Alert archive / Washington / 2024
Weather alerts in Washington, August 2024
115 weather alerts in August 2024, 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 August 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- August 18, 202443 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:42 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Chelan | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:05 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Chelan | 31 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:01 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 12:19 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 32 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:44 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:20 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Aug 5, 3:46 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 7:46 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 8:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 9:23 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 1:35 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Asotin, Garfield | 115 min |
| Aug 5, 1:59 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield | 30 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:14 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Aug 5, 7:14 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Aug 6, 3:02 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 7, 1:00 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | SEW | 56 hr | |
| Aug 8, 2:05 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | King, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 34 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:55 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan | 20 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:54 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:09 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | King | 51 min |
| Aug 9, 5:11 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 115 min |
| Aug 10, 2:45 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Aug 10, 3:16 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 17 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Skagit | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 5:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 6:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 7:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 7:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 3:28 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Stevens | 41 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:38 AM PDT | Flood Watch | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 14 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:45 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 3:10 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:09 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Aug 15, 1:00 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 65 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:41 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Okanogan | 33 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:46 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 52 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 3:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 4:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 5:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 2:51 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:27 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:01 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:08 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 33 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 8:01 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Aug 17, 12:36 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Skamania | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 1:22 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Skamania | 8 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:04 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 5:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 5:59 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 6:24 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Pierce, Skamania and 1 more | 96 min |
| Aug 17, 6:26 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Lewis | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 6:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 6:51 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pierce, Thurston | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 7:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:16 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Klickitat | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 7:23 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Klickitat | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 7:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Franklin | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 7:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Pierce | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 7:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | 29 min | |
| Aug 17, 7:47 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams, Grant | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 8:11 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 34 min | |
| Aug 17, 8:21 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | King, Pierce | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 8:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 8:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 9:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 9:52 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 38 min | |
| Aug 17, 9:59 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Clallam, Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit, Whatcom | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 10:24 PM PDT | Special Marine Warning | SEW | 66 min | |
| Aug 17, 10:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 10:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 10:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 11:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Whatcom | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 11:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 11:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Whatcom | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 11:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | San Juan | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 12:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 1:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Wahkiakum | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 1:49 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Aug 18, 2:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 2:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 2:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 2:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 3:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 3:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 3:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 5:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:26 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:41 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:17 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Skagit | 24 hr |
| Aug 23, 6:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 110 min |
| Aug 26, 2:28 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 43 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:54 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Aug 26, 2:46 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:48 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 9 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:41 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Grant, Lincoln | 94 min |
| Aug 27, 3:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 22 min |
| Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Adams, Lincoln, Spokane | 89 min |
| Aug 27, 4:28 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Adams, Grant, Lincoln | 92 min |
| Aug 27, 5:09 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Adams, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 81 min |
| Aug 29, 12:44 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 3 days |
| Aug 29, 2:29 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 4:56 PM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PQR | Pacific | 18 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:11 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skamania | 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 | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 48 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Dust Storm Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 11 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Asotin County15
- Chelan County13
- Grant County13
- Okanogan County12
- Garfield County11
- Adams County11
- Lincoln County11
- Klickitat County10
- Yakima County9
- Skamania County9
- Spokane County8
- Douglas County8
- Columbia County7
- Stevens County7
- King County7
- Kittitas County7
- Whitman County6
- Benton County6
- Franklin County6
- Lewis County6
- Pierce County6
- Walla Walla County5
- Skagit County5
- Ferry County5
- Clark County5
- Mason County5
- Pend Oreille County4
- Whatcom County4
- Thurston County4
- Cowlitz County3
- Island County3
- Kitsap County3
- Snohomish County2
- Grays Harbor County2
- Clallam County2
- Jefferson County2
- San Juan County2
- Wahkiakum County1
- Pacific 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.