Weather alerts in Washington, December 2020

136 weather alerts in December 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 136
Warnings: 23
Watches: 18
Advisories: 94
Busiest day: December 21, 202012 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, 3:40 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		8 hr
Dec 1, 3:40 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		33 hr
Dec 1, 5:24 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		5 hr
Dec 1, 2:20 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	7 days
Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 days
Dec 2, 2:33 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		69 hr
Dec 3, 5:17 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	9 hr
Dec 3, 2:47 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Dec 4, 5:03 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Grant	6 hr
Dec 4, 1:05 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	36 hr
Dec 4, 2:57 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Dec 4, 7:15 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	16 hr
Dec 5, 9:04 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		13 hr
Dec 6, 3:07 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Dec 6, 3:07 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Dec 6, 2:46 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		46 hr
Dec 6, 3:00 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		45 hr
Dec 7, 2:41 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	31 hr
Dec 7, 3:03 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		34 hr
Dec 7, 8:21 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX		29 hr
Dec 8, 7:08 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	9 hr
Dec 9, 10:18 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	3 hr
Dec 9, 7:46 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		10 hr
Dec 10, 2:34 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 10, 5:10 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	7 hr
Dec 10, 2:03 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more	23 hr
Dec 10, 9:57 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Spokane, Whitman	7 hr
Dec 11, 8:16 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		13 hr
Dec 11, 2:45 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 11, 2:45 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 days
Dec 12, 2:32 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		30 hr
Dec 12, 2:51 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	49 hr
Dec 12, 3:15 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		11 hr
Dec 12, 2:13 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	38 hr
Dec 12, 2:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	38 hr
Dec 12, 2:32 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		31 hr
Dec 12, 2:48 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		22 hr
Dec 12, 2:48 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		36 hr
Dec 12, 2:55 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		54 hr
Dec 12, 2:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Dec 13, 10:52 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Dec 13, 12:47 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		27 hr
Dec 13, 2:40 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 13, 2:40 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		45 hr
Dec 13, 6:34 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	12 hr
Dec 14, 2:33 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		18 hr
Dec 14, 2:33 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Dec 14, 12:25 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	28 hr
Dec 14, 3:06 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		25 hr
Dec 14, 3:06 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		42 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 14, 3:34 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		42 hr
Dec 14, 7:38 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT		20 hr
Dec 15, 2:36 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Dec 15, 2:36 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		61 hr
Dec 15, 3:15 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		49 hr
Dec 15, 10:00 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 16, 2:03 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		36 hr
Dec 16, 2:43 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	43 hr
Dec 16, 2:57 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		31 hr
Dec 16, 9:31 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		7 hr
Dec 16, 10:23 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Dec 16, 12:06 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	24 hr
Dec 16, 3:20 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		21 hr
Dec 16, 3:23 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Dec 16, 3:42 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	13 hr
Dec 16, 10:07 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		9 hr
Dec 16, 10:07 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 16, 10:59 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	11 hr
Dec 17, 1:01 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	14 hr
Dec 17, 3:45 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		53 hr
Dec 17, 3:45 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Dec 18, 2:16 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		44 hr
Dec 18, 3:00 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	17 hr
Dec 18, 3:12 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more	68 hr
Dec 18, 8:21 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		20 hr
Dec 18, 12:57 PM PST	Flood Watch	PQR		55 hr
Dec 18, 1:56 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	61 hr
Dec 18, 2:39 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 18, 8:52 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		7 hr
Dec 19, 2:25 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		32 hr
Dec 19, 3:01 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	22 hr
Dec 19, 3:48 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		18 hr
Dec 20, 12:24 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		6 hr
Dec 20, 12:24 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 hr
Dec 20, 3:48 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan	39 hr
Dec 20, 10:53 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz	4 hr
Dec 20, 2:24 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 20, 2:24 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		28 hr
Dec 20, 3:18 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Dec 20, 8:40 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Dec 21, 1:59 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	26 hr
Dec 21, 2:08 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT		26 hr
Dec 21, 3:00 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		19 hr
Dec 21, 3:00 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Dec 21, 3:01 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 21, 3:55 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		17 hr
Dec 21, 4:00 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		12 hr
Dec 21, 4:07 AM PST	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	24 hr
Dec 21, 5:50 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	43 hr
Dec 21, 2:47 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam	6 hr
Dec 21, 2:57 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 4 more	4 hr
Dec 21, 4:19 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Snohomish	4 hr
Dec 21, 6:57 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	13 hr
Dec 21, 7:11 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX		9 hr
Dec 21, 7:36 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	14 hr
Dec 22, 2:23 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		22 hr
Dec 23, 2:32 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		67 hr
Dec 23, 2:46 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR		24 hr
Dec 23, 2:46 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Dec 23, 2:46 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 days
Dec 24, 2:07 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		59 hr
Dec 24, 7:24 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	17 hr
Dec 25, 2:39 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	36 hr
Dec 25, 3:02 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	36 hr
Dec 25, 3:31 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		35 hr
Dec 25, 9:23 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Dec 25, 1:59 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		23 hr
Dec 25, 8:33 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	13 hr
Dec 27, 2:26 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	23 hr
Dec 28, 2:40 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW		23 hr
Dec 28, 1:54 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		53 hr
Dec 28, 1:54 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 days
Dec 28, 2:44 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		13 hr
Dec 29, 2:58 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	40 hr
Dec 29, 2:58 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		55 hr
Dec 29, 3:35 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	54 hr
Dec 29, 3:47 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		48 hr
Dec 29, 4:03 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more	58 hr
Dec 29, 4:03 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	58 hr
Dec 29, 9:17 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	12 hr
Dec 30, 2:53 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	36 hr
Dec 30, 9:29 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	9 days
Dec 30, 3:37 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
Dec 31, 8:23 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		37 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	7
Flood Watch	5
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	30
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	2
Dense Fog Advisory	8
Freezing Fog Advisory	8
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	6
High Surf Advisory	5
Beach Hazards Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	10
Gale Watch	9
Small Craft Advisory	26

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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.