Alert archive / Washington / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Washington, 2012
62 special weather statements in 2012. 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 in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 62
- Busiest month
- July54 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- July 20, 201212 special weather statements
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 5:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 3:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 1:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 2:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 2:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 6:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 7:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 6:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 6:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 8:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 8:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 9:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 1:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 5:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 44 min | |
| Jul 9, 7:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 10:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 54 min |
| Jul 12, 10:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 12:43 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 1:56 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 49 min |
| Jul 13, 8:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 11:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 1:13 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 2:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 3:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 3:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 87 min |
| Jul 14, 4:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 5:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 82 min |
| Jul 14, 6:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 7:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 8:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 11:13 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 11:21 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 6:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 12:04 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 12:27 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 12:52 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 1:45 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 60 min |
| Jul 16, 6:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 7:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 9 min |
| Jul 16, 8:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 16, 9:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 72 min |
| Jul 16, 9:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 9:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 2:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 6:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 48 min |
| Jul 17, 6:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 67 min |
| Jul 17, 6:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 9:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 5:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 7:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 12:26 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 49 min |
| Jul 20, 1:09 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 51 min |
| Jul 20, 9:02 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 11:18 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 11:34 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 56 min | |
| Jul 20, 11:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 12:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 12:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 2:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 57 min |
| Jul 20, 4:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 38 min |
| Nov 20, 11:23 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 37 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Asotin County7
- Kittitas County7
- Walla Walla County6
- Okanogan County6
- Yakima County5
- Columbia County4
- Ferry County4
- Grant County3
- Spokane County3
- Whitman County3
- Garfield County2
- Franklin County2
- Cowlitz County1
- Clark County1
- Klickitat County1
- Stevens County1
- Lincoln County1
- Adams County1
- Douglas County1
- Benton County1
- Pacific County1
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.