Alert archive / Washington / 2021
Weather alerts in Washington, March 2021
101 weather alerts in March 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 March 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 101
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest day
- March 19, 202123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:09 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 65 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:09 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 days | |
| Mar 3, 7:26 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:57 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:59 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:49 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 8:23 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Mar 5, 8:56 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:54 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:04 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 26 min |
| Mar 5, 3:21 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 39 min |
| Mar 5, 3:33 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Skagit | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 3:40 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 53 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:58 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:04 AM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:48 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:45 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 30 min |
| Mar 7, 4:13 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 32 min |
| Mar 7, 5:25 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Mar 7, 5:51 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 3:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Mar 8, 6:22 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Mar 8, 6:22 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:38 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 28 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:28 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:28 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Mar 13, 2:40 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 49 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:40 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 58 hr | |
| Mar 14, 8:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:07 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:07 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 days | |
| Mar 17, 8:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Mar 17, 8:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 2:57 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:15 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 4:53 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 22 min |
| Mar 19, 5:02 AM PDT | Tornado Warning | SEW | Jefferson | 13 min |
| Mar 19, 5:56 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 6:53 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 37 min | |
| Mar 19, 7:03 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 27 min | |
| Mar 19, 7:21 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | 24 min | |
| Mar 19, 7:27 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 18 min | |
| Mar 19, 7:45 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 30 min | |
| Mar 19, 7:53 AM PDT | Tornado Warning | SEW | Clallam, Jefferson | 22 min |
| Mar 19, 8:12 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 18 min |
| Mar 19, 8:13 AM PDT | Tornado Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, Jefferson | 17 min |
| Mar 19, 8:38 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 19, 8:42 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 33 min | |
| Mar 19, 9:15 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 30 min | |
| Mar 19, 9:45 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 30 min | |
| Mar 19, 10:15 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 60 min | |
| Mar 19, 1:08 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 37 min | |
| Mar 19, 2:12 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 48 min | |
| Mar 19, 2:39 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:55 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 65 min | |
| Mar 19, 3:18 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 27 min | |
| Mar 19, 3:41 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 25 min | |
| Mar 19, 5:01 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 29 min | |
| Mar 20, 2:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 56 hr | |
| Mar 20, 1:46 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 45 hr | |
| Mar 20, 2:06 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 54 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:01 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Mar 20, 8:40 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:55 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:20 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:14 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Mar 23, 11:53 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 53 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:47 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:11 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 24, 12:30 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:24 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:14 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:37 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:47 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:35 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:35 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Mar 27, 8:58 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:12 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 44 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:00 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:07 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 37 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:07 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 37 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:19 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 39 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:24 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 60 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:24 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 72 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:32 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 36 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:03 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:03 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:56 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:04 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:35 AM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 25 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:04 AM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 2:21 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Lincoln | 84 min |
| Mar 28, 3:42 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Lincoln | 93 min |
| Mar 28, 5:08 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Lincoln | 97 min |
| Mar 28, 7:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Snohomish | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 7:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 8:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 48 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 | |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Dust Storm Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Special Marine Warning | 14 |
| Gale Watch | 7 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 22 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Adams County7
- Columbia County6
- Walla Walla County6
- Lincoln County6
- Jefferson County5
- Asotin County4
- Garfield County4
- Klickitat County4
- Douglas County4
- Grant County4
- Okanogan County4
- Spokane County4
- King County3
- Grays Harbor County3
- Clallam County3
- Benton County3
- Franklin County3
- Whitman County3
- San Juan County2
- Island County2
- Yakima County2
- Chelan County2
- Mason County1
- Kitsap County1
- Skagit County1
- Kittitas County1
- Ferry County1
- Pend Oreille County1
- Stevens County1
- Snohomish 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.