Alert archive / Washington / Special Weather Statements / 2020
Special Weather Statements in Washington, May 2020
48 special weather statements in May 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 May 2020. Tap one for its archive.
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Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Columbia County7
- Walla Walla County7
- Whitman County7
- Klickitat County3
- Garfield County3
- Spokane County3
- Franklin County3
- Yakima County3
- Douglas County2
- Stevens County2
- Benton County2
- Adams County2
- Pierce County2
- Snohomish County2
- Jefferson County1
- Asotin County1
- Grant County1
- Okanogan County1
- Lincoln County1
- King County1
- Skamania County1
- Lewis County1
- Kitsap County1
- Whatcom County1
- Kittitas County1
- Pend Oreille County1
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Sources
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