Weather alerts in Washington, May 2017

151 weather alerts in May 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 151
Warnings: 49
Watches: 21
Advisories: 47
Busiest day: May 5, 201743 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, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 2, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
May 4, 2:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 4, 9:00 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		20 hr
May 4, 9:00 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		39 hr
May 4, 11:26 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	62 hr
May 4, 12:29 PM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens	28 hr
May 4, 12:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Clark	31 min
May 4, 2:04 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	41 min
May 4, 3:04 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	41 min
May 4, 3:06 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Lewis, Pierce	24 min
May 4, 3:28 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Lewis, Pierce	32 min
May 4, 3:30 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Pierce	30 min
May 4, 3:34 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Chelan, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin and 9 more	86 min
May 4, 3:43 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor, Lewis, Thurston	32 min
May 4, 3:52 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Skamania	23 min
May 4, 3:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	32 min
May 4, 4:05 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Chelan, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Grant, Lewis and 3 more	7 hr
May 4, 4:11 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	King, Pierce	34 min
May 4, 4:14 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Lewis, Thurston	31 min
May 4, 4:16 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania	29 min
May 4, 4:23 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Lewis	37 min
May 4, 4:45 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Pierce, Thurston	30 min
May 4, 4:49 PM PDT	Special Marine Warning	SEW		26 min
May 4, 5:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	King	59 min
May 4, 5:03 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania	27 min
May 4, 5:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	23 min
May 4, 5:20 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Lewis	25 min
May 4, 5:28 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	32 min
May 4, 6:04 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	SEW	King, Snohomish	3 hr
May 4, 6:10 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Pierce	35 min
May 4, 6:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	60 min
May 4, 6:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Kittitas	53 min
May 4, 6:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	33 min
May 4, 7:10 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	35 min
May 4, 7:20 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PQR	Cowlitz, Wahkiakum	29 min
May 4, 7:25 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pierce, Thurston	3 hr
May 4, 7:48 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Thurston	27 min
May 4, 7:48 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Clark, Cowlitz, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis and 4 more	87 min
May 4, 7:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Thurston	24 min
May 4, 7:56 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	64 min
May 4, 8:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	46 min
May 4, 8:52 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 4, 8:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 4, 8:54 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Klickitat	51 min
May 4, 9:25 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin	50 min
May 5, 12:06 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	39 min
May 5, 12:31 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	44 min
May 5, 1:15 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	45 min
May 5, 1:59 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	46 min
May 5, 2:11 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	34 min
May 5, 2:29 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	31 min
May 5, 2:44 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	46 min
May 5, 3:06 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		21 hr
May 5, 3:06 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 5, 3:13 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams, Grant, Lincoln	47 min
May 5, 3:20 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	40 min
May 5, 3:46 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	44 min
May 5, 3:48 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	King, Pierce, Snohomish	87 min
May 5, 9:13 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Okanogan	6 hr
May 5, 10:17 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	41 hr
May 5, 10:58 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 5, 11:35 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	63 hr
May 5, 1:24 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	SEW	King, Pierce	33 hr
May 5, 2:16 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Asotin, Columbia, Garfield	119 min
May 5, 2:57 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Okanogan	19 hr
May 5, 4:13 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Asotin	47 min
May 6, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 6, 10:02 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	24 hr
May 6, 10:30 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	61 hr
May 7, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 7, 10:02 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Stevens	24 hr
May 9, 8:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
May 9, 2:44 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry	46 hr
May 11, 2:57 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
May 11, 10:05 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	49 hr
May 11, 12:14 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	4 days
May 11, 2:37 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	18 hr
May 11, 3:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	43 min
May 11, 3:18 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	42 min
May 12, 6:29 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 12, 8:53 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 12, 11:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
May 12, 12:20 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 12, 5:29 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	36 hr
May 13, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		32 hr
May 13, 3:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	61 min
May 14, 8:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
May 15, 3:08 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		42 hr
May 15, 3:10 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 15, 3:10 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		54 hr
May 15, 3:50 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		37 hr
May 15, 2:40 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	20 hr
May 15, 3:04 PM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens	29 hr
May 16, 3:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		23 hr
May 16, 3:18 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	11 hr
May 16, 2:37 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 17, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 17, 1:43 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	7 hr
May 19, 3:25 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 20, 3:24 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 21, 3:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 21, 10:40 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry	4 days
May 21, 10:40 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	24 hr
May 22, 4:00 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
May 22, 4:00 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		71 hr
May 22, 8:52 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		44 hr
May 22, 9:25 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	Yakima	53 hr
May 22, 10:25 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	15 days
May 22, 10:25 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	3 days
May 22, 4:21 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	4 days
May 22, 6:51 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	36 hr
May 23, 4:43 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	20 hr
May 23, 8:56 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	37 hr
May 23, 9:41 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	52 hr
May 23, 10:32 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	SEW		14 hr
May 23, 2:18 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	52 hr
May 23, 3:01 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		15 hr
May 23, 3:05 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant	12 hr
May 23, 3:28 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		4 hr
May 23, 3:28 PM PDT	Storm Warning	SEW		9 hr
May 24, 3:08 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		17 hr
May 24, 6:46 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Okanogan	36 hr
May 24, 8:33 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		18 hr
May 25, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		4 hr
May 25, 9:13 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
May 26, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 27, 9:25 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	Yakima	7 days
May 27, 1:00 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan	4 days
May 27, 1:00 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan	28 hr
May 27, 7:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 28, 3:12 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		5 hr
May 28, 3:12 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		47 hr
May 28, 8:37 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		44 hr
May 28, 2:22 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	6 days
May 28, 5:11 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	6 days
May 28, 9:12 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 29, 2:42 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PDT		18 hr
May 29, 8:47 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	5 days
May 29, 9:03 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry	59 hr
May 30, 2:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 30, 8:53 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT		11 hr
May 30, 9:18 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	54 hr
May 30, 2:48 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	2 hr
May 30, 5:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	42 min
May 30, 5:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Kittitas	51 min
May 30, 6:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Douglas	63 min
May 30, 7:55 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	65 min
May 30, 8:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	63 min
May 31, 4:49 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	44 hr
May 31, 12:08 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	4 days

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	20
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	4
Special Weather Statement	30
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	18
Flash Flood Watch	1
Flood Watch	1
River Flood Watch	12
Areal Flood Advisory	8
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	5
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fire Weather Watch	1
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Special Marine Warning	1
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	5
Small Craft Advisory	27
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	1
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	3

By county

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

Nearby

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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.