Alert archive / Washington / 2021
Weather alerts in Washington, August 2021
88 weather alerts in August 2021, 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 August 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 88
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest day
- August 4, 202111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 5:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 6:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 7:08 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 6:30 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Aug 1, 6:30 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Aug 2, 2:37 AM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:46 AM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:06 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:46 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 56 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:28 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 3, 2:28 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Aug 3, 2:26 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | 24 hr | |
| Aug 3, 2:50 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 23 hr | |
| Aug 3, 4:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 20 min |
| Aug 3, 4:49 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | King | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 5:12 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | King, Snohomish | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 5:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 6:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 6:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 73 min | |
| Aug 3, 6:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 8:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 78 min |
| Aug 3, 8:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:26 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Aug 4, 1:53 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 31 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:05 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | 32 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:59 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 7:25 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Aug 4, 7:25 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Aug 5, 2:53 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 19 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:04 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 5, 2:26 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Aug 6, 2:58 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Aug 6, 3:13 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Aug 6, 3:41 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Adams | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:56 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Aug 7, 2:56 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Aug 7, 8:20 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Aug 8, 2:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Aug 8, 2:55 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:59 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PQR | 46 hr | |
| Aug 8, 3:05 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 46 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:14 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Watch | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Aug 9, 4:50 AM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:04 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PQR | 5 days | |
| Aug 10, 12:50 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 5 days |
| Aug 10, 1:06 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 25 hr | |
| Aug 10, 1:39 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 5 days |
| Aug 10, 2:22 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Aug 10, 2:44 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | SEW | 4 days | |
| Aug 10, 2:44 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Aug 11, 4:34 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:53 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PQR | 56 hr | |
| Aug 11, 1:44 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 30 hr | |
| Aug 11, 1:52 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish and 1 more | 56 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:57 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 32 hr | |
| Aug 13, 3:25 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 30 hr | |
| Aug 13, 8:26 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Aug 14, 4:33 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | 4 hr | |
| Aug 14, 8:07 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Aug 14, 8:28 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | 36 hr | |
| Aug 14, 12:33 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 33 hr | |
| Aug 15, 2:52 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 15, 2:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:40 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Aug 16, 7:54 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:29 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens | 31 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:04 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Okanogan | 15 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:39 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Aug 19, 1:01 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 51 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:46 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:17 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:30 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:22 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Aug 22, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Aug 25, 2:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Aug 26, 2:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Aug 28, 2:07 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | 23 hr | |
| Aug 28, 2:52 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Aug 29, 12:23 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Aug 29, 1:18 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | 32 hr | |
| Aug 29, 1:18 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | 32 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:19 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Aug 30, 2:44 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Aug 30, 2:44 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Aug 30, 5:00 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:06 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 19 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 4 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 6 |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Dust Storm Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 7 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 8 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 24 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Douglas County9
- Okanogan County9
- Spokane County8
- Asotin County7
- Garfield County7
- Ferry County7
- Pend Oreille County7
- Stevens County7
- Kittitas County7
- Yakima County7
- Whitman County6
- Chelan County6
- Lincoln County6
- Adams County5
- Klickitat County5
- Grant County4
- Benton County4
- Columbia County4
- Franklin County4
- Walla Walla County4
- King County4
- Snohomish County3
- Lewis County2
- Pierce County2
- Skagit County2
- Skamania County2
- Whatcom County2
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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.