Weather alerts in Washington, May 2020

143 weather alerts in May 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 May 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 143
Warnings: 34
Watches: 17
Advisories: 38
Busiest day: May 30, 202036 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
May 1, 2:47 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
May 2, 9:35 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		11 hr
May 2, 10:26 AM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	9 hr
May 2, 12:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Jefferson	50 min
May 2, 1:19 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield and 6 more	2 hr
May 2, 2:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	28 min
May 2, 3:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	40 min
May 2, 3:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	53 min
May 2, 4:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Whitman	45 min
May 2, 4:56 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Douglas	49 min
May 2, 4:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	48 min
May 2, 5:15 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	OTX	Whitman	30 min
May 2, 5:39 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	36 min
May 2, 5:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	45 min
May 2, 5:48 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	OTX	Spokane	27 min
May 2, 6:04 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln	41 min
May 2, 6:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	37 min
May 2, 6:33 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	42 min
May 2, 9:33 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	42 min
May 4, 2:06 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		19 hr
May 4, 9:32 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 hr
May 5, 2:38 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	40 hr
May 5, 2:45 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		35 hr
May 5, 3:00 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant	28 hr
May 5, 6:33 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	24 hr
May 6, 5:10 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla	50 min
May 6, 6:03 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla	72 min
May 6, 7:32 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	88 min
May 6, 8:24 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	7 hr
May 6, 12:32 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		8 hr
May 6, 12:32 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		14 hr
May 7, 2:54 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 7, 2:44 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		50 hr
May 9, 2:56 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
May 10, 3:18 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 11, 2:57 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
May 11, 9:10 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		14 hr
May 11, 2:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		9 hr
May 11, 2:53 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		47 hr
May 12, 12:12 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Douglas, Okanogan	47 hr
May 13, 1:14 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
May 14, 2:58 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 15, 3:02 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		44 hr
May 17, 1:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	34 min
May 17, 1:35 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Garfield	40 min
May 17, 1:52 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Garfield, Whitman	38 min
May 17, 2:01 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	119 min
May 17, 2:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	38 min
May 17, 2:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	50 min
May 17, 2:49 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		9 hr
May 17, 3:21 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Whitman	39 min
May 17, 3:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	48 min
May 17, 4:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	33 min
May 18, 2:42 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 18, 3:49 AM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Okanogan	17 hr
May 18, 10:43 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Douglas, Okanogan	24 hr
May 18, 10:49 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	8 hr
May 18, 1:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	51 min
May 18, 1:20 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Lincoln	115 min
May 18, 1:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Stevens	47 min
May 18, 3:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	57 min
May 18, 4:22 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Grant	3 hr
May 18, 4:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	70 min
May 18, 5:31 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Franklin	119 min
May 18, 7:08 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	32 hr
May 19, 1:06 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	Klickitat	5 hr
May 19, 2:51 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
May 19, 9:59 AM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Whitman	43 hr
May 19, 10:19 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	3 days
May 19, 11:49 AM PDT	Flood Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	23 hr
May 19, 12:15 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	32 hr
May 19, 2:19 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 19, 5:03 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas	3 hr
May 20, 2:35 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant	17 hr
May 20, 2:39 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		23 hr
May 20, 2:39 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		45 hr
May 20, 8:32 AM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	24 hr
May 20, 2:45 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		62 hr
May 20, 5:33 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	PDT	Asotin	11 hr
May 25, 2:44 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		26 hr
May 27, 8:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
May 28, 2:35 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
May 28, 8:48 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
May 29, 11:35 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan	4 days
May 29, 2:48 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
May 29, 5:27 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry	53 hr
May 29, 5:27 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Okanogan	43 hr
May 29, 8:52 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		5 hr
May 29, 8:52 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		20 hr
May 30, 2:42 AM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW		26 hr
May 30, 6:17 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Adams	43 min
May 30, 7:03 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Adams	42 min
May 30, 7:21 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Douglas	39 min
May 30, 7:24 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	King	36 min
May 30, 7:26 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Pierce	34 min
May 30, 7:31 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	King	29 min
May 30, 7:40 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Skamania	35 min
May 30, 7:46 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	King, Snohomish	29 min
May 30, 7:50 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Lewis	25 min
May 30, 7:53 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SEW	Lewis, Pierce	25 min
May 30, 8:07 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Kitsap	23 min
May 30, 8:14 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Snohomish	31 min
May 30, 8:15 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Snohomish	30 min
May 30, 8:48 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan	27 hr
May 30, 8:50 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Whatcom	25 min
May 30, 8:59 AM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	11 hr
May 30, 8:59 AM PDT	Flash Flood Watch	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	11 hr
May 30, 10:18 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Stevens	42 min
May 30, 11:20 AM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Klickitat	115 min
May 30, 11:26 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	SEW	Pierce	34 min
May 30, 11:52 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	7 hr
May 30, 3:13 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 13 more	2 hr
May 30, 3:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	61 min
May 30, 3:55 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Klickitat	50 min
May 30, 3:58 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	47 min
May 30, 4:10 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla	65 min
May 30, 4:20 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	55 min
May 30, 4:22 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	5 hr
May 30, 4:39 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	66 min
May 30, 4:45 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Yakima	60 min
May 30, 4:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	56 min
May 30, 5:10 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla	65 min
May 30, 5:36 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams, Garfield, Whitman	39 min
May 30, 5:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	54 min
May 30, 6:14 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Garfield, Whitman	46 min
May 30, 6:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	31 min
May 30, 6:32 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams	28 min
May 30, 6:48 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Garfield	42 min
May 30, 6:53 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Adams, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman	37 min
May 30, 7:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	49 min
May 30, 7:25 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens	50 min
May 30, 7:29 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Adams, Lincoln	32 min
May 30, 7:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	33 min
May 30, 7:45 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens	60 min
May 30, 7:53 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	29 min
May 30, 8:06 PM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 9 more	114 min
May 30, 8:10 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Pend Oreille, Stevens	50 min
May 30, 8:53 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Pend Oreille	52 min
May 31, 1:38 AM PDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Asotin, Columbia, Garfield	2 hr
May 31, 2:43 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
May 31, 3:15 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman	3 hr
May 31, 4:59 AM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens	6 hr
May 31, 12:46 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	70 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	17
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	6
Special Weather Statement	48
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
River Flood Warning	5
Flash Flood Watch	3
Flood Watch	3
River Flood Watch	6
Areal Flood Advisory	6
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Dust Storm Warning	3
Blowing Dust Advisory	1
Wind Advisory	5
Marine
Gale Warning	6
Gale Watch	3
Small Craft Advisory	25

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.