Weather alerts in Washington, December 2018

165 weather alerts in December 2018, 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 December 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 165
Warnings: 42
Watches: 29
Advisories: 94
Busiest day: December 10, 201813 alerts

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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
Dec 1, 8:20 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		18 hr
Dec 1, 8:20 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		16 hr
Dec 2, 8:23 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 3, 2:28 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 days
Dec 4, 1:52 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	7 hr
Dec 5, 10:06 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	8 hr
Dec 6, 8:05 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
Dec 7, 9:22 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		25 hr
Dec 7, 3:11 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		13 hr
Dec 8, 3:08 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		37 hr
Dec 8, 9:21 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		30 hr
Dec 9, 2:52 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla	26 hr
Dec 9, 3:10 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Dec 9, 3:41 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 9, 8:43 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		12 hr
Dec 9, 9:22 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 9, 3:07 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 9, 9:04 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		5 days
Dec 10, 2:37 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	12 hr
Dec 10, 2:53 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT		10 hr
Dec 10, 2:54 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		5 days
Dec 10, 2:54 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		49 hr
Dec 10, 3:36 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	36 hr
Dec 10, 4:05 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		10 hr
Dec 10, 11:28 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	22 hr
Dec 10, 12:44 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	45 hr
Dec 10, 1:52 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	42 hr
Dec 10, 1:53 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		69 hr
Dec 10, 2:39 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	42 hr
Dec 10, 2:39 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 5 more	42 hr
Dec 10, 6:44 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		4 hr
Dec 11, 8:36 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	29 hr
Dec 11, 2:51 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		13 hr
Dec 11, 3:02 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 11, 3:07 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Dec 12, 2:04 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		3 days
Dec 12, 2:04 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
Dec 12, 3:01 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	33 hr
Dec 12, 3:01 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		32 hr
Dec 12, 3:06 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		31 hr
Dec 12, 4:06 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX		31 hr
Dec 12, 11:28 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson	30 hr
Dec 12, 3:44 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		10 hr
Dec 12, 3:57 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	8 days
Dec 12, 7:52 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	15 hr
Dec 13, 1:38 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		44 hr
Dec 13, 1:57 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		13 hr
Dec 13, 1:57 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 13, 2:48 AM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		11 hr
Dec 13, 3:10 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	37 hr
Dec 13, 3:10 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	42 hr
Dec 13, 5:19 AM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
Dec 13, 6:15 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		40 hr
Dec 13, 2:00 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		26 hr
Dec 13, 2:59 PM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		13 hr
Dec 13, 3:07 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Dec 13, 3:07 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		31 hr
Dec 14, 1:45 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		25 hr
Dec 14, 4:11 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	18 hr
Dec 14, 4:11 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Dec 14, 3:11 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		7 hr
Dec 14, 3:11 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		71 hr
Dec 14, 10:16 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		4 hr
Dec 14, 10:16 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		40 hr
Dec 14, 10:16 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		10 days
Dec 15, 9:12 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	27 hr
Dec 15, 1:21 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		25 hr
Dec 15, 1:26 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
Dec 15, 1:44 PM PST	High Surf Warning	PQR		62 hr
Dec 15, 1:44 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		25 hr
Dec 15, 2:34 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	29 hr
Dec 15, 3:00 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		27 hr
Dec 15, 11:56 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		34 hr
Dec 16, 2:31 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Dec 16, 8:41 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
Dec 16, 8:41 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		12 hr
Dec 16, 9:28 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	7 days
Dec 16, 12:02 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	4 hr
Dec 16, 2:15 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		13 hr
Dec 16, 2:39 PM PST	Flood Watch	PQR		54 hr
Dec 16, 2:40 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		36 hr
Dec 16, 6:02 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		38 hr
Dec 16, 8:40 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		80 min
Dec 16, 8:40 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
Dec 16, 8:47 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	17 hr
Dec 17, 2:34 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		67 hr
Dec 17, 2:42 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	36 hr
Dec 17, 3:04 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	36 hr
Dec 17, 3:28 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	22 hr
Dec 17, 3:28 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		43 hr
Dec 17, 3:28 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		43 hr
Dec 17, 1:48 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	34 hr
Dec 17, 1:54 PM PST	Flood Watch	OTX	Whitman	29 hr
Dec 17, 2:35 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Lewis	21 hr
Dec 18, 2:48 AM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Wahkiakum	18 hr
Dec 18, 3:20 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		22 hr
Dec 18, 3:51 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		9 hr
Dec 18, 1:26 PM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW	San Juan	20 hr
Dec 18, 1:37 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		24 hr
Dec 18, 1:51 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		23 hr
Dec 18, 2:38 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 18, 2:38 PM PST	Storm Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 18, 2:40 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Dec 19, 1:26 AM PST	Coastal Flood Watch	SEW		9 hr
Dec 19, 2:35 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		48 hr
Dec 19, 2:35 AM PST	Storm Warning	SEW		48 hr
Dec 19, 3:42 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	39 hr
Dec 19, 9:16 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	34 hr
Dec 19, 9:16 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		34 hr
Dec 19, 10:45 AM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW		28 hr
Dec 19, 10:45 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	27 hr
Dec 19, 12:56 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		24 hr
Dec 19, 1:40 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		22 hr
Dec 19, 1:44 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		20 hr
Dec 19, 6:15 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	33 hr
Dec 20, 8:21 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		18 hr
Dec 20, 2:28 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		24 hr
Dec 20, 3:14 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		17 hr
Dec 20, 3:14 PM PST	High Surf Warning	SEW		11 hr
Dec 20, 9:36 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		17 hr
Dec 21, 2:22 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		7 hr
Dec 21, 2:22 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		12 hr
Dec 21, 9:03 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		42 hr
Dec 21, 12:38 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	59 hr
Dec 21, 1:46 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		3 days
Dec 21, 1:47 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 21, 2:16 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		52 hr
Dec 21, 2:35 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	66 hr
Dec 21, 2:48 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		4 days
Dec 21, 2:56 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	48 hr
Dec 22, 1:32 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		13 hr
Dec 22, 1:40 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	14 hr
Dec 22, 2:02 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		13 hr
Dec 22, 2:21 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		22 hr
Dec 23, 2:15 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		26 hr
Dec 23, 5:46 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		22 hr
Dec 23, 8:21 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		32 hr
Dec 23, 8:26 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		6 hr
Dec 23, 2:30 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	19 hr
Dec 23, 2:30 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Dec 24, 1:26 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Dec 25, 7:58 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		44 hr
Dec 26, 1:00 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman	19 hr
Dec 26, 2:38 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		8 hr
Dec 27, 9:38 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		16 hr
Dec 27, 9:38 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		16 hr
Dec 28, 2:03 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		3 days
Dec 28, 2:03 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		32 hr
Dec 28, 3:01 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more	32 hr
Dec 28, 2:05 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	24 hr
Dec 28, 2:47 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 AM PST	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	25 hr
Dec 29, 4:04 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		30 hr
Dec 29, 10:35 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	19 hr
Dec 29, 12:46 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	33 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		42 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 hr
Dec 29, 2:25 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX		20 hr
Dec 29, 4:13 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	22 hr
Dec 29, 7:30 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		19 hr
Dec 29, 10:52 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	15 hr
Dec 30, 12:39 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
Dec 31, 9:16 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Dec 31, 10:14 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		3 hr
Dec 31, 11:17 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR		53 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Flooding
River Flood Warning	6
Flood Watch	6
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	10
Winter Storm Watch	6
Winter Weather Advisory	26
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	8
High Wind Watch	5
Wind Advisory	13
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	1
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
High Surf Warning	2
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	9
High Surf Advisory	9
Marine
Gale Warning	14
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	10
Storm Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	20
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	5
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	6

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.