Special Weather Statements in Washington
2,042 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 2,042
- Busiest year
- 2023319 special weather statements
- Average year
- 113over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Spokane County186
- Ferry County182
- Stevens County156
- Pend Oreille County134
- Lincoln County112
- Columbia County107
- Asotin County87
- Okanogan County82
- Douglas County78
- Whitman County74
- Walla Walla County70
- Yakima County64
- Benton County64
- Kittitas County62
- Garfield County60
- Grant County53
- Clark County52
- Adams County51
- Franklin County46
- Skamania County41
- Chelan County38
- King County33
- Grays Harbor County32
- Klickitat County30
- Cowlitz County27
- Pacific County22
- Snohomish County22
- Pierce County20
- Kitsap County19
- Lewis County17
- Thurston County14
- Island County14
- Wahkiakum County11
- Clallam County11
- Jefferson County9
- Mason County8
- Whatcom County7
- Skagit County6
- San Juan County2
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 23 min |
| Sep 6, 7:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 35 min |
| Sep 6, 6:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 40 min |
| Sep 6, 6:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 5:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 25 min | |
| Sep 6, 4:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 3:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 36 min |
| Sep 4, 5:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 23 min |
| Sep 4, 5:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 3:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 1:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 14 min |
| Sep 2, 8:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 50 min |
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.