Weather alerts in Washington, December 2022

200 weather alerts in December 2022, 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 December 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 200
Warnings: 50
Watches: 27
Advisories: 119
Busiest day: December 26, 202232 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
Dec 1, 2:34 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		14 hr
Dec 1, 2:34 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Dec 1, 12:55 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		38 hr
Dec 1, 12:55 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		15 hr
Dec 1, 4:04 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		42 hr
Dec 1, 4:04 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		66 hr
Dec 2, 2:53 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	9 hr
Dec 2, 3:42 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		30 hr
Dec 2, 7:22 AM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan	3 hr
Dec 3, 3:10 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	43 hr
Dec 3, 12:31 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	47 hr
Dec 3, 7:15 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		34 hr
Dec 4, 1:53 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 4, 9:37 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	6 hr
Dec 5, 2:37 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Dec 5, 7:38 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman	14 hr
Dec 6, 2:15 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 6, 1:42 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	22 hr
Dec 6, 2:05 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		42 hr
Dec 6, 2:05 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 days
Dec 6, 2:52 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	43 hr
Dec 6, 2:52 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		49 hr
Dec 6, 3:40 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		56 hr
Dec 6, 6:37 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	36 hr
Dec 7, 11:39 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		3 days
Dec 7, 1:47 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more	39 hr
Dec 7, 11:21 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	5 hr
Dec 8, 11:09 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Klickitat	10 hr
Dec 8, 11:23 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	15 hr
Dec 8, 2:15 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	50 hr
Dec 8, 2:21 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		13 hr
Dec 8, 2:58 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		53 hr
Dec 9, 2:36 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	43 hr
Dec 9, 2:51 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		29 hr
Dec 9, 2:51 AM PST	Storm Warning	SEW		25 hr
Dec 9, 3:34 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	36 hr
Dec 9, 3:51 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	36 hr
Dec 9, 3:55 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	30 hr
Dec 9, 4:41 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		35 hr
Dec 9, 4:41 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Dec 9, 4:48 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	11 hr
Dec 9, 7:00 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	39 hr
Dec 9, 2:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		56 hr
Dec 9, 2:28 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		26 hr
Dec 10, 4:14 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	7 hr
Dec 10, 1:25 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	33 hr
Dec 11, 2:38 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	7 hr
Dec 11, 2:04 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
Dec 12, 3:59 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	29 hr
Dec 13, 6:15 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		5 hr
Dec 13, 9:58 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Yakima	4 days
Dec 14, 7:54 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	15 hr
Dec 14, 10:26 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	38 hr
Dec 16, 2:27 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	8 hr
Dec 16, 1:17 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman	69 hr
Dec 16, 4:40 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	19 hr
Dec 17, 1:08 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 17, 1:08 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Dec 17, 3:23 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		49 hr
Dec 17, 3:33 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	53 hr
Dec 17, 8:52 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		7 hr
Dec 17, 3:15 PM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	SEW		43 hr
Dec 17, 4:10 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		11 hr
Dec 17, 4:10 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Dec 17, 4:14 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	12 hr
Dec 18, 2:40 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 days
Dec 18, 12:23 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	26 hr
Dec 18, 12:39 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW	San Juan	26 hr
Dec 18, 12:53 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	25 hr
Dec 18, 5:52 PM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan	44 hr
Dec 18, 7:32 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Dec 19, 2:57 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		34 hr
Dec 19, 9:56 AM PST	Wind Chill Watch	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more	28 hr
Dec 19, 2:07 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	38 hr
Dec 19, 2:07 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more	38 hr
Dec 19, 2:11 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		31 hr
Dec 19, 2:11 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		37 hr
Dec 19, 2:18 PM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	4 days
Dec 19, 2:18 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	37 hr
Dec 19, 2:18 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	37 hr
Dec 19, 2:31 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW	San Juan	37 hr
Dec 19, 2:31 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		23 hr
Dec 19, 3:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Dec 19, 8:35 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	7 hr
Dec 20, 5:34 AM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Snohomish	4 hr
Dec 20, 11:20 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	115 min
Dec 20, 12:58 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		26 hr
Dec 20, 2:02 PM PST	Wind Chill Warning	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more	46 hr
Dec 20, 2:02 PM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	71 hr
Dec 20, 2:48 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Dec 20, 2:48 PM PST	Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	SEW		43 hr
Dec 20, 3:50 PM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	SEW	San Juan	54 hr
Dec 21, 4:30 AM PST	Wind Chill Warning	PQR		50 hr
Dec 21, 4:30 AM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	PQR		50 hr
Dec 21, 4:31 AM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		10 hr
Dec 21, 4:31 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		50 hr
Dec 21, 2:33 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	13 hr
Dec 21, 2:37 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Chelan	13 hr
Dec 21, 2:40 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		46 hr
Dec 21, 3:15 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR		3 days
Dec 21, 3:28 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW	San Juan	21 hr
Dec 22, 3:34 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Klickitat, Yakima	67 hr
Dec 22, 3:34 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	63 hr
Dec 22, 4:06 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan	68 hr
Dec 22, 4:06 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	68 hr
Dec 22, 4:11 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		30 hr
Dec 22, 12:34 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW	San Juan	38 hr
Dec 22, 2:32 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		23 hr
Dec 22, 8:47 PM PST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Mason, Thurston, Wahkiakum	5 hr
Dec 23, 5:14 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		8 days
Dec 23, 8:14 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Dec 23, 8:54 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		30 hr
Dec 23, 1:37 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		26 hr
Dec 23, 2:36 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	25 hr
Dec 23, 3:25 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom	37 hr
Dec 23, 3:52 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		23 hr
Dec 24, 3:00 AM PST	Ice Storm Warning	SEW		25 hr
Dec 24, 3:00 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Dec 24, 4:53 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	19 hr
Dec 24, 5:26 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		7 hr
Dec 24, 5:36 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		9 hr
Dec 24, 11:49 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	8 days
Dec 24, 2:57 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		28 hr
Dec 24, 3:05 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	25 hr
Dec 24, 7:05 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	17 hr
Dec 24, 8:53 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		16 hr
Dec 24, 9:24 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	19 hr
Dec 24, 9:24 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	7 hr
Dec 25, 2:47 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		17 hr
Dec 25, 4:22 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		11 hr
Dec 25, 4:52 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR		8 hr
Dec 25, 9:56 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	8 hr
Dec 25, 12:50 PM PST	Ice Storm Warning	PQR		26 hr
Dec 25, 1:59 PM PST	Ice Storm Warning	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	38 hr
Dec 25, 1:59 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	35 hr
Dec 25, 2:18 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		14 hr
Dec 25, 2:36 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	21 hr
Dec 25, 3:26 PM PST	River Flood Watch	OTX	Whitman	27 hr
Dec 25, 5:54 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	18 hr
Dec 25, 8:13 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		56 hr
Dec 25, 8:38 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 25, 8:39 PM PST	River Flood Watch	PQR		22 hr
Dec 26, 3:04 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		10 hr
Dec 26, 3:26 AM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 26, 3:26 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	10 hr
Dec 26, 3:36 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		6 hr
Dec 26, 3:36 AM PST	Coastal Flood Watch	PQR		23 hr
Dec 26, 4:05 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 26, 4:05 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 26, 4:05 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		15 hr
Dec 26, 4:39 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	44 hr
Dec 26, 4:46 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		38 hr
Dec 26, 4:46 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		38 hr
Dec 26, 6:38 AM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Wahkiakum	53 hr
Dec 26, 9:23 AM PST	High Surf Warning	PQR		21 hr
Dec 26, 10:33 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more	38 hr
Dec 26, 11:58 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	15 hr
Dec 26, 12:04 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	19 hr
Dec 26, 12:18 PM PST	Flood Watch	PQR		34 hr
Dec 26, 12:50 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	52 hr
Dec 26, 1:33 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Dec 26, 1:33 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	23 hr
Dec 26, 1:33 PM PST	High Surf Warning	SEW		14 hr
Dec 26, 2:22 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		16 hr
Dec 26, 2:50 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum	7 hr
Dec 26, 3:02 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		18 min
Dec 26, 3:02 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	13 hr
Dec 26, 3:26 PM PST	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	34 hr
Dec 26, 3:28 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Skagit	45 hr
Dec 26, 3:42 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		36 hr
Dec 26, 6:05 PM PST	River Flood Warning	OTX	Whitman	46 hr
Dec 26, 7:39 PM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	PQR		26 hr
Dec 26, 8:53 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan	41 hr
Dec 26, 8:54 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		37 hr
Dec 26, 10:28 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Clark	2 hr
Dec 27, 12:47 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas	5 hr
Dec 27, 2:53 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PDT	Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	22 hr
Dec 27, 3:39 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW		21 hr
Dec 27, 3:39 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	21 hr
Dec 27, 3:42 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		11 hr
Dec 27, 3:42 AM PST	Storm Warning	SEW		21 hr
Dec 27, 3:44 AM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW		18 hr
Dec 27, 3:49 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		30 hr
Dec 27, 3:51 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT		30 hr
Dec 27, 9:19 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	8 hr
Dec 27, 11:23 AM PST	High Wind Warning	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman	14 hr
Dec 27, 3:00 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	22 hr
Dec 27, 9:24 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		8 hr
Dec 28, 3:10 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		29 hr
Dec 28, 3:10 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Dec 28, 3:10 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Dec 28, 4:08 AM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW		9 hr
Dec 28, 1:15 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		56 hr
Dec 28, 1:44 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	50 hr
Dec 28, 2:29 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	55 hr
Dec 28, 3:04 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	46 hr
Dec 28, 3:22 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		67 hr
Dec 29, 3:11 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	31 hr
Dec 31, 3:27 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	33 hr
Dec 31, 4:05 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	6 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
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	1
Flooding
River Flood Warning	9
Flood Watch	3
River Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	15
Winter Storm Watch	9
Winter Weather Advisory	46
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	2
Wind Chill Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	7
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	5
High Wind Watch	3
Wind Advisory	14
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	1
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Freezing Fog Advisory	8
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	3
High Surf Warning	2
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	13
High Surf Advisory	1
Beach Hazards Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	9
Storm Warning	2
Gale Watch	8
Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	19

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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.