Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2003
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, August 2003
96 weather alerts in August 2003, 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 August 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 73
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 3, 200317 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Wood | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 8:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge and 19 more | 116 min |
| Jul 31, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark | 54 min |
| Jul 31, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Shawano | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington, Waukesha | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 66 min |
| Aug 1, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 1, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 1, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waupaca | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 19 min |
| Aug 2, 5:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Kewaunee | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Winnebago | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 1:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Winnebago | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Calumet | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 3:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Waupaca | 80 min |
| Aug 3, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 67 min | |
| Aug 6, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 59 min | |
| Aug 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 59 min | |
| Aug 6, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 84 min | |
| Aug 10, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 92 min | |
| Aug 10, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 92 min | |
| Aug 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac and 22 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha and 6 more | 91 min |
| Aug 19, 12:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon and 6 more | 64 min |
| Aug 20, 2:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett and 30 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant | 90 min |
| Aug 20, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 58 min |
| Aug 20, 7:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa and 28 more | 113 min |
| Aug 20, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Richland | 56 min |
| Aug 20, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 55 min |
| Aug 20, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 64 min |
| Aug 20, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 57 min |
| Aug 20, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 92 min | |
| Aug 21, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 89 min | |
| Aug 21, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 89 min | |
| Aug 21, 12:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac and 20 more | 113 min |
| Aug 25, 11:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn and 17 more | 117 min |
| Aug 25, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Door, Florence, Forest | 94 min |
| Aug 25, 6:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 54 min |
| Aug 25, 7:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Grant, Vernon | 67 min |
| Aug 25, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 83 min | |
| Aug 25, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 83 min | |
| Aug 25, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 58 min |
| Aug 25, 10:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron | 58 min |
| Aug 25, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield | 53 min |
| Aug 26, 12:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock and 2 more | 84 min |
| Aug 26, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Vilas | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 118 min | |
| Aug 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 118 min | |
| Aug 28, 5:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge and 31 more | 59 min |
| Aug 28, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 28, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 107 min | |
| Aug 28, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 107 min | |
| Aug 28, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 107 min | |
| Aug 28, 7:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane and 26 more | 83 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 | 47 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 17 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dane County13
- Columbia County12
- Crawford County11
- Dodge County11
- Grant County11
- Iowa County11
- Jefferson County11
- Marquette County11
- Green County10
- Rock County10
- Sauk County10
- Waushara County10
- Waukesha County10
- Portage County10
- Adams County9
- Juneau County9
- Monroe County9
- Vernon County9
- Winnebago County9
- Marathon County9
- Waupaca County9
- Outagamie County9
- Wood County8
- Calumet County8
- Richland County8
- Washington County8
- Milwaukee County8
- Racine County8
- Green Lake County7
- Jackson County7
- La Crosse County7
- Lafayette County7
- Clark County7
- Shawano County7
- Brown County7
- Bayfield County7
- Douglas County7
- Trempealeau County6
- Fond du Lac County6
- Kenosha County6
32 more counties
- Walworth County6
- Florence County6
- Forest County6
- Langlade County6
- Ashland County6
- Iron County6
- Menominee County6
- Buffalo County5
- Eau Claire County5
- Ozaukee County5
- Sheboygan County5
- Lincoln County5
- Price County5
- Taylor County5
- Vilas County5
- Burnett County5
- Rusk County5
- Sawyer County5
- Washburn County5
- Oconto County5
- Oneida County4
- Barron County4
- Chippewa County4
- Dunn County4
- Pepin County4
- Pierce County4
- Polk County4
- Saint Croix County4
- Door County3
- Manitowoc County3
- Kewaunee County2
- Marinette County2
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. Rebuilt daily.