Weather alerts in Washington, December 2023

163 weather alerts in December 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 163
Warnings: 48
Watches: 13
Advisories: 99
Busiest day: December 5, 202333 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
Nov 30, 9:35 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more	6 days
Dec 1, 2:24 AM PST	Wind Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield	37 hr
Dec 1, 3:55 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	32 hr
Dec 1, 5:29 AM PST	Flood Watch	PQR		5 days
Dec 1, 10:23 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	20 hr
Dec 1, 10:53 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		28 hr
Dec 1, 2:23 PM PST	High Wind Watch	PQR		19 hr
Dec 1, 8:33 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		55 hr
Dec 2, 12:34 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		9 hr
Dec 2, 2:59 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Dec 2, 2:27 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Dec 2, 6:51 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum	17 hr
Dec 3, 2:07 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan	13 hr
Dec 3, 3:00 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Dec 3, 3:00 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		47 hr
Dec 3, 3:00 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		12 hr
Dec 3, 11:12 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		4 hr
Dec 3, 1:55 PM PST	Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman	47 hr
Dec 3, 3:20 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Dec 3, 3:26 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan and 3 more	25 hr
Dec 3, 9:03 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Yakima	9 hr
Dec 4, 12:24 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	9 hr
Dec 4, 8:59 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	15 hr
Dec 4, 11:37 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	64 hr
Dec 4, 2:58 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum	53 hr
Dec 4, 4:49 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	31 hr
Dec 4, 4:49 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	43 hr
Dec 4, 4:49 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	43 hr
Dec 4, 4:49 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	King	3 days
Dec 4, 4:56 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Skagit	56 hr
Dec 4, 5:31 PM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Wahkiakum	46 hr
Dec 4, 8:19 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	11 hr
Dec 4, 8:58 PM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	17 min
Dec 4, 9:25 PM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Pacific, Wahkiakum	13 hr
Dec 4, 9:56 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam	20 hr
Dec 4, 11:12 PM PST	Areal Flood Warning	SEW	Jefferson	17 hr
Dec 5, 1:56 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 5, 2:01 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	22 hr
Dec 5, 2:01 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	26 hr
Dec 5, 2:01 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	22 hr
Dec 5, 4:25 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	19 hr
Dec 5, 4:27 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis, Pierce	42 hr
Dec 5, 5:12 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor	19 hr
Dec 5, 7:28 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 5, 7:56 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	10 hr
Dec 5, 8:24 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	59 hr
Dec 5, 8:24 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Lewis	39 hr
Dec 5, 8:24 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Skagit	44 hr
Dec 5, 9:08 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	38 hr
Dec 5, 9:08 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	45 hr
Dec 5, 11:04 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	10 hr
Dec 5, 11:46 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Whatcom	13 hr
Dec 5, 11:46 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor, Thurston	68 hr
Dec 5, 1:18 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Chelan	31 hr
Dec 5, 1:18 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Pend Oreille, Stevens	39 hr
Dec 5, 1:18 PM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Pacific	8 hr
Dec 5, 1:29 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor, Island, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason and 3 more	11 hr
Dec 5, 3:47 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor	3 days
Dec 5, 8:39 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	8 hr
Dec 6, 1:09 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	7 hr
Dec 6, 1:31 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Pierce	12 hr
Dec 6, 1:32 AM PST	River Flood Warning	PQR	Cowlitz	18 hr
Dec 6, 3:06 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Pierce	13 hr
Dec 6, 8:24 AM PST	Areal Flood Warning	SEW	Snohomish	12 hr
Dec 6, 1:44 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan	47 hr
Dec 6, 1:49 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima	44 hr
Dec 7, 2:07 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		24 hr
Dec 7, 2:46 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Dec 7, 3:32 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		33 hr
Dec 7, 4:04 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	60 hr
Dec 8, 2:46 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 8, 1:32 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		36 hr
Dec 8, 1:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	58 hr
Dec 8, 2:22 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Dec 8, 2:22 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		54 hr
Dec 8, 2:46 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan	46 hr
Dec 8, 2:46 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	46 hr
Dec 8, 2:54 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW		43 hr
Dec 8, 2:54 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Dec 8, 3:05 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	34 hr
Dec 8, 7:41 PM PST	Flood Watch	PQR		43 hr
Dec 10, 4:07 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	22 hr
Dec 10, 4:14 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Grays Harbor, Lewis, Thurston	22 hr
Dec 10, 8:41 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima	15 hr
Dec 11, 6:58 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	15 hr
Dec 12, 2:43 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Dec 12, 8:43 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 12, 8:55 PM PST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 13, 1:40 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR		5 days
Dec 14, 2:41 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		36 hr
Dec 14, 1:27 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	4 days
Dec 15, 8:13 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	5 hr
Dec 15, 2:02 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	68 hr
Dec 15, 7:31 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	17 hr
Dec 15, 11:32 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	14 hr
Dec 16, 4:41 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		19 hr
Dec 17, 2:20 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Dec 17, 7:20 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Dec 17, 2:51 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	46 hr
Dec 17, 7:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		53 hr
Dec 19, 1:28 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		11 hr
Dec 19, 2:21 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		11 hr
Dec 19, 5:36 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		16 hr
Dec 19, 8:07 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	16 hr
Dec 19, 8:47 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 20, 9:56 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Dec 20, 4:44 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW	San Juan	19 hr
Dec 20, 4:45 PM PST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		19 hr
Dec 20, 4:51 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		19 hr
Dec 20, 7:17 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	16 hr
Dec 21, 3:08 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 days
Dec 21, 11:12 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Dec 21, 11:15 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan	35 hr
Dec 21, 3:33 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	18 hr
Dec 21, 4:41 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	17 hr
Dec 21, 7:15 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		10 hr
Dec 21, 7:46 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		20 hr
Dec 22, 2:30 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	20 hr
Dec 22, 9:48 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		3 days
Dec 23, 1:30 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		11 hr
Dec 23, 4:07 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		35 hr
Dec 23, 3:05 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 24, 3:38 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		48 hr
Dec 24, 3:38 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		60 hr
Dec 24, 3:38 AM PST	Storm Watch	SEW		11 hr
Dec 24, 1:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	41 hr
Dec 24, 1:46 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	44 hr
Dec 24, 1:55 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	38 hr
Dec 24, 2:01 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		38 hr
Dec 24, 2:03 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		23 hr
Dec 24, 2:03 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		40 hr
Dec 24, 2:14 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		44 hr
Dec 24, 2:49 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		13 hr
Dec 24, 9:01 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Dec 25, 3:29 AM PST	High Wind Warning	PQR		20 hr
Dec 25, 3:29 AM PST	Ice Storm Warning	PQR		24 hr
Dec 25, 4:32 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	10 hr
Dec 25, 5:03 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	5 hr
Dec 25, 10:46 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		2 hr
Dec 25, 2:30 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	30 hr
Dec 25, 2:42 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Dec 25, 3:15 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	17 hr
Dec 26, 2:29 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		31 min
Dec 26, 2:53 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		49 hr
Dec 26, 2:53 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Dec 26, 3:52 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		33 hr
Dec 26, 12:49 PM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		26 hr
Dec 26, 2:39 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 hr
Dec 26, 2:39 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		46 hr
Dec 27, 2:48 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		11 hr
Dec 27, 2:48 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Dec 27, 2:58 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR		37 hr
Dec 27, 2:42 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		51 hr
Dec 27, 3:03 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	19 hr
Dec 27, 7:08 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Yakima	15 hr
Dec 27, 9:01 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Dec 27, 9:23 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	4 days
Dec 28, 8:18 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		41 hr
Dec 28, 3:52 PM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		60 hr
Dec 29, 2:19 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		45 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Dec 31, 12:45 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		11 hr
Dec 31, 8:24 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	4 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	33
Flood Watch	7
Areal Flood Advisory	6
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Weather Advisory	19
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	3
Dense Fog Advisory	26
Freezing Fog Advisory	2
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	6
High Surf Advisory	3
Beach Hazards Statement	3
Marine
Gale Warning	9
Gale Watch	4
Storm Watch	1
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	24

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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.