Alert archive / Washington / Special Weather Statements / 2026

Special Weather Statements in Washington, May 2026

54 special weather statements in May 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Special Weather Statements: 54
Busiest day: May 29, 202629 special weather statements

Over time

By day

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 6, 7:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Pend Oreille	28 min
May 12, 8:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	24 min
May 12, 8:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	32 min
May 12, 9:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	51 min
May 12, 10:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PQR	Skamania	26 min
May 12, 10:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	43 min
May 12, 11:26 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	49 min
May 13, 12:45 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	45 min
May 13, 1:59 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Pend Oreille	46 min
May 13, 2:02 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	28 min
May 13, 2:30 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	45 min
May 13, 2:44 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	46 min
May 16, 12:08 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	22 min
May 16, 12:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	36 min
May 16, 2:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	25 min
May 16, 5:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	26 min
May 16, 5:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Walla Walla	32 min
May 16, 6:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	27 min
May 16, 6:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	14 min
May 17, 6:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Stevens	29 min
May 17, 6:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	44 min
May 25, 6:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	24 min
May 25, 8:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	29 min
May 28, 2:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	31 min
May 28, 5:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	26 min
May 28, 6:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Columbia	28 min
May 28, 6:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Garfield	64 min
May 28, 6:26 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	34 min
May 28, 6:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	25 min
May 28, 6:55 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	35 min
May 28, 7:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Douglas	57 min
May 28, 7:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	25 min
May 28, 7:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Whitman	39 min
May 28, 7:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	24 min
May 28, 7:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	38 min
May 28, 7:13 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	32 min
May 28, 7:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	28 min
May 28, 7:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Adams	51 min
May 28, 7:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	59 min
May 28, 7:41 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Franklin	49 min
May 28, 7:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Benton	46 min
May 28, 7:48 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	87 min
May 28, 8:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	56 min
May 28, 8:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	26 min
May 28, 8:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	64 min
May 28, 8:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Klickitat	36 min
May 28, 8:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	35 min
May 28, 8:48 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Skamania	27 min
May 28, 9:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	44 min
May 28, 9:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Yakima	36 min
May 28, 9:38 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	Kittitas	37 min
May 28, 9:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Ferry	62 min
May 29, 12:34 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	26 min
May 29, 7:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	23 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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Sources

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