Alert archive / Washington / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Washington, 1996
24 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1996. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 24
- Busiest month
- July7 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- August 2, 19965 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 4:06 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark | 69 min |
| Jan 15, 4:48 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Skamania | 57 min |
| Jan 15, 5:23 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark | 67 min |
| Jan 15, 5:23 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Skamania | 67 min |
| May 17, 4:20 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 40 min |
| May 17, 4:54 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 51 min |
| May 17, 5:01 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 44 min |
| May 17, 5:23 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark | 52 min |
| May 17, 5:31 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 44 min |
| May 18, 4:12 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Walla Walla | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 3:36 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln | 69 min |
| Jul 3, 9:57 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Stevens | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 10:39 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Stevens | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 3:17 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PQR | Clark, Skamania | 58 min |
| Jul 29, 4:31 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Kittitas | 44 min |
| Jul 30, 7:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Douglas, Grant | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 7:45 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 8:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Grant, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 2:49 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 3:35 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Grant | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 3:55 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lincoln, Stevens | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 4:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 4:54 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Spokane | 51 min |
| Sep 3, 5:11 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SEW | Kitsap | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.