Alert archive / Washington / 2021
Weather alerts in Washington, October 2021
113 weather alerts in October 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 October 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 113
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest day
- October 29, 202113 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2:54 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 50 hr | |
| Oct 4, 5:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Oct 4, 3:11 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Oct 5, 2:17 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Oct 5, 3:15 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 12 hr |
| Oct 5, 8:48 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Oct 7, 2:27 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | OTX | Adams, Grant | 31 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:09 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Oct 8, 3:12 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Oct 8, 11:46 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Oct 9, 2:24 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:06 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Oct 10, 2:22 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 12 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 20 min |
| Oct 10, 3:02 PM PDT | Freeze Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 10 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:02 PM PDT | Freeze Warning | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 10 hr |
| Oct 10, 8:30 PM PDT | Freeze Watch | PQR | 5 hr | |
| Oct 11, 1:22 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 32 hr |
| Oct 11, 1:48 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Oct 11, 2:01 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 31 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:01 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas | 31 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:37 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Oct 11, 2:54 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 days | |
| Oct 12, 5:02 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 28 min | |
| Oct 14, 2:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 70 hr | |
| Oct 15, 2:40 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Oct 15, 2:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:03 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Oct 17, 2:49 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Oct 17, 5:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 28 min |
| Oct 17, 5:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 38 min |
| Oct 18, 2:50 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 days | |
| Oct 18, 2:57 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Oct 18, 8:34 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Oct 18, 8:34 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Oct 19, 2:55 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Oct 19, 8:48 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Oct 20, 8:24 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 19 min |
| Oct 20, 2:25 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 39 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 26 min |
| Oct 21, 4:03 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Oct 21, 12:06 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 63 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:06 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Oct 22, 1:50 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 62 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:30 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Oct 22, 2:30 PM PDT | Storm Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 2:34 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 13 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:48 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 2:48 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PQR | 62 hr | |
| Oct 22, 2:56 PM PDT | High Surf Warning | PQR | 31 min | |
| Oct 22, 3:27 PM PDT | Coastal Flood Warning | PQR | 66 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 14 min |
| Oct 22, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 22 min |
| Oct 23, 2:36 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 12 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:59 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 3 days | |
| Oct 23, 2:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 2:59 AM PDT | Storm Warning | SEW | 50 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:12 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 69 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:12 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:17 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | PQR | 54 hr | |
| Oct 23, 1:47 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 30 hr |
| Oct 23, 1:49 PM PDT | High Surf Warning | SEW | 52 hr | |
| Oct 23, 2:35 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 26 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:35 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 29 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:26 AM PDT | Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan | 19 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:03 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 8 days | |
| Oct 24, 3:27 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Oct 24, 12:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 35 min |
| Oct 24, 1:02 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz | 28 min |
| Oct 24, 1:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 14 min |
| Oct 24, 3:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King, Snohomish | 25 min |
| Oct 24, 7:22 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 23 min | |
| Oct 24, 7:39 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 36 min | |
| Oct 24, 8:02 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 28 min | |
| Oct 24, 8:13 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 32 min | |
| Oct 24, 9:58 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grays Harbor, Pacific | 2 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:08 AM PDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 10 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:58 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 5 days |
| Oct 25, 8:29 AM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 31 min | |
| Oct 25, 9:11 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Oct 26, 2:06 PM PDT | Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Okanogan | 3 days |
| Oct 26, 3:52 PM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Skagit, Snohomish and 1 more | 65 hr |
| Oct 26, 6:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 23 min |
| Oct 26, 6:40 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Oct 26, 10:28 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Oct 26, 10:28 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Oct 27, 8:52 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Oct 28, 11:26 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 10 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:38 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 8 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:38 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 27 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:38 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 32 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:51 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Oct 28, 3:52 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 14 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:52 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:52 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Skagit | 36 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:17 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 32 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:23 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 25 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:46 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:48 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason | 11 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:53 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Thurston | 15 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:56 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 11 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:57 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Island | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 8:12 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | King | 33 hr |
| Oct 28, 8:12 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 8 hr |
| Oct 29, 12:14 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 8 hr |
| Oct 29, 2:07 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 24 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:27 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 18 hr |
| Oct 29, 5:08 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Skagit | 24 hr |
| Oct 29, 2:56 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Oct 30, 3:24 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:29 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:51 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 30 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 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 11 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 15 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| High Surf Warning | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 25 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Snohomish County9
- King County6
- San Juan County5
- Columbia County5
- Walla Walla County5
- Klickitat County4
- Clark County4
- Okanogan County4
- Cowlitz County4
- Skagit County4
- Whatcom County4
- Yakima County3
- Pacific County3
- Chelan County3
- Grays Harbor County3
- Adams County2
- Grant County2
- Benton County2
- Franklin County2
- Asotin County2
- Garfield County2
- Douglas County2
- Lewis County2
- Mason County2
- Clallam County2
- Jefferson County2
- Kittitas County1
- Skamania County1
- Ferry County1
- Lincoln County1
- Spokane County1
- Wahkiakum County1
- Kitsap County1
- Pierce County1
- Thurston County1
- Island 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.