Weather alerts in Wisconsin, 1988
137 weather alerts in 1988, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 137
- Warnings
- 137
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- August41 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 8, 198830 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 5:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia, Dane | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane, Rock | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 51 min |
| May 7, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 40 min |
| May 7, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett | 67 min |
| May 8, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Grant | 44 min |
| May 8, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Vernon | 45 min |
| May 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Grant | 41 min |
| May 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Taylor | 56 min |
| May 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Clark | 56 min |
| May 8, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Monroe | 24 min |
| May 8, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Richland | 45 min |
| May 8, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa | 39 min |
| May 8, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lafayette | 34 min |
| May 8, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa | 45 min |
| May 8, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Monroe | 35 min |
| May 8, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Sauk | 48 min |
| May 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Clark | 62 min |
| May 8, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Juneau, Sauk | 29 min |
| May 8, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Dane, Green | 40 min |
| May 8, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Columbia | 49 min |
| May 8, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Wood | 63 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Marquette | 68 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams | 68 min |
| May 8, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 38 min |
| May 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 61 min |
| May 8, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge | 41 min |
| May 8, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marathon, Portage | 36 min |
| May 8, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 34 min |
| May 8, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 51 min |
| May 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waupaca | 62 min |
| May 8, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Winnebago | 64 min |
| May 8, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Langlade | 66 min |
| May 8, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Washington, Waukesha | 34 min |
| May 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 23 min |
| May 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 33 min |
| May 8, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Forest | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Sawyer | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Saint Croix | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 53 min |
| Jun 24, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Iron | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Vilas | 68 min |
| Jun 26, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 65 min |
| Jul 9, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca | 68 min |
| Jul 9, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown | 65 min |
| Jul 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door, Kewaunee | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland | 67 min |
| Jul 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Iron | 62 min |
| Jul 15, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Price | 55 min |
| Jul 15, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Sawyer | 69 min |
| Jul 15, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Price | 63 min |
| Jul 15, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Sawyer | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 67 min |
| Jul 15, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Sawyer | 69 min |
| Jul 15, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Langlade | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Waushara | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington, Waukesha | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Walworth | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara | 42 min |
| Jul 24, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marathon | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 56 min |
| Jul 29, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 69 min |
| Aug 1, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 59 min |
| Aug 1, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Oneida, Vilas | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Oneida | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Vilas | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Ashland | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Outagamie | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marinette | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door, Kewaunee | 21 min |
| Aug 15, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa, Richland | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Forest | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marinette, Oconto | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marinette | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Kewaunee | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Calumet, Manitowoc | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waupaca, Winnebago | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia, Dane | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Outagamie | 18 min |
| Sep 2, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 50 min |
| Sep 2, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Waushara | 31 min |
| Sep 16, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Trempealeau | 43 min |
| Sep 19, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Adams, Waushara | 47 min |
| Sep 19, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marathon | 32 min |
| Sep 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca | 59 min |
| Sep 19, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lincoln | 35 min |
| Sep 19, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Shawano | 40 min |
| Sep 19, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 38 min |
| Sep 22, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 12:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington, Waukesha | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 12:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 26 min |
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 | 111 |
| Tornado Warning | 26 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fond du Lac County7
- Marathon County7
- Dane County6
- Outagamie County6
- Ashland County6
- Washington County5
- Waukesha County5
- Portage County5
- Dodge County5
- Waushara County5
- Milwaukee County5
- Brown County5
- Manitowoc County5
- Waupaca County4
- Winnebago County4
- Sawyer County4
- Douglas County4
- Kewaunee County4
- Racine County4
- Columbia County3
- Dunn County3
- Pierce County3
- Iowa County3
- Green Lake County3
- Adams County3
- Langlade County3
- Iron County3
- Saint Croix County3
- Bayfield County3
- Vilas County3
- Door County3
- Marinette County3
- Jefferson County2
- Burnett County2
- Grant County2
- Clark County2
- Monroe County2
- Richland County2
- Jackson County2
- Sauk County2
28 more counties
- Marquette County2
- Ozaukee County2
- Sheboygan County2
- Forest County2
- Polk County2
- Eau Claire County2
- Price County2
- Oneida County2
- Kenosha County2
- Calumet County2
- Shawano County2
- Rock County1
- Pepin County1
- La Crosse County1
- Vernon County1
- Taylor County1
- Lafayette County1
- Juneau County1
- Green County1
- Wood County1
- Barron County1
- Buffalo County1
- Rusk County1
- Walworth County1
- Chippewa County1
- Oconto County1
- Trempealeau County1
- Lincoln County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive19871989
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. Rebuilt daily.