Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2008
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, May 2008
101 weather alerts in May 2008, 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 May 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 101
- Warnings
- 69
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 10
- Busiest day
- May 25, 200830 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 4:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 3 days |
| May 2, 11:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette and 3 more | 115 min |
| May 2, 3:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Rock | 115 min |
| May 2, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac and 11 more | 118 min |
| May 2, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Monroe, Vernon | 23 min |
| May 2, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant and 14 more | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 41 min |
| May 2, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 112 min | |
| May 2, 6:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Marquette and 1 more | 88 min |
| May 2, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 32 min |
| May 3, 5:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 5 hr |
| May 6, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Vernon | 24 min |
| May 6, 9:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford | 62 min |
| May 6, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 14 min |
| May 9, 3:17 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 13 hr |
| May 9, 3:21 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette and 9 more | 16 hr |
| May 11, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 9 hr |
| May 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 2 hr |
| May 16, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn | 51 min |
| May 17, 1:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark and 23 more | 92 min |
| May 17, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 42 min |
| May 17, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron | 63 min |
| May 17, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn | 29 min |
| May 17, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 57 min | |
| May 17, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 52 min |
| May 17, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 88 min | |
| May 18, 3:03 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 28 hr |
| May 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 16 hr |
| May 18, 3:10 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 16 hr |
| May 18, 3:55 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk | 15 hr |
| May 18, 9:15 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oconto and 2 more | 10 hr |
| May 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 15 hr |
| May 25, 9:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer and 1 more | 94 min |
| May 25, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett | 67 min |
| May 25, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett, Washburn | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett, Sawyer, Washburn | 52 min |
| May 25, 12:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 92 min |
| May 25, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Sawyer | 50 min |
| May 25, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn and 14 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 67 min |
| May 25, 2:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burnett, Douglas, Washburn | 35 min |
| May 25, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Burnett, Douglas, Washburn | 6 hr |
| May 25, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Iron | 25 min |
| May 25, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Vilas | 38 min |
| May 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Iron, Price | 29 min |
| May 25, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Forest, Vilas | 47 min |
| May 25, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Oneida, Vilas | 48 min |
| May 25, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest | 27 min |
| May 25, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Oneida, Vilas | 19 min |
| May 25, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Marinette | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 47 min |
| May 25, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron | 48 min |
| May 25, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 58 min |
| May 25, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn | 40 min |
| May 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Pepin and 5 more | 59 min |
| May 25, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 46 min |
| May 25, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Rusk | 62 min |
| May 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Portage, Wood | 50 min |
| May 25, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 54 min |
| May 25, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 82 min |
| May 25, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade, Menominee | 22 min |
| May 25, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark and 39 more | 4 hr |
| May 25, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dunn, Eau Claire | 32 min |
| May 25, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 68 min |
| May 25, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Shawano, Waupaca | 38 min |
| May 25, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Lincoln, Marathon, Wood | 45 min |
| May 25, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 67 min |
| May 25, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 2 hr | |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 22 min |
| May 25, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Shawano, Wood | 63 min |
| May 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 55 min |
| May 25, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 35 min |
| May 25, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Wood | 39 min |
| May 25, 9:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge and 29 more | 67 min |
| May 25, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Wood | 42 min |
| May 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 47 min |
| May 25, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | 27 min |
| May 25, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 38 min | |
| May 26, 3:58 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 11 hr |
| May 26, 2:39 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 16 hr |
| May 26, 2:59 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 16 hr |
| May 26, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 57 min | |
| May 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 60 min | |
| May 27, 3:27 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oconto and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 27, 4:57 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 10 hr |
| May 27, 2:55 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 9 more | 16 hr |
| May 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 16 hr |
| May 27, 3:07 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 16 hr |
| May 27, 3:48 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 15 hr |
| May 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kenosha, Walworth | 61 min |
| May 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Richland, Vernon | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Vernon | 34 min |
| May 30, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 45 min |
| May 31, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Pierce | 67 min |
| May 31, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 65 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 | 51 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 14 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 9 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 7 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Burnett County15
- Washburn County14
- Ashland County13
- Dunn County13
- Douglas County12
- Vernon County11
- Bayfield County11
- Sawyer County11
- Iron County11
- Shawano County10
- Wood County10
- Chippewa County10
- Vilas County10
- Dane County9
- Grant County9
- Iowa County9
- Portage County9
- Waupaca County9
- Forest County9
- Langlade County9
- Lincoln County9
- Crawford County8
- Richland County8
- Sauk County8
- Columbia County8
- Dodge County8
- Green Lake County8
- Jefferson County8
- Marathon County8
- Marinette County8
- Oconto County8
- Oneida County8
- Price County8
- Green County7
- Lafayette County7
- Rock County7
- Adams County7
- Fond du Lac County7
- Juneau County7
- Marquette County7
32 more counties
- Monroe County7
- Menominee County7
- Outagamie County7
- Barron County7
- Clark County7
- Eau Claire County7
- Florence County7
- Polk County7
- La Crosse County6
- Brown County6
- Calumet County6
- Rusk County6
- Taylor County6
- Kenosha County5
- Washington County5
- Walworth County5
- Manitowoc County5
- Waushara County5
- Winnebago County5
- Jackson County5
- Pepin County5
- Pierce County5
- Saint Croix County5
- Waukesha County4
- Ozaukee County4
- Kewaunee County4
- Buffalo County4
- Trempealeau County4
- Milwaukee County3
- Racine County3
- Sheboygan County3
- Door County3
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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.