1 advisory is in effect for Yakima County, WA. The most serious is a dense fog advisory.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 340 alerts that included Yakima County, roughly 34 a year. The most common is the winter weather advisory (57 from 2016 to 2025). No tornado warnings were recorded here in that period. 8 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...Visibility of one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Kittitas Valley. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
What to do: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
| Issued | Alert | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 9:26 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | Kittitas Valley |
Alert events that included Yakima County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather Advisory | 57 | 0 | January 1, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 44 | 7 | September 25, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 36 | 5 | October 24, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 33 | 9 | November 11, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 33 | 4 | August 20, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 29 | 2 | March 21, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 16 | 0 | September 2, 2025 |
| Flood Advisory | 15 | 0 | June 28, 2023 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 15 | 1 | July 21, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 13 | 0 | January 17, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 | 0 | January 11, 2024 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 8 | 0 | September 7, 2025 |
| Flood Watch | 6 | 0 | December 8, 2025 |
| Freeze Watch | 6 | 3 | October 24, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 5 | 0 | December 17, 2025 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 | 0 | December 17, 2025 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 | 0 | May 21, 2023 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 3 | 0 | January 12, 2024 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 2 | 0 | December 26, 2022 |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 | 0 | February 9, 2019 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 | 1 | May 28, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 | 0 | January 13, 2024 |
8 tornadoes have been recorded in Yakima County since 1950. That ranks 5 of 39 counties in Washington. The most recent was on April 7, 2008 (rated EF0).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1957 | F2 | Yakima County | 1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| August 26, 1997 | F0 | Yakima County | 1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2000 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 2005 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 23, 2005 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2008 | EF0 | Yakima County | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 2005 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 23, 2005 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 23, 2005 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2000 | F0 | Yakima County | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |