Alert archive / Washington / Yakima County

Weather alerts in Yakima County, Washington, 2023

104 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Yakima County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 104
Warnings: 24
Watches: 11
Advisories: 56
Busiest month: May19 alerts
Busiest day: May 16, 20236 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Yakima County, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio
Tornado warnings	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	1	0	100%
Flash flood warnings	3	0	100%

Each office's whole area, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Pendleton, OR: tornado warnings	0			1	0%
NWS Pendleton, OR: severe thunderstorm warnings	20	3	85%	10	30%	16 min
NWS Pendleton, OR: flash flood warnings	13	0	100%	2	0%

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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	Lasted
Jan 1, 2:06 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	18 hr
Jan 4, 3:19 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	31 hr
Jan 6, 5:06 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	7 hr
Jan 6, 12:11 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	3 hr
Jan 10, 4:15 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	3 hr
Jan 10, 6:59 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	21 hr
Jan 13, 6:12 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	30 hr
Jan 16, 6:02 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	6 hr
Jan 16, 5:30 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	17 hr
Jan 23, 11:58 AM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	4 days
Feb 6, 2:57 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	36 hr
Feb 18, 4:09 AM PST	High Wind Watch	PDT	34 hr
Feb 18, 4:09 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	41 hr
Feb 19, 2:16 PM PST	High Wind Warning	PDT	43 hr
Feb 19, 9:25 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	13 hr
Feb 20, 3:42 AM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	30 hr
Feb 22, 7:53 PM PST	Wind Chill Advisory	PDT	37 hr
Feb 27, 4:17 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	38 hr
Mar 4, 3:08 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	27 hr
Mar 8, 2:48 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	55 hr
Mar 12, 3:42 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	43 hr
Mar 22, 3:47 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	3 days
Mar 23, 3:20 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	20 hr
Mar 27, 3:51 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	51 hr
Mar 29, 2:36 PM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	PDT	24 hr
Mar 30, 2:41 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	3 days
Apr 16, 3:09 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	30 hr
Apr 16, 3:09 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	54 hr
Apr 16, 3:09 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	3 days
Apr 17, 5:35 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	25 min
Apr 18, 3:14 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	54 hr
May 3, 8:10 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PDT	31 min
May 4, 1:32 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	PDT	13 hr
May 15, 11:28 AM PDT	Flood Watch	PDT	11 hr
May 16, 12:16 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	29 min
May 16, 1:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	37 min
May 16, 2:03 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	4 hr
May 16, 2:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	36 min
May 16, 3:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	23 min
May 16, 3:08 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	4 hr
May 18, 6:54 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	3 hr
May 19, 7:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	44 min
May 20, 2:15 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	5 hr
May 20, 2:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	28 min
May 20, 3:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	33 min
May 20, 4:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	32 min
May 20, 5:19 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	26 min
May 20, 5:51 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PDT	114 min
May 27, 12:39 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	21 min
May 31, 2:48 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	8 hr
Jun 12, 3:21 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	44 hr
Jun 12, 2:33 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	30 hr
Jun 28, 2:20 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PDT	3 hr
Jun 28, 2:27 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PDT	46 hr
Jun 30, 12:29 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	35 hr
Jul 1, 3:16 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	17 hr
Jul 7, 8:27 PM PDT	Heat Advisory	PDT	48 hr
Jul 9, 2:48 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	29 hr
Jul 10, 1:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	24 min
Jul 13, 1:03 PM PDT	Heat Advisory	PDT	3 days
Jul 13, 1:06 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PDT	49 hr
Jul 15, 3:09 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	65 hr
Jul 17, 2:42 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	17 hr
Jul 22, 9:07 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	37 hr
Jul 22, 6:34 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PDT	18 hr
Jul 23, 12:22 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	35 hr
Jul 28, 12:00 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	56 hr
Aug 2, 5:23 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	16 hr
Aug 6, 6:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PDT	26 min
Aug 11, 1:17 PM PDT	Excessive Heat Watch	PDT	38 hr
Aug 12, 2:02 PM PDT	Heat Advisory	PDT	5 days
Aug 13, 3:16 AM PDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PDT	5 days
Aug 15, 2:04 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PDT	24 hr
Aug 16, 1:34 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	55 hr
Aug 18, 3:56 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	17 hr
Aug 28, 3:47 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	43 hr
Sep 15, 1:46 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	PDT	23 hr
Sep 16, 12:28 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	PDT	56 hr
Sep 18, 3:17 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	19 hr
Oct 22, 12:32 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	PDT	31 hr
Oct 23, 2:09 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	51 hr
Oct 24, 1:58 AM PDT	Freeze Watch	PDT	25 hr
Oct 25, 2:38 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	30 hr
Oct 27, 3:01 AM PDT	Freeze Warning	PDT	30 hr
Nov 2, 10:00 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	13 hr
Nov 4, 10:25 PM PDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	14 hr
Nov 10, 5:15 AM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	7 hr
Nov 10, 2:08 PM PST	Wind Advisory	PDT	29 hr
Nov 17, 2:40 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	60 hr
Nov 27, 12:28 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	71 hr
Nov 29, 2:15 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	PDT	4 days
Nov 29, 2:15 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	4 days
Dec 3, 9:03 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	9 hr
Dec 4, 8:19 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	11 hr
Dec 6, 1:09 AM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	7 hr
Dec 6, 1:49 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	44 hr
Dec 8, 1:56 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	58 hr
Dec 10, 8:41 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	15 hr
Dec 14, 1:27 PM PST	Air Stagnation Advisory	PDT	4 days
Dec 17, 2:51 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	46 hr
Dec 22, 2:30 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	20 hr
Dec 24, 1:30 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	PDT	41 hr
Dec 27, 7:08 PM PST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PDT	15 hr
Dec 27, 9:23 PM PST	Dense Fog Advisory	PDT	4 days

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	1
Special Weather Statement	13
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	3
Flood Watch	1
River Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	15
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Excessive Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Freeze Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	14
Fire
Red Flag Warning	10
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory	3
Dense Fog Advisory	12
Freezing Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.