Weather alerts in Washington, May 2018

102 weather alerts in May 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 May 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 102
Warnings: 34
Watches: 14
Advisories: 47
Busiest day: May 23, 20188 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, 8:41 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		19 hr
May 2, 8:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
May 2, 8:54 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		30 hr
May 3, 5:12 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	28 hr
May 3, 8:17 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 4, 2:35 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 4, 10:49 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry	26 hr
May 4, 8:29 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	24 days
May 5, 11:18 AM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	48 hr
May 6, 2:33 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 6, 9:11 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Yakima	71 hr
May 6, 1:50 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Asotin, Columbia, Garfield	2 hr
May 6, 3:33 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Skamania	42 min
May 6, 4:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	38 min
May 6, 4:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	44 min
May 6, 10:21 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		4 hr
May 7, 2:14 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 7, 11:20 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	13 days
May 7, 12:41 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT		44 hr
May 7, 4:41 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	6 days
May 8, 8:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 8, 8:57 AM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 8, 11:23 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	62 hr
May 8, 11:23 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	5 days
May 8, 11:23 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 8, 3:35 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 8, 4:36 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	84 min
May 8, 7:39 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Walla Walla	66 min
May 8, 8:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	75 min
May 9, 8:06 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Pend Oreille	27 hr
May 9, 8:48 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
May 9, 2:53 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 9, 4:28 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	70 hr
May 9, 8:49 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		30 hr
May 9, 9:12 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	48 hr
May 10, 2:33 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		48 hr
May 10, 8:49 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Kittitas	4 days
May 10, 11:17 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille	27 days
May 10, 8:47 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW		8 hr
May 10, 8:47 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	SEW		9 hr
May 11, 2:49 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 11, 9:48 PM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	7 days
May 11, 10:07 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	17 hr
May 12, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 12, 3:19 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	6 days
May 13, 12:44 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	Yakima	45 hr
May 13, 1:44 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	6 days
May 13, 1:44 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	5 days
May 13, 5:03 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry, Stevens	5 days
May 14, 2:37 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		54 hr
May 15, 2:25 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		31 hr
May 15, 2:27 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	5 days
May 16, 2:07 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		25 hr
May 16, 1:16 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PQR	Clark	4 days
May 17, 8:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 17, 7:08 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Douglas	112 min
May 18, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 18, 10:32 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	8 hr
May 18, 4:04 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	4 days
May 18, 4:25 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	7 days
May 19, 2:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 19, 3:11 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PQR	Clark	47 hr
May 20, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 21, 2:46 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 22, 2:50 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		18 hr
May 22, 2:50 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
May 22, 8:48 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		34 hr
May 23, 3:03 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		28 hr
May 23, 2:19 PM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	6 hr
May 23, 2:30 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	5 hr
May 23, 4:09 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Okanogan	103 min
May 23, 4:12 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Douglas	48 min
May 23, 4:48 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Douglas	96 min
May 23, 4:51 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Spokane, Stevens	87 min
May 23, 5:01 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	3 hr
May 23, 5:21 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	60 min
May 23, 5:55 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Grant	2 hr
May 23, 6:01 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Lincoln	119 min
May 24, 2:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		43 hr
May 24, 2:56 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 24, 4:37 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Columbia	3 hr
May 24, 5:45 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		9 hr
May 24, 5:45 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		33 hr
May 25, 2:38 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
May 25, 12:48 PM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin	10 hr
May 26, 12:30 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Asotin	3 hr
May 26, 2:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
May 26, 2:17 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
May 27, 2:36 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		22 hr
May 27, 3:09 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		5 hr
May 27, 6:24 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		8 hr
May 27, 6:24 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
May 27, 8:35 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		36 hr
May 28, 8:06 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		30 hr
May 29, 8:53 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		18 hr
May 29, 8:53 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 hr
May 29, 2:41 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	6 hr
May 30, 2:27 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		66 hr
May 31, 3:19 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
May 31, 8:50 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 31, 2:55 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		11 hr
May 31, 2:55 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 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	1
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	5
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	10
River Flood Warning	12
Flash Flood Watch	3
River Flood Watch	6
Areal Flood Advisory	13
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	11
Gale Watch	5
Small Craft Advisory	31
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	1
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	1

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.