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Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2016
123 winter weather advisories in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 123
- Busiest month
- December45 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- December 10, 20165 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, 3:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 45 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:49 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 9:05 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 13 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 14 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 8 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:22 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 12 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 39 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:52 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:58 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 40 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 28 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 19 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:52 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 2:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 40 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 30 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:32 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:50 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 54 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 45 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:02 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:21 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Feb 2, 9:29 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 39 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 27 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:21 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 12, 9:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 21 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 21 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 27 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 15 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:48 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 37 hr | |
| Mar 1, 1:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 1, 8:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 8, 9:23 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 69 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 31 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:29 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:13 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:29 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:16 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 2:07 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:43 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:07 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Apr 13, 9:57 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 15 hr | |
| Apr 13, 10:17 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 18 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:17 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Nov 15, 3:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 39 hr | |
| Nov 22, 10:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 20 hr | |
| Nov 22, 2:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Nov 22, 2:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 19 hr |
| Nov 23, 4:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 20 hr | |
| Nov 25, 9:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Nov 25, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 20 hr | |
| Nov 27, 2:52 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Nov 27, 4:09 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 27 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 32 hr |
| Nov 29, 4:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 71 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:09 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 33 hr |
| Dec 3, 8:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 23 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 47 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:25 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 32 hr |
| Dec 5, 4:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 34 hr |
| Dec 5, 8:52 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:50 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 61 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:02 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 60 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 6 more | 62 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 7 hr | |
| Dec 9, 10:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Dec 10, 9:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Dec 10, 9:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 50 hr | |
| Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:22 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat | 22 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:22 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Dec 11, 2:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 12 hr |
| Dec 12, 6:27 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 6 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla, Yakima | 37 hr |
| Dec 14, 8:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Dec 16, 9:45 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:39 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 58 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 22 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:09 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 31 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 53 hr | |
| Dec 22, 2:14 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 2:38 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 17 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:04 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:26 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 42 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant | 34 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 37 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 42 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Okanogan County17
- Douglas County16
- Grant County15
- Spokane County14
- Lincoln County12
- Walla Walla County12
- Adams County11
- Ferry County11
- Columbia County11
- Asotin County10
- Garfield County10
- Pend Oreille County9
- Stevens County9
- Yakima County9
- Whitman County9
- Chelan County7
- Kittitas County7
- Klickitat County7
- San Juan County5
- Benton County5
- Franklin 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.