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Special Weather Statements in Washington, 2017
70 special weather statements in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 70
- Busiest month
- May30 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- May 5, 201720 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 5:30 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 5:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 13 min |
| Apr 7, 3:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 3:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 4:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 51 min |
| Apr 18, 12:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 25 min |
| Apr 18, 12:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 4:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 43 min |
| May 4, 12:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 31 min |
| May 4, 3:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Pierce | 30 min |
| May 4, 3:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 32 min |
| May 4, 5:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | King | 59 min |
| May 4, 5:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 23 min |
| May 4, 5:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 32 min |
| May 4, 6:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Pierce | 35 min |
| May 4, 6:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 60 min |
| May 4, 6:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 53 min |
| May 4, 6:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 33 min |
| May 4, 7:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 35 min |
| May 4, 7:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 27 min |
| May 4, 7:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 24 min |
| May 4, 7:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 64 min |
| May 4, 8:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 46 min |
| May 5, 12:06 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 39 min |
| May 5, 12:31 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:15 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 45 min |
| May 5, 1:59 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:11 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:29 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 31 min |
| May 5, 3:20 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 40 min |
| May 5, 3:46 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 11, 3:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 43 min |
| May 13, 3:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 61 min |
| May 30, 5:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 42 min |
| May 30, 5:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 51 min |
| May 30, 6:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 63 min |
| May 30, 7:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 65 min |
| May 30, 8:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 8:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 1:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 4:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 4:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 5:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 5:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 6:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 4:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 3:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 58 min |
| Sep 19, 2:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 34 min |
| Oct 7, 7:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 32 min |
| Oct 12, 12:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Wahkiakum | 27 min |
| Oct 12, 2:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 32 min |
| Oct 12, 2:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Wahkiakum | 17 min |
| Oct 20, 7:22 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 23 min |
| Nov 9, 9:38 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 37 min |
| Nov 14, 5:29 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 31 min |
| Nov 14, 6:00 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 30 min |
| Nov 14, 7:08 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 37 min |
| Nov 14, 8:10 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 35 min |
| Nov 14, 8:53 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 37 min |
| Nov 14, 9:14 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 31 min |
| Nov 14, 9:23 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 37 min |
| Nov 14, 9:55 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 35 min |
| Nov 14, 10:57 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 33 min |
| Nov 14, 12:27 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 33 min |
| Nov 14, 12:31 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 29 min |
| Nov 15, 12:47 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 28 min |
| Nov 16, 6:00 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 30 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grays Harbor County10
- King County7
- Benton County6
- Columbia County5
- Clark County4
- Ferry County4
- Pacific County4
- Yakima County3
- Asotin County3
- Walla Walla County2
- Pierce County2
- Kittitas County2
- Thurston County2
- Klickitat County2
- Grant County2
- Douglas County2
- Garfield County2
- Wahkiakum County2
- Franklin County1
- Cowlitz County1
- Stevens County1
- Lincoln County1
- Okanogan County1
- Pend Oreille County1
- Skamania County1
- Clallam 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.