Weather alerts in Washington, January 2026

118 weather alerts in January 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 January 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 118
Warnings: 18
Watches: 16
Advisories: 75
Busiest day: January 5, 202615 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, 6:24 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 7 more	16 hr
Dec 31, 6:32 PM PST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		17 hr
Jan 1, 12:41 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla	11 hr
Jan 1, 7:47 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor	4 hr
Jan 1, 1:59 PM PST	Coastal Flood Watch	SEW	Grays Harbor	5 hr
Jan 1, 1:59 PM PST	Coastal Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson	23 hr
Jan 1, 6:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW	Grays Harbor	18 hr
Jan 2, 1:11 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR	Pacific	13 hr
Jan 2, 2:36 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		24 hr
Jan 2, 2:36 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		63 hr
Jan 2, 12:07 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	22 hr
Jan 2, 12:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, San Juan, Whatcom	26 hr
Jan 2, 12:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson	25 hr
Jan 2, 12:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Island, King, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and 1 more	20 hr
Jan 2, 12:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Clallam	25 hr
Jan 2, 2:21 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR	Pacific	24 hr
Jan 2, 10:41 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	11 hr
Jan 3, 1:41 AM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PQR	Pacific	37 hr
Jan 3, 2:25 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Jan 3, 3:15 PM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, San Juan, Whatcom	23 hr
Jan 3, 3:15 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Pierce and 2 more	23 hr
Jan 3, 7:53 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	7 hr
Jan 4, 5:23 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	16 hr
Jan 4, 12:29 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania	13 hr
Jan 4, 12:51 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	SEW	King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom	12 hr
Jan 4, 12:56 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	14 hr
Jan 4, 1:26 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Chelan	24 hr
Jan 4, 1:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Island, King, Kitsap, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit and 2 more	20 hr
Jan 4, 1:54 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson	25 hr
Jan 5, 12:42 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane	4 days
Jan 5, 1:00 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW	King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom	4 days
Jan 5, 1:36 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania	4 days
Jan 5, 2:09 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		12 hr
Jan 5, 2:52 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	4 days
Jan 5, 3:05 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	7 hr
Jan 5, 4:11 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason	39 hr
Jan 5, 10:01 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	42 hr
Jan 5, 12:36 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	5 hr
Jan 5, 1:06 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Whatcom	27 hr
Jan 5, 1:27 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	45 hr
Jan 5, 2:28 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		24 hr
Jan 5, 2:28 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 days
Jan 5, 2:42 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Island, King, Kitsap, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit and 2 more	20 hr
Jan 5, 2:42 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	Grays Harbor	25 hr
Jan 5, 6:35 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	PQR	Pacific	69 hr
Jan 5, 7:19 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Grant	9 hr
Jan 6, 1:18 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson	60 hr
Jan 6, 1:59 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		7 days
Jan 6, 1:07 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	5 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 PM PST	Coastal Flood Advisory	SEW	San Juan, Whatcom	19 hr
Jan 6, 11:35 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW	Clallam	19 hr
Jan 7, 2:10 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		34 hr
Jan 7, 7:40 AM PST	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Pacific	35 min
Jan 7, 1:52 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more	26 hr
Jan 7, 6:01 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	29 min
Jan 7, 6:15 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	30 min
Jan 7, 6:30 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	30 min
Jan 7, 6:46 PM PST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	OTX	Spokane, Whitman	29 min
Jan 7, 6:59 PM PST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	OTX	Whitman	31 min
Jan 7, 7:26 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	34 min
Jan 7, 7:35 PM PST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	OTX	Spokane	40 min
Jan 7, 8:15 PM PST	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	30 min
Jan 8, 3:37 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR	Clark	7 days
Jan 9, 12:46 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR	Pacific	4 days
Jan 10, 2:42 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		3 days
Jan 10, 10:36 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	3 hr
Jan 10, 2:57 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	13 hr
Jan 10, 7:59 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	15 hr
Jan 11, 2:35 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		27 hr
Jan 11, 2:35 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		55 hr
Jan 11, 3:05 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	69 hr
Jan 12, 4:03 AM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Clallam	11 hr
Jan 12, 4:41 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	5 hr
Jan 12, 11:51 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	8 days
Jan 12, 12:31 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		9 hr
Jan 12, 2:45 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR	Clark	23 hr
Jan 12, 2:52 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Skagit, Whatcom	18 hr
Jan 13, 3:36 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	8 hr
Jan 13, 12:24 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more	7 days
Jan 13, 2:11 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		35 hr
Jan 13, 2:56 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum	21 hr
Jan 13, 5:11 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more	60 hr
Jan 14, 2:11 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		47 hr
Jan 14, 3:07 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more	43 hr
Jan 15, 2:24 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Walla Walla	12 hr
Jan 15, 11:17 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	5 days
Jan 15, 2:27 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz	8 days
Jan 15, 8:39 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	65 hr
Jan 17, 10:17 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		6 hr
Jan 19, 8:00 AM PST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	SEW		3 hr
Jan 21, 12:08 PM PST	Cold Weather Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania	22 hr
Jan 22, 1:01 PM PST	Cold Weather Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum	22 hr
Jan 23, 11:24 AM PST	Cold Weather Advisory	SEW	King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish	22 hr
Jan 23, 12:51 PM PST	Cold Weather Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum	22 hr
Jan 24, 10:38 AM PST	Cold Weather Advisory	SEW	King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish and 1 more	22 hr
Jan 24, 11:33 AM PST	Cold Weather Advisory	PQR	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania	23 hr
Jan 26, 2:36 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		8 days
Jan 26, 7:59 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		8 hr
Jan 26, 3:55 PM PST	Gale Watch	SEW		11 hr
Jan 26, 3:55 PM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		38 hr
Jan 27, 4:20 PM PST	Flood Watch	SEW	Mason	38 hr
Jan 28, 12:56 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more	11 hr
Jan 28, 3:03 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		33 hr
Jan 28, 3:03 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		71 hr
Jan 28, 3:50 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SEW	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson	36 hr
Jan 28, 1:31 PM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR	Pacific	29 hr
Jan 29, 2:35 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant	7 hr
Jan 29, 2:37 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima	7 hr
Jan 29, 2:49 AM PST	Gale Warning	SEW		37 hr
Jan 29, 2:49 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		16 hr
Jan 29, 6:46 AM PST	River Flood Warning	SEW	Mason	53 hr
Jan 30, 2:16 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		4 days
Jan 30, 2:40 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	9 hr
Jan 30, 12:14 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima	106 min
Jan 30, 1:48 PM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	PQR	Pacific	3 days
Jan 30, 9:14 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	OTX	Adams, Grant	13 hr
Jan 31, 12:14 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima	12 hr
Jan 31, 12:00 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	Kittitas, Yakima	24 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	6
Flooding
River Flood Warning	3
Flood Watch	5
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	8
Cold
Cold Weather Advisory	6
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	2
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	5
Dense Fog Advisory	15
Freezing Fog Advisory	7
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	3
Coastal Flood Watch	3
Coastal Flood Advisory	12
High Surf Advisory	3
Beach Hazards Statement	3
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Gale Watch	4
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	15

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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.