Warnings Legend
Warnings Valid at: 08 Mar 2026 10:46 PM CDT
TN
Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by OHX (CC)
Giles, Rutherford, Marshall, Cannon, Bedford, Coffee, Warren, Grundy, in TN
VTEC# 9 (NEW)
Issued: 10:18 PM
Updated: 10:18 PM
 
AL
Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by HUN (RSB)
Marshall, Morgan, Madison, Limestone, Lawrence, Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, De Kalb, Cullman, Jackson, in AL
VTEC# 6 (NEW)
Issued: 10:05 PM
Updated: 10:05 PM
 
TN
Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by HUN (RSB)
Moore, Lincoln, Franklin, in TN
VTEC# 6 (NEW)
Issued: 10:05 PM
Updated: 10:05 PM
 
GM
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by DLH ()
Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI, Port Wing to Sand Island WI, Duluth MN to Port Wing WI, Two Harbors to Duluth MN, Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN, in LS
VTEC# 31 (NEW)
Issued: 10:00 PM
Updated: 03:39 PM
 
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 PM by DLH ()
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN, in LS
VTEC# 31 (NEW)
Issued: 10:00 PM
Updated: 03:39 PM
 
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by DLH ()
Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN, in LS
VTEC# 31 (NEW)
Issued: 10:00 PM
Updated: 03:39 PM
 
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by DLH ()
Sand Island to Bayfield WI, in LS
VTEC# 30 (EXB)
Issued: 10:00 PM
Updated: 03:39 PM
 
NY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by BTV (Haynes)
Essex, Clinton, in NY
VTEC# 3 (NEW)
Issued: 09:40 PM
Updated: 09:40 PM
 
NY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by BTV (Haynes)
Clinton, in NY
VTEC# 3 (NEW)
Issued: 09:12 PM
Updated: 09:12 PM
 
LM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by IWX (MCD)
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI, in LM
VTEC# 14 (NEW)
Issued: 09:09 PM
Updated: 09:09 PM
 
LM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by IWX (MCD)
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI, in LM
VTEC# 14 (NEW)
Issued: 09:09 PM
Updated: 09:09 PM
 
KY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:25 AM by PAH (AL)
Union, Henderson, in KY
VTEC# 7 (EXT)
Issued: 08:42 PM
Updated: 10:49 AM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:25 AM by PAH (AL)
Posey, Vanderburgh, in IN
VTEC# 7 (EXT)
Issued: 08:42 PM
Updated: 10:49 AM
 
AN
Marine Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by OKX ()
Peconic and Gardiners Bays, in AN
VTEC# 5 (EXA)
Issued: 08:31 PM
Updated: 08:31 PM
 
LM
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 02:00 PM by LOX ()
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands, in PZ
VTEC# 36 (EXT)
Issued: 08:00 PM
Updated: 10:25 PM
 
GM
MT
Winter Weather Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by GGW (GAH)
Southwest Phillips, in MT
VTEC# 7 (CON)
Issued: 07:00 PM
Updated: 03:22 PM
 
PZ
Gale Warning (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by SEW ()
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ
VTEC# 9 (NEW)
Issued: 06:17 PM
Updated: 06:17 PM
 
LA
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by LIX (DM)
Tangipahoa, in LA
VTEC# 13 (CON)
Issued: 05:24 PM
Updated: 07:52 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 05:00 PM by MTR ()
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm, in PZ
VTEC# 26 (EXT)
Issued: 05:00 PM
Updated: 10:33 PM
 
KY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:12 PM by PAH (PAH)
Crittenden, Union, in KY
VTEC# 4 (CON)
Issued: 05:00 PM
Updated: 08:21 PM
 
IL
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:12 PM by PAH (PAH)
Gallatin, Hardin, in IL
VTEC# 4 (CON)
Issued: 05:00 PM
Updated: 08:21 PM
 
PZ
Gale Warning (View Text) expires 05:00 PM by MTR ()
Waters from Pt. Arena to Pigeon Pt. CA from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ
VTEC# 11 (EXT)
Issued: 05:00 PM
Updated: 10:33 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by SEW ()
Grays Harbor Bar, in PZ
VTEC# 28 (CON)
Issued: 04:49 PM
Updated: 06:17 PM
 
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by MQT ()
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI, Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI, in LS
VTEC# 39 (CON)
Issued: 04:00 PM
Updated: 08:00 PM
 
LS
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by MQT ()
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI, in LS
VTEC# 39 (EXT)
Issued: 04:00 PM
Updated: 08:00 PM
 
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MQT ()
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI, in LS
VTEC# 39 (EXT)
Issued: 04:00 PM
Updated: 08:00 PM
 
VT
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by BTV (Haynes)
Franklin, in VT
VTEC# 1 (NEW)
Issued: 03:54 PM
Updated: 03:54 PM
 
TX
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by SHV (53)
Wood, Smith, in TX
VTEC# 2 (EXT)
Issued: 03:00 PM
Updated: 08:15 PM
 
WY
High Wind Warning (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by RIW (Wittmann)
Absaroka Mountains, Cody Foothills, in WY
VTEC# 6 (CON)
Issued: 01:00 PM
Updated: 01:45 PM
 
MT
Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by MSO ()
Lower Clark Fork Region, Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys, Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains, Butte/Blackfoor Region, Potomac/Seeley Lake Region, in MT
VTEC# 2 (CON)
Issued: 12:00 PM
Updated: 07:51 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by PAH (PAH)
Spencer, Warrick, Vanderburgh, in IN
VTEC# 5 (EXT)
Issued: 10:49 AM
Updated: 10:49 AM
 
KY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by PAH (PAH)
Daviess, Henderson, in KY
VTEC# 5 (EXT)
Issued: 10:49 AM
Updated: 10:49 AM
 
AN
PM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by GUM (DeCou)
Pohnpei Coastal Waters, Kosrae Coastal Waters, in PM
VTEC# 25 (NEW)
Issued: 10:39 AM
Updated: 10:39 AM
 
WA
Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by PDT (MD)
Kittitas Valley, in WA
VTEC# 8 (CON)
Issued: 10:00 AM
Updated: 10:13 PM
 
LS
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 PM by DLH ()
Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN, in LS
VTEC# 30 (CON)
Issued: 10:00 AM
Updated: 03:39 PM
 
NY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 09:15 AM by BGM (BTL)
Oneida, in NY
VTEC# 2 (CON)
Issued: 09:13 AM
Updated: 05:21 PM
 
LH
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 03:00 PM by DTX ()
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay, in LH
VTEC# 8 (CON)
Issued: 09:10 AM
Updated: 08:50 PM
 
IL
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 01:48 PM by LSX (Delia)
Clinton, in IL
VTEC# 12 (EXT)
Issued: 08:50 AM
Updated: 09:02 PM
 
WY
High Wind Warning (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by CYS (Charnick)
East Platte County, in WY
VTEC# 21 (EXB)
Issued: 08:18 AM
Updated: 08:18 AM
 
IL
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 05:00 PM by PAH (PAH)
Wabash, White, Gallatin, in IL
VTEC# 3 (EXT)
Issued: 07:00 AM
Updated: 08:36 PM
 
MT
Wind Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by MSO ()
Flathead/Mission Valleys, Kootenai/Cabinet Region, in MT
VTEC# 2 (EXT)
Issued: 07:00 AM
Updated: 07:51 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 05:00 PM by PAH (PAH)
Posey, Gibson, in IN
VTEC# 3 (EXT)
Issued: 07:00 AM
Updated: 08:36 PM
 
VT
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 09:00 AM by BTV (Hastings)
Washington, in VT
VTEC# 1 (EXT)
Issued: 06:36 AM
Updated: 05:39 PM
 
LM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by GRB ()
Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI, Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI, Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI, in LM
VTEC# 23 (CON)
Issued: 04:00 AM
Updated: 09:03 PM
 
LM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by MKX ()
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL, North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Port Washington to North Point Light WI, Sheboygan to Port Washington WI, in LM
VTEC# 25 (EXT)
Issued: 04:00 AM
Updated: 12:53 PM
 
LM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by MQT (GS)
Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI, 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage, in LM
VTEC# 39 (CON)
Issued: 04:00 AM
Updated: 08:00 PM
 
PZ
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 04:00 AM by SEW ()
Admiralty Inlet, in PZ
VTEC# 28 (CON)
Issued: 03:06 AM
Updated: 06:17 PM
 
NY
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:30 AM by BGM (Kistner)
Cortland, in NY
VTEC# 1 (EXT)
Issued: 03:00 AM
Updated: 02:32 PM
 
PK
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 09:00 PM by AJK ()
Cross Sound, Yakutat Bay, in PK
VTEC# 94 (EXT)
Issued: 11:09 PM
Updated: 08:52 PM
 
AM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by MHX ()
Coastal waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm, in AM
VTEC# 27 (CON)
Issued: 01:00 AM
Updated: 09:55 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 PM by SEW ()
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ
VTEC# 28 (CON)
Issued: 01:00 AM
Updated: 06:17 PM
 
MT
High Wind Warning (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by MSO ()
West Glacier Region, in MT
VTEC# 1 (EXT)
Issued: 01:00 AM
Updated: 07:51 PM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by CAR ()
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM, in AN
VTEC# 30 (EXT)
Issued: 12:40 AM
Updated: 12:40 PM
 
WA
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 08:00 PM by OTX (Butler)
Chelan, in WA
VTEC# 1 (EXT)
Issued: 12:28 AM
Updated: 05:58 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by IND (BH)
Knox, Posey, Gibson, in IN
VTEC# 34 (CON)
Issued: 11:38 PM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
IL
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by IND (BH)
Edwards, Gallatin, Wabash, White, in IL
VTEC# 34 (CON)
Issued: 11:38 PM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:30 PM by IND (CP)
Pike, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, in IN
VTEC# 32 (EXT)
Issued: 08:23 PM
Updated: 07:50 PM
 
KS
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 09:25 PM by EAX (Krull)
Linn, in KS
VTEC# 1 (EXT)
Issued: 07:40 PM
Updated: 10:09 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by SEW ()
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, in PZ
VTEC# 28 (CON)
Issued: 07:00 PM
Updated: 06:17 PM
 
WY
High Wind Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by CYS (MN)
South Laramie Range Foothills, South Laramie Range, Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, North Snowy Range Foothills, in WY
VTEC# 21 (CON)
Issued: 10:00 AM
Updated: 08:18 AM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by OKX ()
Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm, in AN
VTEC# 26 (CON)
Issued: 06:00 PM
Updated: 08:31 PM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 12:00 AM by BOX (Frank)
Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, in AN
VTEC# 29 (CON)
Issued: 06:00 PM
Updated: 09:31 PM
 
MO
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 11:30 AM by LSX (Maples)
Jefferson, St. Louis, in MO
VTEC# 6 (EXT)
Issued: 02:36 PM
Updated: 09:02 PM
 
AN
Marine Dense Fog Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by OKX ()
Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm, Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm, Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm, in AN
VTEC# 5 (CON)
Issued: 12:02 PM
Updated: 08:31 PM
 
MO
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 05:21 PM by LSX (Maples)
Jefferson, St. Louis, in MO
VTEC# 5 (EXT)
Issued: 11:07 AM
Updated: 09:02 PM
 
LO
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 09:00 PM by BUF ()
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, in LO
VTEC# 17 (CON)
Issued: 09:25 PM
Updated: 08:50 PM
 
PZ
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by IND (CP)
Lawrence, Martin, in IN
VTEC# 30 (CON)
Issued: 04:36 AM
Updated: 07:50 PM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by GYX ()
Casco Bay, in AN
VTEC# 31 (CON)
Issued: 01:34 AM
Updated: 12:46 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by EKA ()
Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm, in PZ
VTEC# 26 (CON)
Issued: 01:09 AM
Updated: 04:55 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by EKA ()
Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm, Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm, in PZ
VTEC# 26 (CON)
Issued: 06:02 AM
Updated: 04:55 PM
 
PZ
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by MFR ()
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm, Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ
VTEC# 22 (CON)
Issued: 11:22 PM
Updated: 04:27 PM
 
LO
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 03:00 PM by BUF ()
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River, in LO
VTEC# 17 (CON)
Issued: 09:25 PM
Updated: 08:50 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 05:30 PM by IND (CP)
Martin, Lawrence, in IN
VTEC# 28 (EXT)
Issued: 09:14 PM
Updated: 07:50 PM
 
PH
PK
Gale Warning (View Text) expires 09:45 AM by AFC ()
Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N, in PK
VTEC# 230 (EXT)
Issued: 06:28 PM
Updated: 06:44 PM
 
PM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by GUM (Williams)
Guam Coastal Waters, Rota Coastal Waters, Saipan Coastal Waters, Tinian Coastal Waters, in PM
VTEC# 24 (CON)
Issued: 03:00 AM
Updated: 01:58 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 08:16 PM by IND (BH)
Knox, Gibson, in IN
VTEC# 26 (CON)
Issued: 03:00 AM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
MO
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 06:43 AM by LSX (Gosselin)
Jefferson, in MO
VTEC# 4 (EXT)
Issued: 01:24 AM
Updated: 09:05 PM
 
FL
Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 03:00 AM by TAE ()
Coastal Bay, South Walton, Coastal Gulf, in FL
VTEC# 15 (EXT)
Issued: 12:58 AM
Updated: 12:23 AM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 08:00 PM by IND (CP)
Lawrence, Martin, in IN
VTEC# 29 (EXT)
Issued: 10:36 PM
Updated: 07:50 PM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 05:00 AM by OKX ()
Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm, Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm, in AN
VTEC# 25 (CON)
Issued: 06:00 PM
Updated: 08:31 PM
 
IL
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:36 AM by ILX (Geelhart)
Lawrence, in IL
VTEC# 2 (EXT)
Issued: 04:20 PM
Updated: 08:43 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 08:16 PM by IND (CP)
Gibson, Daviess, Knox, Pike, in IN
VTEC# 24 (CON)
Issued: 04:00 PM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
AN
MO
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 05:25 PM by LSX (Gosselin)
Crawford, Washington, in MO
VTEC# 1 (EXT)
Issued: 11:00 AM
Updated: 09:02 PM
 
VI
Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 05:00 PM by JSJ ()
St.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent Islands, St Croix, in VI
VTEC# 10 (CON)
Issued: 05:00 AM
Updated: 07:29 PM
 
PR
Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 05:00 PM by JSJ ()
Vieques, Culebra, Northeast, North Central, San Juan and Vicinity, Northwest, in PR
VTEC# 10 (CON)
Issued: 05:00 AM
Updated: 07:29 PM
 
PZ
Gale Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 AM by EKA ()
Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm, in PZ
VTEC# 10 (CON)
Issued: 10:00 AM
Updated: 04:55 PM
 
IL
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 09:24 PM by ILX (Bumgardner)
Clay, Richland, in IL
VTEC# 1 (CON)
Issued: 09:00 AM
Updated: 08:43 PM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by GYX ()
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM, in AN
VTEC# 31 (EXT)
Issued: 07:00 AM
Updated: 12:46 PM
 
AN
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by GYX ()
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM, in AN
VTEC# 31 (EXT)
Issued: 07:00 AM
Updated: 12:46 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:00 AM by IND (CP)
Pike, Knox, Gibson, Daviess, in IN
VTEC# 23 (EXT)
Issued: 03:05 AM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:20 AM by IND (CP)
Daviess, Greene, Knox, in IN
VTEC# 6 (EXT)
Issued: 11:57 PM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 06:00 AM by IND (CP)
Knox, Greene, Daviess, in IN
VTEC# 5 (EXT)
Issued: 03:48 PM
Updated: 08:16 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 07:00 PM by IND (KF)
Johnson, Shelby, Bartholomew, in IN
VTEC# 12 (EXT)
Issued: 12:07 PM
Updated: 08:04 PM
 
IN
Flood Warning (View Text) expires 10:36 PM by IND (CP)
Washington, Jackson, Lawrence, in IN
VTEC# 4 (EXT)
Issued: 12:07 PM
Updated: 07:50 PM
 
AM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 PM by JSJ ()
Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM, in AM
VTEC# 12 (CON)
Issued: 05:00 AM
Updated: 07:29 PM
 
FL
Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 03:00 AM by MLB ()
Coastal Volusia County, in FL
VTEC# 10 (EXT)
Issued: 02:04 AM
Updated: 09:33 PM
 
GU
Rip Currents Statement (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by GUM (Bowsher)
Guam, in GU
VTEC# 8 (CON)
Issued: 07:52 PM
Updated: 01:13 PM
 
GU
High Surf Advisory (View Text) expires 01:00 AM by GUM (Bowsher)
Guam, in GU
VTEC# 23 (CON)
Issued: 07:52 PM
Updated: 01:13 PM
 
AM
Small Craft Advisory (View Text) expires 11:00 AM by JSJ ()
Mona Passage Southward to 17N, in AM
VTEC# 12 (CON)
Issued: 05:00 AM
Updated: 07:29 PM
 
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Notes:

  • This application is educational grade and should not be used operationally.
  • The status column is simply the status of the warning. The warning is in 'NEW' state until a SVS is issued, then it goes to 'CON' for continued.
  • NEXRAD composite is available since 1 Jan 1997.
  • Prior to the NWS adoption of VTEC, warnings were not expired nor canceled.
  • SVS updates were added in 2005.
  • LSR archive begins 1 Jan 2004.
  • Archive of watches begins 1 Jan 1997.