Alert archive / Washington / 2023
Weather alerts in Washington, July 2023
121 weather alerts in July 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 July 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 121
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 51
- Busiest day
- July 10, 202336 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 62 hr | |
| Jul 1, 3:16 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 17 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:10 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 11 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:32 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | PQR | 4 days | |
| Jul 2, 2:15 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 31 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:16 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skamania and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:58 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PQR | 64 hr | |
| Jul 3, 1:29 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skamania and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:11 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Jul 5, 2:42 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 6, 2:47 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jul 6, 2:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 7, 2:33 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 1 more | 65 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:41 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 7, 2:41 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 7, 12:51 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:24 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:38 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:27 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:10 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 8, 2:23 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jul 8, 2:23 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Jul 9, 3:04 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 9, 1:03 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 90 min |
| Jul 9, 2:04 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 2:48 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:10 PM PDT | Flood Watch | OTX | Okanogan | 28 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 3:08 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jul 10, 7:30 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 7:41 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 8:00 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 8:03 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 8:25 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 8:26 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 8:54 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 9:00 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 10:15 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 10:52 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 11:14 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 11:44 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane, Stevens | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 11:48 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 12:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 12:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 12:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 12:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 1:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 2:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Kittitas | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 2:25 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 86 min |
| Jul 10, 2:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 2:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 3:02 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 3:14 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 3:29 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 3:38 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 3:57 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 4:03 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 4:23 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Grant, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:24 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Stevens | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 4:43 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 4:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 5:05 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:08 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Grant, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 5:11 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 99 min |
| Jul 10, 5:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 5:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 5:43 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 6:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 6:15 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Stevens | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:11 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 2:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 12, 2:55 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 12, 2:23 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PQR | 3 days | |
| Jul 12, 3:16 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:51 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:34 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:53 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jul 13, 1:03 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 3 days |
| Jul 13, 1:06 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 49 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:45 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 49 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:45 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 61 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:57 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 2 more | 3 days |
| Jul 14, 2:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 14, 8:33 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jul 15, 2:51 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 15, 2:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 15, 3:09 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 65 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:55 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:13 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 16, 3:13 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 17, 2:42 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 17 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:03 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 18, 3:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jul 19, 2:45 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 19, 2:01 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 54 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:47 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 20, 3:02 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 20, 3:02 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jul 21, 2:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 22, 2:35 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 22, 6:04 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:07 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 37 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:34 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 18 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:32 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Jul 23, 12:22 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 35 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:49 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:58 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Jul 25, 2:48 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 27, 2:55 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 28, 2:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 29 hr | |
| Jul 28, 12:00 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 56 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:51 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jul 29, 3:39 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Douglas, Okanogan | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jul 30, 3:22 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:31 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 13 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 7 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 29 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Douglas County22
- Grant County20
- Okanogan County19
- Spokane County15
- Lincoln County13
- Yakima County12
- Adams County12
- Chelan County12
- Whitman County12
- Garfield County11
- Asotin County9
- Benton County9
- Franklin County9
- Klickitat County9
- Walla Walla County9
- Stevens County9
- Kittitas County8
- Columbia County8
- Pend Oreille County6
- Ferry County5
- Grays Harbor County2
- King County2
- Lewis County2
- Mason County2
- Pierce County2
- Skamania County2
- Thurston County2
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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.