Alert archive / Washington / 2026
Weather alerts in Washington, August 2026
130 weather alerts in August 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 130
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest day
- August 13, 202625 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1:46 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Aug 2, 10:16 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 4 days |
| Aug 2, 10:31 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 21 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:00 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 9 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:53 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 39 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:09 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:15 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 46 hr | |
| Aug 4, 1:37 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more | 3 days |
| Aug 5, 11:35 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:10 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 48 hr |
| Aug 6, 10:36 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 67 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:46 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 58 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:09 AM PDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Aug 7, 1:02 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Aug 8, 1:42 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Aug 8, 1:02 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Aug 9, 2:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Aug 10, 1:31 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Aug 11, 1:46 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Aug 11, 11:02 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:08 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Mason, Skagit and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:16 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:34 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 53 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:47 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 5:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 6:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 6:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 6:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 6:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 7:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 7:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 7:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 7:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 8:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 8:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 9:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 9:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 10:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 10:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 55 min |
| Aug 12, 10:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 67 min |
| Aug 12, 11:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 11:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 12:06 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 54 min |
| Aug 13, 12:14 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 3:11 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Chelan, Okanogan | 19 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:38 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:23 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:07 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 9 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:37 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 105 min |
| Aug 13, 5:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Skamania | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 5:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 6:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | King | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 6:46 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | King | 15 min |
| Aug 13, 9:06 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:30 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 28 hr | |
| Aug 14, 2:25 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 19 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:51 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 2:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Kittitas | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 3:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Kittitas | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 3:18 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 3:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 4:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 26 min |
| Aug 14, 4:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 4:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 64 min |
| Aug 14, 7:52 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield | 25 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:28 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 28 hr | |
| Aug 15, 2:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 6:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 6:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 1:36 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Aug 16, 1:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 1:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 2:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 3:04 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 15 min |
| Aug 16, 5:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 5:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 5:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 5:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 2:32 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield | 31 hr |
| Aug 20, 9:41 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 25 hr |
| Aug 20, 10:28 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 57 hr |
| Aug 20, 10:30 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:08 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:35 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Mason, Skagit and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:30 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Aug 21, 10:55 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry and 8 more | 44 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:57 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PDT | Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas and 3 more | 34 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:09 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 31 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:43 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skamania | 11 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:43 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 2:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 47 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:04 PM PDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 116 min |
| Aug 22, 3:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 22 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 4:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 24 min |
| Aug 22, 4:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 27 min | |
| Aug 22, 4:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 4:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 10:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 24 min |
| Aug 22, 11:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 11:40 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Stevens | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 11:54 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 12:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 12:42 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 11:13 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 11:43 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 12:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 34 min | |
| Aug 23, 12:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 31 min |
| Aug 23, 12:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 1:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 28 min | |
| Aug 24, 1:48 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Aug 24, 2:29 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:38 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 52 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:39 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | OTX | Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 27 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 31 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:25 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Aug 27, 9:04 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Aug 29, 1:40 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Aug 29, 11:01 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 11:31 AM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:31 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 11:51 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant, Lincoln | 22 min |
| Aug 31, 1:35 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 32 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 | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 64 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 18 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 10 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 17 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Asotin County20
- Douglas County18
- Ferry County18
- Kittitas County17
- Okanogan County16
- Chelan County14
- Lincoln County14
- Yakima County12
- Garfield County12
- Stevens County12
- King County11
- Grant County11
- Skamania County10
- Columbia County10
- Pend Oreille County10
- Mason County9
- Spokane County9
- Clallam County8
- Grays Harbor County8
- Jefferson County8
- Skagit County8
- Snohomish County8
- Whatcom County8
- Lewis County7
- Pierce County7
- Whitman County7
- Adams County6
- Klickitat County5
- Walla Walla County5
- Benton County4
- Franklin County4
- Clark County3
- Cowlitz County1
- Island County1
- Kitsap County1
- San Juan County1
- Thurston County1
Nearby
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.