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Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2020
130 winter weather 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 winter weather advisories reaches back to 2005.
Winter Weather Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 130
- Busiest month
- January42 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- January 17, 20206 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, 6:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:56 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 34 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:22 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 49 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Jan 5, 6:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 6, 10:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:31 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:32 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 3 days |
| Jan 11, 2:59 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Jan 12, 2:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:38 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 35 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:10 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 3 days |
| Jan 14, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 45 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:36 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:59 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 10:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:26 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 23 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 33 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:24 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 8 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 56 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 68 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 37 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:16 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 37 hr | |
| Jan 27, 8:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 35 hr |
| Jan 27, 8:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Feb 3, 1:09 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 51 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 51 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:45 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 51 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 37 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 40 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:39 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 36 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:56 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 13, 8:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:42 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 67 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:56 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 33 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:08 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 22, 6:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 33 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:23 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:04 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 3 days |
| Mar 12, 3:08 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:29 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:02 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 40 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:16 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:19 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 56 hr | |
| Mar 29, 2:35 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 53 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:39 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:29 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 62 hr | |
| Mar 31, 7:28 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 10 hr | |
| May 6, 8:24 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 7 hr |
| Oct 12, 2:18 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 35 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:45 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 45 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:52 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 32 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:59 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Nov 7, 1:20 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 35 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:09 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 48 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 40 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:38 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Nov 12, 2:17 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 13, 6:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Nov 14, 2:46 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 27 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:46 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Okanogan | 22 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Nov 22, 10:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 16 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 56 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 53 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 43 hr | |
| Dec 5, 9:04 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 7, 8:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 29 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 11, 8:16 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:51 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 49 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 38 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:56 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Dec 14, 12:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 28 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:33 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 7:38 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 20 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:43 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 43 hr |
| Dec 16, 12:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 24 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 21 hr | |
| Dec 18, 8:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 39 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 26 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:00 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 17 hr | |
| Dec 21, 7:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 25, 2:39 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 36 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:31 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Dec 25, 1:59 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:58 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 55 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 54 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:47 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 48 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 58 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Okanogan County21
- Walla Walla County19
- Spokane County19
- Columbia County18
- Douglas County15
- Lincoln County15
- Ferry County13
- Grant County13
- Asotin County11
- Garfield County11
- Pend Oreille County11
- Stevens County11
- Whitman County11
- Adams County10
- Chelan County9
- Yakima County7
- Klickitat County6
- Kittitas County6
- Benton County2
- Franklin County2
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.