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Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2023
110 winter weather advisories in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 110
- Busiest month
- March27 winter weather advisories
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- February 6, 20234 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 3, 12:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 5 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:39 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 5 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:07 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:17 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 36 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 31 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:59 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan | 34 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:14 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:37 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:58 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 38 hr | |
| Jan 18, 2:55 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 15 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 12:04 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 50 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Spokane, Whitman | 47 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 25 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:39 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 51 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:46 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 17 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 61 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 55 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:36 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 47 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 43 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:59 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 43 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 49 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 50 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 40 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:28 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 52 hr | |
| Feb 21, 9:51 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 34 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 44 hr | |
| Feb 23, 9:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 57 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 55 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:58 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 2:29 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 53 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:17 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Klickitat, Yakima | 38 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:20 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 65 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 56 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:02 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 39 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:20 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:22 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 44 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:08 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 27 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:33 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 15 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:48 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 55 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:28 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 45 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 54 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:18 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:29 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan | 51 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:30 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:42 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 43 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:25 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:47 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 3 days |
| Mar 22, 1:16 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 64 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:58 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 62 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:51 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 51 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:03 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas | 27 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:29 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 26 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:54 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:02 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Mar 31, 12:14 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 22 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:43 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Walla Walla | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:10 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Apr 17, 2:03 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 61 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:19 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 26 hr | |
| Apr 20, 8:19 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 12 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:19 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 1:21 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 52 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:09 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 51 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:37 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 50 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:24 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 50 hr | |
| Oct 25, 10:04 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, Whitman | 18 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 3 days |
| Nov 17, 2:37 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 61 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 60 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:11 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:20 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 50 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 4 days |
| Nov 30, 2:46 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 61 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:10 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 57 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 13 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 6, 1:44 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 47 hr |
| Dec 6, 1:49 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima | 44 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:32 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Dec 8, 1:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Dec 8, 1:56 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 58 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more | 46 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 46 hr |
| Dec 19, 1:28 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:12 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 35 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan | 35 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:30 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 20 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:46 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 44 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chelan County21
- Columbia County16
- Walla Walla County16
- Spokane County15
- Yakima County15
- Douglas County14
- Okanogan County14
- Kittitas County14
- Grant County13
- Ferry County12
- Lincoln County11
- Whitman County10
- Pend Oreille County10
- Stevens County10
- Adams County9
- Klickitat County8
- Asotin County7
- Garfield County7
- San Juan County2
- Benton County1
- Franklin County1
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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.