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Special Weather Statements in Washington, 2016
45 special weather statements in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 45
- Busiest month
- July13 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- October 14, 201611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2:51 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla | 54 min |
| Mar 14, 3:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 8:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 11:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz, Wahkiakum | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 7:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 8:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 41 min |
| May 4, 10:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 63 min |
| May 4, 11:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 54 min |
| May 21, 4:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 1:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 2:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 3:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 1:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 2:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 2:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 7:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 2:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 1:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 1:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 3:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 3:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 8:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 4:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 12:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 3:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 3:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 21 min |
| Jul 26, 5:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 5:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 7:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 12:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 44 min |
| Sep 21, 4:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 50 min |
| Oct 1, 9:46 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 44 min |
| Oct 14, 6:54 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 66 min |
| Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 40 min |
| Oct 14, 7:30 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Oct 14, 7:34 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 41 min |
| Oct 14, 7:44 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 8:34 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 41 min |
| Oct 14, 8:40 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 50 min |
| Oct 14, 10:29 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 10:42 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 48 min |
| Oct 14, 11:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Wahkiakum | 47 min |
| Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 52 min |
| Oct 16, 8:07 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific, Wahkiakum | 38 min |
| Dec 5, 9:47 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 118 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pend Oreille County6
- Columbia County4
- Clark County4
- Spokane County3
- Wahkiakum County3
- Stevens County3
- Pacific County3
- Franklin County2
- Garfield County2
- Whitman County2
- Grays Harbor County2
- Jefferson County2
- Walla Walla County1
- Lewis County1
- Cowlitz County1
- Kitsap County1
- Grant County1
- Kittitas County1
- Chelan County1
- Douglas County1
- Ferry County1
- Clallam County1
- King County1
- Island County1
- Thurston 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.