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Special Weather Statements in Washington, 2024
149 special weather statements in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 149
- Busiest month
- August48 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- August 18, 202429 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 11, 2:02 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 88 min |
| Jan 11, 2:48 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 42 min |
| Jan 11, 4:15 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 60 min |
| Jan 11, 4:36 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams, Whitman | 39 min |
| Jan 11, 6:02 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 28 min |
| Jan 11, 9:24 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 66 min |
| Feb 9, 4:19 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 71 min |
| Feb 9, 5:27 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 78 min |
| Feb 26, 4:01 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Snohomish | 29 min |
| Feb 26, 5:04 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 2:49 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 56 min |
| Mar 1, 3:01 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 3:30 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 3:38 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 52 min |
| Mar 1, 3:49 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield, Whitman | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 4:17 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 58 min |
| Mar 1, 5:25 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 50 min |
| Mar 1, 5:59 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 46 min |
| Mar 10, 3:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 35 min |
| Mar 10, 4:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 2:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 3:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 8:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 2:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 2:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 3:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin, Walla Walla | 51 min |
| May 6, 2:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Franklin | 29 min |
| May 19, 4:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 27 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 28 min |
| May 23, 3:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 28 min |
| May 24, 4:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 28 min |
| May 29, 2:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 45 min |
| May 29, 2:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 33 min |
| May 29, 3:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 34 min |
| May 29, 4:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 34 min |
| May 29, 4:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 33 min |
| May 29, 5:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Whitman | 47 min |
| May 29, 5:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 11:03 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 27 min |
| Jun 3, 11:12 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 12:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 5:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 6:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 7:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 7:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 7:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 8:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 10:57 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 12:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 3:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Wahkiakum | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 2:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 4:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 3:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 4:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 4:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 30 min | |
| Jun 26, 5:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 5:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 1:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 62 min |
| Jun 30, 1:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 1:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 1:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 8:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 8:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 5:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 25 min |
| Jul 17, 5:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 6:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Benton | 23 min |
| Jul 17, 6:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 6:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 7:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 7:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 9:44 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 4:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 5:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 5:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 29 min |
| Jul 24, 6:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 6:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 15 min |
| Aug 5, 5:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 7:46 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 8:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 9:23 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 4:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Skagit | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 5:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 6:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 7:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 7:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 6:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 3:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 3:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Asotin | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 4:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 5:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 4:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 5:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 6:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Skamania | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 6:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 7:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Lewis | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Franklin | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 7:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Pierce | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 7:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | 29 min | |
| Aug 17, 8:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams, Grant | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 8:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 8:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Grant | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 9:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Adams | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 10:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 10:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 10:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 10:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 11:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Whatcom | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 11:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 11:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Whatcom | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 11:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | San Juan | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 12:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 1:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Wahkiakum | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 2:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 2:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Cowlitz | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 2:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 2:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 3:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 3:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Thurston | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 3:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Mason | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Kitsap | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 5:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Island | 46 min |
| Aug 27, 3:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 22 min |
| Sep 2, 5:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 28 min |
| Sep 2, 4:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 4:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Walla Walla | 29 min |
| Sep 2, 6:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 7:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 7:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 24 min |
| Sep 14, 4:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | SEW | King | 28 min |
| Sep 25, 2:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 30 min |
| Sep 25, 2:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Okanogan | 23 min |
| Sep 25, 3:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 52 min |
| Sep 25, 3:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 33 min |
| Sep 25, 4:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 39 min |
| Sep 25, 5:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 56 min |
| Sep 25, 5:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 37 min |
| Sep 25, 6:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 29 min |
| Oct 27, 2:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Clark | 20 min |
| Oct 31, 2:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 25 min |
| Nov 13, 12:40 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | 65 min | |
| Nov 20, 9:22 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 23 min |
| Nov 20, 9:54 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 21 min |
| Nov 20, 9:59 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | Grays Harbor | 31 min |
| Nov 20, 3:35 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | SEW | 25 min | |
| Dec 14, 2:32 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | PQR | Pacific | 28 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Spokane County20
- Asotin County13
- Grant County11
- Columbia County9
- Garfield County9
- Lincoln County7
- Douglas County7
- Whitman County6
- Walla Walla County5
- Okanogan County5
- Benton County5
- Stevens County5
- Pend Oreille County5
- Adams County4
- Mason County4
- Pacific County4
- Chelan County3
- Cowlitz County3
- Franklin County3
- Island County2
- Grays Harbor County2
- Wahkiakum County2
- Ferry County2
- Clark County2
- Skamania County2
- Lewis County2
- Whatcom County2
- Kitsap County2
- Thurston County2
- King County2
- Snohomish County1
- Yakima County1
- Skagit County1
- Pierce County1
- San Juan County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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