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Wind Advisories in Washington, 2020
80 wind advisories 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 wind advisories reaches back to 2005.
Wind Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 80
- Busiest month
- January19 wind advisories
- Busiest day
- January 31, 20203 wind advisories
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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 2, 1:54 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:50 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 48 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:40 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:25 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:04 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 27 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:08 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 28 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:42 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 9 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:37 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 4 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:47 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:51 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Okanogan | 19 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:21 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 26 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:10 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:57 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:20 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 31 hr |
| Jan 19, 7:04 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:45 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:08 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:29 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 34 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:18 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:35 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:42 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 16 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:29 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:47 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:45 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 14 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:56 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:26 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:43 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:13 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:43 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 34 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:10 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 48 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:12 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:29 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:13 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 35 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:42 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 16 hr |
| May 5, 2:38 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 40 hr |
| May 5, 3:00 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 28 hr |
| May 5, 6:33 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 24 hr |
| May 19, 12:15 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 32 hr |
| May 20, 2:35 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 17 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:01 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 33 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:51 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 35 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:28 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 20 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:13 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 32 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:50 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 18 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:24 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 33 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:35 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 12 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:50 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:29 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 40 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:12 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PQR | 16 hr | |
| Sep 7, 2:48 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Sep 8, 11:21 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PQR | 8 hr | |
| Sep 22, 3:10 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Sep 24, 3:16 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 19 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:25 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 29 hr |
| Oct 11, 10:37 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Oct 11, 2:37 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 20 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:40 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 26 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:42 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 18 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:28 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Klickitat | 16 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:04 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 30 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:56 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 19, 4:39 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 16 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:19 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 35 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:44 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 17 hr |
| Oct 30, 7:25 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 10 hr |
| Nov 4, 1:38 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 7 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:48 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 8 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:33 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Nov 13, 11:38 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:37 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:55 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 2:51 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 47 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:54 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 14 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:40 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:00 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 17 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:01 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 22 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:59 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:01 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:07 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:58 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 40 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Yakima County25
- Kittitas County22
- San Juan County17
- Douglas County16
- Klickitat County15
- Grant County15
- Adams County14
- Walla Walla County13
- Spokane County12
- Lincoln County11
- Columbia County11
- Okanogan County11
- Whitman County10
- Asotin County9
- Garfield County9
- Benton County9
- Franklin County9
- Chelan County7
- Pend Oreille County5
- Stevens County5
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.