Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2026
15 winter storm warnings in 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 15
- Busiest month
- March7 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 5, 20264 winter storm warnings
Over time
By month
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 5, 12:42 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane | 4 days |
| Jan 5, 1:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 4 days |
| Jan 5, 1:36 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 4 days |
| Jan 5, 2:52 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 4 days |
| Feb 17, 11:45 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 27 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:45 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 52 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:47 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | King, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 50 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:48 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 1:58 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 4:44 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 11:51 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 2:23 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 4 more | 3 days |
| Apr 13, 10:36 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania | 66 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:56 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | 60 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:07 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 42 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chelan County5
- King County4
- Skagit County4
- Snohomish County4
- Whatcom County4
- Lewis County3
- Pierce County3
- Clark County3
- Cowlitz County3
- Skamania County3
- Columbia County3
- Walla Walla County3
- Kittitas County2
- Klickitat County2
- Yakima County2
- Asotin County1
- Garfield County1
- Lincoln County1
- Spokane County1
- Clallam County1
- Grays Harbor County1
- Jefferson County1
- Mason County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.