Weather alerts in Washington, January 2023

109 weather alerts in January 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 January 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 109
Warnings: 10
Watches: 7
Advisories: 88
Busiest day: January 20, 20238 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 31, 4:03 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Jan 1, 12:38 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		10 hr
Jan 1, 2:57 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 days
Jan 1, 2:06 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	18 hr
Jan 1, 11:14 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		8 hr
Jan 3, 12:53 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		5 hr
Jan 3, 4:39 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	5 hr
Jan 3, 1:43 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	62 hr
Jan 3, 2:46 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Jan 3, 9:07 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		26 hr
Jan 4, 12:17 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Grant	36 hr
Jan 4, 2:27 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		3 days
Jan 4, 3:19 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	31 hr
Jan 4, 3:22 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	35 hr
Jan 4, 3:30 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		24 hr
Jan 4, 1:30 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	24 hr
Jan 5, 1:57 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		10 days
Jan 5, 2:30 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		27 hr
Jan 5, 8:53 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Jan 5, 2:26 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	19 hr
Jan 6, 4:11 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	57 hr
Jan 6, 5:06 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	7 hr
Jan 6, 6:43 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Klickitat	5 hr
Jan 6, 12:11 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	3 hr
Jan 6, 2:10 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	31 hr
Jan 7, 2:56 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	25 hr
Jan 7, 3:00 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		29 hr
Jan 7, 3:00 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		61 hr
Jan 7, 6:17 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	4 days
Jan 8, 1:57 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	25 hr
Jan 8, 3:02 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 hr
Jan 8, 8:06 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		8 hr
Jan 8, 9:38 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		18 hr
Jan 9, 2:50 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR		14 hr
Jan 9, 3:56 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		17 hr
Jan 9, 3:56 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		29 hr
Jan 9, 7:42 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PQR		4 hr
Jan 9, 8:32 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		41 hr
Jan 10, 4:15 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	3 hr
Jan 10, 6:59 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	21 hr
Jan 10, 1:28 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		13 hr
Jan 10, 2:05 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	3 days
Jan 11, 1:59 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	34 hr
Jan 11, 2:56 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		36 hr
Jan 11, 3:14 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		33 hr
Jan 11, 2:20 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		67 hr
Jan 11, 3:04 PM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		43 hr
Jan 11, 3:15 PM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	8 days
Jan 11, 3:16 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW		39 hr
Jan 12, 3:37 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		59 hr
Jan 12, 9:00 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		45 hr
Jan 12, 2:52 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		20 hr
Jan 12, 10:16 PM PST	Areal Flood Warning	SEW	Jefferson, Mason	26 hr
Jan 13, 2:58 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	19 hr
Jan 13, 6:12 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	30 hr
Jan 14, 2:54 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Jan 14, 11:37 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		36 hr
Jan 14, 8:10 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	16 hr
Jan 15, 2:46 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		5 days
Jan 15, 5:00 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	7 hr
Jan 15, 9:10 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more	3 hr
Jan 16, 2:42 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	9 hr
Jan 16, 6:02 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	6 hr
Jan 16, 2:48 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Jan 16, 2:48 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		60 hr
Jan 16, 5:30 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	17 hr
Jan 17, 2:56 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		28 hr
Jan 17, 1:58 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT		38 hr
Jan 17, 9:07 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	17 hr
Jan 18, 2:34 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		37 hr
Jan 18, 2:55 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		15 hr
Jan 18, 3:14 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan	9 hr
Jan 18, 3:41 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		24 hr
Jan 18, 6:02 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	3 hr
Jan 19, 6:41 PM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR		69 hr
Jan 20, 12:06 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR		9 hr
Jan 20, 2:22 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		67 hr
Jan 20, 12:04 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	50 hr
Jan 20, 1:58 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW		25 hr
Jan 20, 2:00 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		38 hr
Jan 20, 2:13 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Spokane, Whitman	47 hr
Jan 20, 2:37 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		6 hr
Jan 20, 8:49 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
Jan 20, 9:16 PM PST	High Wind Watch	SEW		6 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		16 hr
Jan 21, 3:21 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		25 hr
Jan 21, 4:51 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Jan 21, 8:54 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		21 hr
Jan 22, 9:23 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 2 more	4 hr
Jan 22, 8:57 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Jan 23, 11:58 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	4 days
Jan 23, 2:21 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR		4 days
Jan 23, 2:36 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		53 hr
Jan 25, 8:14 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 hr
Jan 25, 2:39 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	51 hr
Jan 26, 2:34 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Jan 26, 2:50 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla	31 hr
Jan 26, 8:02 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more	33 hr
Jan 27, 5:19 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	San Juan	49 hr
Jan 27, 2:12 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		13 hr
Jan 27, 2:12 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		43 hr
Jan 27, 9:38 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Jan 28, 2:44 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
Jan 28, 2:46 AM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	PQR		56 hr
Jan 28, 2:46 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PQR		17 hr
Jan 28, 5:16 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	74 min
Jan 28, 6:36 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	69 min
Jan 29, 2:18 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Jan 31, 2:02 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		26 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
Special Weather Statement	2
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	2
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	19
Cold
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	12
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	2
Dense Fog Advisory	14
Freezing Fog Advisory	3
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	10
High Surf Advisory	2
Beach Hazards Statement	2
Marine
Gale Warning	7
Gale Watch	6
Small Craft Advisory	24

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.