Alert archive / Washington / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Washington, 2020
113 special weather statements in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 113
- Busiest month
- May48 special weather statements
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- May 30, 202017 special weather statements
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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 21, 7:22 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 7:44 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 31 min |
| Jan 21, 7:54 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 36 min |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Clallam | 30 min |
| Feb 23, 5:55 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 35 min |
| Feb 23, 6:17 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 28 min |
| Feb 23, 6:47 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 28 min |
| Mar 24, 3:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 21 min |
| Mar 24, 3:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 4:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 20 min |
| Mar 24, 4:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 15 min |
| Mar 24, 5:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 13 min |
| Mar 24, 5:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 4:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 20 min |
| Mar 31, 6:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 40 min |
| May 2, 12:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Jefferson | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat | 28 min |
| May 2, 3:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 40 min |
| May 2, 3:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 53 min |
| May 2, 4:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 45 min |
| May 2, 4:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 49 min |
| May 2, 4:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 48 min |
| May 2, 5:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 36 min |
| May 2, 5:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 45 min |
| May 2, 6:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 37 min |
| May 2, 6:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 42 min |
| May 2, 9:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 42 min |
| May 6, 5:10 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla | 50 min |
| May 6, 6:03 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Franklin, Walla Walla | 72 min |
| May 6, 7:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 88 min |
| May 17, 1:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 34 min |
| May 17, 1:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 40 min |
| May 17, 2:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 38 min |
| May 17, 2:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 50 min |
| May 17, 3:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 48 min |
| May 17, 4:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 33 min |
| May 18, 1:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 18, 1:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 47 min |
| May 18, 3:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 57 min |
| May 18, 4:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 70 min |
| May 30, 6:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 43 min |
| May 30, 7:03 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 42 min |
| May 30, 7:21 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 39 min |
| May 30, 7:24 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 36 min |
| May 30, 7:26 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Pierce | 34 min |
| May 30, 7:40 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 35 min |
| May 30, 7:50 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 25 min |
| May 30, 8:07 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 23 min |
| May 30, 8:14 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Snohomish | 31 min |
| May 30, 8:15 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Snohomish | 30 min |
| May 30, 8:50 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Whatcom | 25 min |
| May 30, 10:18 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 42 min |
| May 30, 11:26 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Pierce | 34 min |
| May 30, 3:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 61 min |
| May 30, 4:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 55 min |
| May 30, 4:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 66 min |
| May 30, 4:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 56 min |
| May 30, 5:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 54 min |
| May 30, 6:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 31 min |
| May 30, 6:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 42 min |
| May 30, 7:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 49 min |
| May 30, 7:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 33 min |
| May 30, 8:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 6:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 7:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 7:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 8:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 8:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 9:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 5:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 5:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 6:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 7:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 7:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 9:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 11:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 11:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 11:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 4:12 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 4:36 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 5:24 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 9:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 11:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 12:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 12:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 1:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 2:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 2:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 3:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 45 min |
| Jun 24, 3:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 3:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 4:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 5:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 22 min |
| Jun 27, 6:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 2:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 6:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 12:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 1:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 10:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 8:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 9:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 1:06 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 24 min |
| Sep 18, 7:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 50 min |
| Sep 23, 5:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Jefferson | 65 min |
| Sep 25, 6:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Sep 25, 6:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 28 min |
| Sep 25, 6:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 34 min |
| Oct 10, 4:12 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 48 min |
| Nov 12, 6:39 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 36 min |
| Nov 17, 6:43 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Snohomish | 47 min |
| Nov 24, 1:06 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 39 min |
| Nov 24, 1:14 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 46 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Whitman County10
- Spokane County10
- Stevens County10
- Walla Walla County9
- Columbia County7
- Clark County6
- King County6
- Adams County5
- Pend Oreille County5
- Garfield County4
- Franklin County4
- Clallam County3
- Grays Harbor County3
- Island County3
- Klickitat County3
- Asotin County3
- Lincoln County3
- Kitsap County3
- Snohomish County3
- Yakima County3
- Ferry County3
- Jefferson County2
- Douglas County2
- Okanogan County2
- Benton County2
- Pierce County2
- Pacific County2
- Cowlitz County1
- Grant County1
- Skamania County1
- Lewis County1
- Whatcom County1
- Kittitas County1
- Chelan 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.