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Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2018
122 winter weather advisories in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 122
- Busiest month
- February31 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- January 20, 20185 winter weather advisories
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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 4, 3:06 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 49 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Jan 4, 8:50 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:19 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 14 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:45 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 30 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:50 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 28 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 27 hr | |
| Jan 11, 8:57 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 3 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:38 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:57 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jan 19, 8:48 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 39 hr | |
| Jan 20, 10:26 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 29 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 30 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 16 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 58 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:50 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 35 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jan 24, 5:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 62 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 52 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:06 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 49 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:28 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:23 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 9:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 1:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 19 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:49 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:32 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:09 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 45 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Feb 18, 8:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:12 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:00 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:24 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 40 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 68 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 6:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane | 15 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:39 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:26 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 42 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:45 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 34 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:52 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 50 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:52 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 22 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:37 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 24, 1:16 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 4 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:59 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:21 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 2:56 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 32 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:23 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Apr 1, 10:22 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 22 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Apr 3, 2:18 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Apr 6, 2:05 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 44 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:48 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Apr 8, 1:36 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 5 hr | |
| Apr 10, 1:43 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 61 hr | |
| Apr 10, 3:08 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Apr 11, 12:07 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 18 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:03 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Apr 14, 2:58 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 3 days | |
| Apr 14, 8:39 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:30 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Apr 16, 11:57 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Apr 16, 1:22 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 22 hr | |
| Oct 5, 7:53 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Nov 14, 5:28 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 5 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Nov 22, 2:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 44 hr |
| Nov 23, 8:27 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 23 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 48 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 49 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:21 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Dec 9, 2:52 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 26 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 12:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:39 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 5 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 7:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 15 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 29 hr |
| Dec 16, 12:02 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 4 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:04 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:28 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:20 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 22 hr | |
| Dec 19, 1:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Dec 19, 6:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Dec 21, 12:38 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 59 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 3 days | |
| Dec 21, 1:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 66 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 19 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:38 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:04 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Dec 29, 12:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 33 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 20 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Spokane County17
- Walla Walla County17
- Okanogan County16
- Columbia County16
- Lincoln County15
- Douglas County14
- Ferry County12
- Grant County12
- Asotin County11
- Garfield County11
- Adams County8
- Pend Oreille County8
- Stevens County8
- Chelan County7
- Klickitat County7
- Whitman County7
- Kittitas County6
- Yakima County6
- Benton County3
- Franklin County3
- San Juan 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.