Winter Weather Advisory
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY
California weather alerts
5 warnings, 1 watch, 11 advisories and 1 statement are in effect for California. The most serious is a winter weather advisory.
Updated from the National Weather Service · lists refresh hourly; the live map loads current alerts directly from the NWS
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Active alerts in California
| Alert type | Active |
|---|---|
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| High Surf Warning | 4 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 4 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY
Wind Advisory
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY
Coastal Flood Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
Coastal Flood Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
Coastal Flood Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
Coastal Flood Advisory
HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
High Surf Warning
HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY
High Surf Warning
HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY
Lake Wind Advisory
LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
High Surf Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
High Surf Warning
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY
High Surf Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
High Surf Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
Beach Hazards Statement
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
High Surf Advisory
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY
High Surf Warning
HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
Coastal Flood Watch
HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY
California alerts by type
- California tornado warnings
- California severe thunderstorm warnings
- California flash flood warnings
- California flood warnings
- California flood watches
- California winter storm warnings
- California winter storm watches
- California winter weather advisories
- California freeze warnings
- California frost advisories
- California heat advisories
- California extreme heat warnings
- California high wind warnings
- California wind advisories
- California red flag warnings
- California dense fog advisories
California counties
Every county page lists its active alerts, the alerts issued there in recent days and its full warning and tornado history.
- Alameda County
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Butte County
- Calaveras County
- Colusa County
- Contra Costa County
- Del Norte County1
- El Dorado County
- Fresno County1
- Glenn County
- Humboldt County2
- Imperial County
- Inyo County
- Kern County1
- Kings County
- Lake County
- Lassen County
- Los Angeles County3
- Madera County1
- Marin County2
- Mariposa County1
- Mendocino County1
- Merced County
- Modoc County
- Mono County
- Monterey County2
- Napa County
- Nevada County
- Orange County2
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Riverside County
- Sacramento County
- San Benito County
- San Bernardino County
- San Diego County2
- San Francisco County2
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County3
- San Mateo County2
- Santa Barbara County4
- Santa Clara County
- Santa Cruz County2
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Siskiyou County1
- Solano County
- Sonoma County2
- Stanislaus County
- Sutter County
- Tehama County
- Trinity County
- Tulare County2
- Tuolumne County1
- Ventura County2
- Yolo County
- Yuba County
Cities in California
- Los Angeles3
- San Diego2
- San Jose
- San Francisco2
- Fresno1
- Sacramento
- Long Beach3
- Oakland
- Bakersfield1
- Anaheim2
- Stockton
- Riverside
- Irvine2
- Santa Ana2
- Chula Vista2
- Santa Clarita3
- Fremont
- San Bernardino
- Modesto
- Fontana
- Moreno Valley
- Oxnard2
- Huntington Beach2
- Glendale3
- Ontario
- Elk Grove
- Santa Rosa2
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Garden Grove2
- Oceanside2
- Lancaster3
- Roseville
- Palmdale3
- Corona
- Salinas2
- Hayward
- Sunnyvale
- Escondido2
- Pomona3
- Visalia2
- Victorville
- Fullerton2
- Torrance3
- Orange2
- Pasadena3
- Santa Clara
- Clovis1
- Simi Valley2
- Thousand Oaks2
- Concord
- Vallejo
- Fairfield
- Berkeley
- Antioch
- Menifee
- Richmond
- Carlsbad2
- Murrieta
- Temecula
- Santa Maria4
- San Buenaventura (Ventura)2
- Downey3
- Costa Mesa2
- Jurupa Valley
- West Covina3
- Rialto
- El Monte3
- Vacaville
- Burbank3
- El Cajon2
- San Mateo2
- Chico
- Inglewood3
- Hesperia
- Daly City2
- Tracy
Recent alerts in California
| Issued | Alert | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 11:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | Yosemite NP outside of the valley; San Joaquin River Canyon; Upper San Joaquin River; Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge; Kings Canyon NP; Grant Grove |
| Nov 14, 8:14 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal |
| Nov 14, 7:02 AM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches |
| Nov 14, 7:02 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches |
| Nov 14, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | Central Siskiyou County |
| Nov 14, 4:05 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | San Francisco; Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Peninsula Coast; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Mon |
How often alerts are issued in California
Average number of alert events per year in California, 2016–2025, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | Per year | 2025 | 2026 so far | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood Advisory | 380.6 | 655 | 322 | November 13, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 365.2 | 329 | 213 | November 14, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 184 | 236 | 71 | October 22, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 132.2 | 91 | 41 | November 14, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 117.7 | 188 | 85 | November 11, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 107.7 | 217 | 125 | November 13, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 87.3 | 49 | 61 | November 7, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 87.1 | 100 | 46 | November 6, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 72.5 | 70 | 21 | August 12, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 70 | 65 | 26 | November 13, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 69.8 | 68 | 27 | November 13, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 66.7 | 84 | 19 | November 1, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 65.2 | 36 | 37 | October 16, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 63.5 | 57 | 24 | November 14, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 58.8 | 47 | 30 | October 29, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 47.7 | 46 | 71 | October 15, 2026 |
Tornadoes in California
California has recorded 486 tornadoes since 1950, an average of 8.8 per year over the last 30 years. See California tornado history, maps and records →