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Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2012
148 winter weather advisories in 2012. 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 weather advisories reaches back to 2005.
Winter Weather Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 148
- Busiest month
- December38 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- January 19, 20126 winter weather 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, 7:58 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:21 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 13, 10:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 57 hr |
| Jan 14, 1:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:50 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Spokane, Whitman | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Jan 16, 6:38 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 51 hr | |
| Jan 16, 10:17 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 29 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 44 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 31 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 24 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 9 hr | |
| Jan 18, 7:58 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 26 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:28 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Jan 19, 6:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:39 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Jan 19, 1:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 49 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 22 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:22 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:41 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 36 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas | 7 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:04 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 25 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:59 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 1 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:04 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 41 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 42 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 63 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:13 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 24 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:58 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 10, 12:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:12 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:38 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 50 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:36 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 34 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:55 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:08 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Mar 13, 8:38 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:33 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 11 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:05 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:10 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:47 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 2 more | 60 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:12 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 66 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:38 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:16 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:02 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 74 min | |
| Mar 27, 2:27 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 16 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:54 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 50 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:09 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:27 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:44 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 28 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:20 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 48 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:08 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:28 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 39 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:15 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Spokane, Whitman | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:58 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| May 3, 2:25 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 3:08 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jun 6, 8:07 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 8 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:49 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 5 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:42 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:39 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 20 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:25 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 31 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:17 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 29 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:57 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 49 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:27 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 39 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:52 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 42 hr |
| Nov 17, 8:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:25 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Nov 20, 5:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Nov 20, 9:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Nov 20, 2:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 27 hr | |
| Nov 20, 9:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Nov 20, 10:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 24 hr |
| Nov 22, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 26 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 20 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 3 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Dec 1, 9:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 53 hr | |
| Dec 1, 1:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 38 hr | |
| Dec 1, 2:59 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:48 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 20 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 47 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:50 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 52 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:25 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Dec 11, 2:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Dec 14, 2:21 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 32 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 17 hr |
| Dec 16, 10:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 27 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 49 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:59 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Dec 17, 12:19 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Dec 18, 12:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 52 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 43 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:48 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 47 hr |
| Dec 19, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:39 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 3 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:27 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 44 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 22 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 30 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 43 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Dec 25, 1:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 25 hr | |
| Dec 25, 8:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Spokane County22
- Okanogan County20
- Pend Oreille County17
- Stevens County17
- Lincoln County15
- Douglas County15
- Ferry County15
- Grant County14
- Yakima County13
- Whitman County12
- Kittitas County10
- Klickitat County10
- Walla Walla County10
- Adams County10
- Chelan County10
- Columbia County8
- Asotin County7
- Garfield County7
- San Juan County5
- Benton County3
- Franklin County3
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.