Alert archive / Washington / 2021
Weather alerts in Washington, January 2021
189 weather alerts in January 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 January 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 189
- Warnings
- 64
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 94
- Busiest day
- January 3, 202127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:44 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:44 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:44 AM PST | Storm Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:46 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:42 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:05 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:58 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:41 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 44 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:46 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:49 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 49 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:56 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:56 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 28 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:23 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:23 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:30 AM PST | Storm Warning | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 28 hr | |
| Jan 2, 12:06 PM PST | River Flood Watch | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:44 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:15 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 51 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:17 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Clallam | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 26 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:48 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason and 3 more | 56 min |
| Jan 2, 9:40 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Island, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish | 2 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:35 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Pacific, Wahkiakum | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:41 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston | 2 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:42 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 5 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:27 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Cowlitz | 19 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:06 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:21 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 18 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:49 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Pacific | 8 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:55 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:31 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 35 hr |
| Jan 3, 5:45 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 9 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:16 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, Thurston | 4 days |
| Jan 3, 6:16 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 6 days |
| Jan 3, 6:18 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 3, 12:37 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Jan 3, 12:37 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:20 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:20 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 9 days | |
| Jan 3, 2:27 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 38 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 28 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:56 PM PST | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Whitman | 31 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:40 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 11:52 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Garfield, Whitman | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:31 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:31 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 2:38 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 12 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:46 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:24 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:26 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:26 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:49 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 17 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:59 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 43 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:02 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:53 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:23 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:23 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:23 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:21 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:36 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 days | |
| Jan 7, 2:42 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Jan 7, 10:31 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:58 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:15 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:08 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:08 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:18 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:46 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 5 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:53 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:01 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:01 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Jan 9, 8:13 PM PST | High Surf Warning | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:17 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:25 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:25 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PQR | 3 days | |
| Jan 10, 2:52 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more | 4 days |
| Jan 10, 3:03 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:17 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 9:20 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:39 AM PST | Flood Watch | PQR | 55 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:56 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:23 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:42 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 53 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:19 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jan 11, 8:35 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 39 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:28 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 18 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:28 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:50 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 4 days |
| Jan 11, 2:58 PM PST | High Wind Watch | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:00 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 2:03 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:44 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 41 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:23 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:41 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Pacific, Wahkiakum | 10 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:54 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum | 13 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:02 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:39 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:39 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:36 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Pacific | 11 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:39 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 26 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:01 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 13 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:42 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 34 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:42 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 31 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:42 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 42 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:59 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, Thurston | 3 days |
| Jan 12, 1:59 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 4 days |
| Jan 12, 2:03 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 20 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:20 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Spokane, Whitman | 30 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:35 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:02 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Cowlitz | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:32 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 43 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:32 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 39 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:02 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 10 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:44 PM PST | High Wind Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:08 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 days | |
| Jan 12, 9:09 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum | 9 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:14 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 12 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:19 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish | 39 min |
| Jan 13, 12:27 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 33 min | |
| Jan 13, 12:28 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 47 min |
| Jan 13, 1:09 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Snohomish | 51 min |
| Jan 13, 1:57 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 18 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:57 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 17 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:13 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 62 min |
| Jan 13, 4:50 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:50 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 12 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:03 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 19 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:22 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | PQR | Skamania | 6 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:26 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum | 109 min |
| Jan 13, 6:27 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | King, Pierce | 41 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:27 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 22 hr |
| Jan 13, 8:22 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum | 4 hr |
| Jan 13, 8:32 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Jan 13, 8:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 13, 12:31 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 12 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:55 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Stevens | 8 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:00 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:13 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | PQR | 37 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:01 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 60 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:40 AM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | PQR | 65 hr | |
| Jan 16, 1:21 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 13 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:36 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:06 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:12 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:55 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 46 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:55 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 3:37 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:09 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:52 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Jan 25, 12:29 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Jan 25, 12:29 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 49 hr | |
| Jan 25, 6:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 44 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:26 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Jan 26, 12:34 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 23 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:48 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:48 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 21 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:08 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:08 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:39 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | |
| Jan 29, 2:33 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 30, 1:54 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:35 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 67 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:24 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 65 hr | |
| Jan 30, 9:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:59 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 58 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Jan 31, 1:35 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 31, 1:35 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:57 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:54 PM PST | Winter Weather 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 |
| Special Weather Statement | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 32 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 9 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 23 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| High Surf Advisory | 7 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 13 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 9 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 30 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grays Harbor County12
- Snohomish County12
- Okanogan County12
- King County10
- San Juan County10
- Lewis County9
- Thurston County9
- Spokane County9
- Columbia County8
- Walla Walla County8
- Wahkiakum County8
- Pacific County8
- Ferry County8
- Pierce County7
- Island County6
- Mason County6
- Cowlitz County6
- Douglas County6
- Pend Oreille County6
- Stevens County6
- Whitman County6
- Lincoln County6
- Skamania County6
- Jefferson County5
- Kitsap County5
- Grant County5
- Clark County5
- Chelan County4
- Garfield County4
- Clallam County3
- Skagit County3
- Klickitat County3
- Asotin County3
- Adams County3
- Whatcom County2
- Kittitas County2
- Yakima County2
- Benton County1
- Franklin 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.