Alert archive / Washington / 2018
Weather alerts in Washington, February 2018
122 weather alerts in February 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 February 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 122
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 73
- Busiest day
- February 16, 201814 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:14 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:12 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:56 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Feb 2, 8:56 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:49 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston and 1 more | 62 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:01 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:01 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 7:41 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:29 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 48 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:03 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 43 hr |
| Feb 4, 6:05 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 22 hr |
| Feb 4, 6:47 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 55 hr |
| Feb 4, 6:47 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 37 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:28 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce | 4 days |
| Feb 4, 4:28 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 20 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:51 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 65 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:24 PM PST | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 25 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:33 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 40 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:03 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:29 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Walla Walla | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:41 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 9:12 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:29 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:40 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:09 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 27 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:56 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Feb 11, 10:42 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Feb 12, 9:04 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Feb 12, 1:57 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 23 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 8:47 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Feb 13, 1:01 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 29 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:41 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:49 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 5:53 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:45 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:49 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 23 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:58 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:32 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:41 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:27 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:16 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 52 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:01 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 41 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:43 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 49 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:02 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 55 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 23 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:49 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 44 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:13 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 63 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:13 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:17 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:25 AM PST | High Wind Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:13 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:40 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:32 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:40 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:09 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 45 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:39 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:54 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Feb 18, 7:53 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Feb 18, 8:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:20 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:26 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:51 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:50 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:48 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:12 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:00 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:26 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 16 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:06 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:10 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:10 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:23 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:24 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 32 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:04 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:07 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 25 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:31 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Feb 23, 8:31 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 8:31 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:58 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Feb 24, 10:05 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:28 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Spokane, Whitman | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:17 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Feb 25, 12:30 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 7 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:32 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:26 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:40 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:32 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 40 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 68 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:19 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:19 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 6:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:41 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 64 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:41 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:29 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan and 1 more | 35 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 | 11 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 11 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 31 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 9 |
| Gale Watch | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 23 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Spokane County14
- Walla Walla County11
- Asotin County10
- Garfield County10
- Lincoln County10
- Columbia County10
- Whitman County9
- Okanogan County9
- Douglas County8
- Grant County7
- Pend Oreille County7
- Stevens County7
- Adams County6
- Klickitat County6
- King County5
- Snohomish County5
- San Juan County5
- Yakima County4
- Chelan County4
- Ferry County4
- Benton County4
- Franklin County4
- Kittitas County3
- Pierce County2
- Whatcom County2
- Lewis County1
- Skagit County1
- Thurston County1
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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.