Alert archive / Washington / 2020
Weather alerts in Washington, February 2020
148 weather alerts in February 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 February 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 148
- Warnings
- 67
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 63
- Busiest day
- February 6, 202029 alerts
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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, 8:55 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 31 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:55 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 36 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:55 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 34 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:46 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 54 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:46 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Skagit | 43 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:46 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 66 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:46 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 66 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:58 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Clallam | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:50 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce | 58 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:43 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 19 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:54 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Skagit | 48 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:57 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 11 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:20 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 15 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 23 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:51 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 55 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:55 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:04 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas | 10 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:09 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 15 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:09 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 51 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:15 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 8 days | |
| Feb 3, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 20 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 51 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:45 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:43 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 47 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:56 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 38 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:04 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more | 3 days |
| Feb 5, 2:52 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 8:53 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce | 21 days |
| Feb 5, 11:01 AM PST | Flood Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 46 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:03 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 70 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:03 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 70 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:03 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 21 days |
| Feb 5, 1:03 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 21 days |
| Feb 5, 1:56 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 72 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:45 PM PST | River Flood Watch | PQR | Cowlitz | 22 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:17 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 21 days |
| Feb 5, 5:17 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 21 days |
| Feb 5, 5:17 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 6 days |
| Feb 5, 6:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 37 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:59 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 35 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:20 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:38 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:45 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 61 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 4 days |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce | 40 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis, Pierce | 46 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Pierce, Thurston | 57 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 67 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:40 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:45 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Island | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:11 AM PST | River Flood Watch | OTX | Whitman | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:43 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Walla Walla | 69 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:52 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce, Snohomish | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:07 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Cowlitz | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:09 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:15 PM PST | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:22 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:47 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:38 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:25 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce, Snohomish | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:43 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 7 hr | |
| Feb 6, 9:43 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 48 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:24 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Asotin | 40 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:11 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Feb 7, 1:11 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 30 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:33 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:33 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:35 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:53 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | PDT | Walla Walla | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:54 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 40 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:09 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:39 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:27 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 37 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:55 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 7, 8:56 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:25 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Walla Walla | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:49 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:42 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 22 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:46 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 38 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:16 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:11 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:09 PM PST | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:42 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:38 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:12 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Walla Walla | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:14 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce | 21 days |
| Feb 11, 12:29 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:47 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:02 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:01 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 days | |
| Feb 13, 2:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 13, 8:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 19 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:04 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:45 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:05 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:40 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 8 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:51 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 42 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 67 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:55 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:48 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 55 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:44 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:45 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 14 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:56 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:36 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:00 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 51 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:10 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:10 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 72 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:15 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 46 hr | |
| Feb 22, 9:06 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:08 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:56 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 33 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:26 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:47 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 13 min | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 30 min |
| Feb 23, 4:04 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 26 min | |
| Feb 23, 5:55 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 35 min |
| Feb 23, 5:58 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 17 min | |
| Feb 23, 6:17 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 28 min |
| Feb 23, 6:47 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 28 min |
| Feb 23, 3:51 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Feb 24, 10:43 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 7 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:26 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Feb 26, 8:27 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 2:13 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 9:33 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SEW | 87 min | |
| Feb 29, 1:04 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:04 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 45 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| River Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 4 |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 18 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Walla Walla County17
- King County14
- Snohomish County13
- Columbia County13
- Pierce County12
- Asotin County9
- Yakima County9
- Kittitas County8
- Whitman County8
- Garfield County7
- Lewis County6
- Spokane County5
- Island County5
- Whatcom County4
- Skagit County4
- Clallam County3
- Grays Harbor County2
- Lincoln County2
- Pend Oreille County2
- Stevens County2
- Thurston County2
- Cowlitz County2
- Okanogan County2
- Benton County2
- Franklin County2
- Klickitat County2
- Adams County2
- Chelan County2
- Douglas County2
- Grant County2
- Wahkiakum County1
- Jefferson County1
- Kitsap County1
- Mason County1
- San Juan County1
- Ferry 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.