		43 hr
Oct 4, 3:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		45 hr
Oct 4, 3:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		11 hr
Oct 5, 8:13 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		19 hr
Oct 6, 2:57 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Oct 6, 2:57 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Oct 6, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Oct 6, 10:04 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
Oct 6, 3:03 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		26 hr
Oct 7, 3:12 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Oct 7, 1:52 PM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason, Snohomish	40 hr
Oct 8, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
Oct 8, 8:47 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	18 hr
Oct 10, 2:37 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	42 hr
Oct 11, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		14 hr
Oct 11, 3:21 AM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason, Snohomish, Whatcom	3 days
Oct 11, 3:22 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 1 more	30 hr
Oct 11, 2:11 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		43 hr
Oct 11, 2:58 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	PQR		19 hr
Oct 11, 9:10 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		33 hr
Oct 12, 3:23 AM PDT	High Wind Watch	SEW	San Juan	12 hr
Oct 12, 3:26 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		30 hr
Oct 12, 3:26 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Oct 12, 9:36 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	PQR		37 hr
Oct 12, 10:04 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		20 hr
Oct 12, 2:18 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	52 hr
Oct 12, 2:54 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	52 hr
Oct 12, 2:54 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	51 hr
Oct 12, 7:04 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	PQR		27 hr
Oct 12, 10:26 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	5 days
Oct 13, 3:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		6 days
Oct 13, 3:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		6 hr
Oct 13, 8:28 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PQR		14 hr
Oct 13, 9:09 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		32 hr
Oct 13, 9:09 AM PDT	Storm Warning	SEW		18 hr
Oct 13, 9:23 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens	36 hr
Oct 13, 2:21 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PQR	Wahkiakum	21 hr
Oct 13, 2:49 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	PQR		24 hr
Oct 13, 3:29 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
Oct 13, 7:17 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	118 min
Oct 14, 3:15 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Oct 14, 4:26 AM PDT	Tornado Warning	PQR	Pacific	19 min
Oct 14, 4:49 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Oct 14, 5:05 AM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Grays Harbor, Pacific	2 hr
Oct 14, 6:37 AM PDT	Tornado Warning	PQR	Pacific	23 min
Oct 14, 6:54 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Grays Harbor	66 min
Oct 14, 7:02 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		28 min
Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Clallam	40 min
Oct 14, 7:30 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Jefferson	45 min
Oct 14, 7:34 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	41 min
Oct 14, 7:42 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SEW		15 hr
Oct 14, 7:44 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Jefferson	46 min
Oct 14, 8:09 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	King	2 hr
Oct 14, 8:19 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		26 min
Oct 14, 8:27 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	PQR		13 hr
Oct 14, 8:29 AM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Pacific, Wahkiakum	2 hr
Oct 14, 8:34 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Grays Harbor	41 min
Oct 14, 8:40 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Island	50 min
Oct 14, 8:46 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		29 min
Oct 14, 9:10 AM PDT	Storm Watch	SEW		6 hr
Oct 14, 9:11 AM PDT	Tornado Warning	PQR	Pacific	34 min
Oct 14, 9:13 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	PQR		5 hr
Oct 14, 9:51 AM PDT	Tornado Warning	PQR	Pacific	24 min
Oct 14, 10:29 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Thurston	46 min
Oct 14, 10:40 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish	3 hr
Oct 14, 10:42 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Pacific	48 min
Oct 14, 11:11 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	34 min
Oct 14, 11:47 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	43 min
Oct 14, 11:58 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Wahkiakum	47 min
Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	52 min
Oct 14, 12:46 PM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more	37 hr
Oct 14, 2:51 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	32 hr
Oct 14, 2:52 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	PQR		27 hr
Oct 14, 3:11 PM PDT	Coastal Flood Watch	SEW		19 hr
Oct 14, 3:17 PM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	Whatcom	24 hr
Oct 14, 3:36 PM PDT	Storm Warning	SEW		34 hr
Oct 15, 3:03 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		11 hr
Oct 15, 3:03 AM PDT	High Surf Warning	PQR		15 hr
Oct 15, 8:48 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	14 hr
Oct 15, 10:31 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW		15 hr
Oct 15, 6:19 PM PDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		22 hr
Oct 15, 8:05 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	5 hr
Oct 15, 9:22 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
Oct 15, 9:22 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		42 hr
Oct 16, 8:07 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	38 min
Oct 16, 9:12 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Oct 16, 9:20 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
Oct 16, 9:20 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
Oct 16, 3:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		16 hr
Oct 17, 8:31 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Oct 17, 8:46 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		7 hr
Oct 17, 8:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		53 hr
Oct 17, 10:42 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PQR	Wahkiakum	7 hr
Oct 17, 3:02 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Oct 18, 3:52 AM PDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		13 hr
Oct 18, 9:10 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Oct 18, 9:39 AM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	50 hr
Oct 18, 8:32 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		31 hr
Oct 18, 8:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		44 hr
Oct 19, 10:57 AM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas	36 hr
Oct 20, 3:15 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		14 hr
Oct 20, 7:22 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	32 hr
Oct 20, 10:25 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 4 more	4 hr
Oct 20, 11:17 AM PDT	Flood Watch	SEW	King, Skagit, Snohomish	21 hr
Oct 20, 12:14 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	17 hr
Oct 20, 2:50 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	17 hr
Oct 20, 2:50 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	21 hr
Oct 20, 3:00 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Oct 20, 4:20 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	13 hr
Oct 20, 4:53 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Spokane	112 min
Oct 21, 3:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		37 hr
Oct 21, 3:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		39 hr
Oct 22, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		33 hr
Oct 23, 3:10 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		60 hr
Oct 23, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
Oct 23, 2:36 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Oct 23, 2:36 PM PDT	Storm Watch	SEW		12 hr
Oct 24, 3:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		48 hr
Oct 24, 7:55 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
Oct 24, 2:55 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		27 hr
Oct 25, 6:44 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		31 min
Oct 25, 7:23 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		52 min
Oct 25, 8:05 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	5 hr
Oct 25, 9:20 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		40 min
Oct 25, 9:59 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		31 min
Oct 25, 10:24 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		36 min
Oct 25, 10:54 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		36 min
Oct 25, 11:08 AM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		52 min
Oct 25, 3:05 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		36 hr
Oct 25, 3:05 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		44 hr
Oct 25, 8:07 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		37 hr
Oct 26, 11:13 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston	3 hr
Oct 27, 2:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Oct 28, 2:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Oct 28, 2:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		12 hr
Oct 29, 2:59 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		15 hr
Oct 30, 2:49 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		36 hr
Oct 30, 2:49 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Oct 31, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
Oct 31, 11:17 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	6 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	2
Tornado Warning	4
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	13
Flooding
River Flood Warning	9
Flood Watch	7
Areal Flood Advisory	7
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	6
High Wind Watch	4
Wind Advisory	8
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
High Surf Warning	1
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	6
High Surf Advisory	3
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	10
Storm Warning	2
Gale Watch	8
Storm Watch	2
Small Craft Advisory	24
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	6
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	7

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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.