Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2012
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, April 2012
98 weather alerts in April 2012, 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 April 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 98
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- April 15, 201211 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Green, Lafayette, Rock | 117 min |
| Apr 1, 7:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Green, Lafayette, Rock | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:33 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Saint Croix | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 1:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland, Burnett, Iron, Washburn | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 3:40 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 9 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:40 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 9 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:41 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 54 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:42 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:42 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 28 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:10 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:39 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:17 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:17 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:57 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:46 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Marinette, Oneida, Vilas | 16 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:35 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 29 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:40 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade and 15 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:48 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DLH | Burnett, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:50 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:03 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Burnett, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:23 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:17 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:21 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 8, 8:16 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 49 hr | |
| Apr 8, 9:05 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MKX | Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Sauk | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:11 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 48 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:37 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:24 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:34 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Green Lake, Iowa and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:37 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oneida and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:48 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:00 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:09 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:11 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:28 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:30 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:49 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:34 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:08 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 9:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Green, Kenosha, Rock, Walworth | 96 min |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:20 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:20 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 15 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:27 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Apr 15, 9:38 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| Apr 15, 9:48 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Apr 15, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron, Polk | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 16 min | |
| Apr 15, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix | 96 min |
| Apr 15, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 9:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chippewa, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Rusk and 1 more | 87 min |
| Apr 15, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk | 79 min |
| Apr 16, 3:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:56 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 9 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:56 AM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 10 hr | |
| Apr 16, 10:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 17 hr | |
| Apr 16, 2:44 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:03 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 17, 3:07 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 28 hr | |
| Apr 17, 3:25 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:14 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:23 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Langlade, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Portage and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:44 PM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 23 hr | |
| Apr 19, 3:44 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 23 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 15 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:38 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Richland and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:18 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:19 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:05 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 13 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 12 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:40 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Trempealeau | 12 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:41 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 15 hr | |
| Apr 22, 3:51 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 41 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:17 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 29 hr | |
| Apr 26, 2:24 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 18 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:24 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk | 18 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:42 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:12 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Richland, Trempealeau and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:12 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 17 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:02 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:14 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 6 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 27 |
| Freeze Watch | 7 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 4 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grant County15
- Green County14
- Taylor County14
- Lafayette County13
- Clark County13
- Crawford County13
- Jackson County13
- Rock County12
- Chippewa County12
- Saint Croix County12
- Marathon County12
- Menominee County12
- Portage County12
- Shawano County12
- Wood County12
- Adams County12
- Juneau County12
- Monroe County12
- Eau Claire County11
- Waupaca County11
- Waushara County11
- Buffalo County11
- La Crosse County11
- Richland County11
- Trempealeau County11
- Vernon County11
- Iowa County11
- Polk County11
- Pierce County10
- Dunn County10
- Sauk County10
- Rusk County10
- Marinette County9
- Columbia County9
- Dane County9
- Green Lake County9
- Marquette County9
- Barron County9
- Forest County8
- Oconto County8
31 more counties
- Oneida County8
- Pepin County8
- Langlade County7
- Lincoln County7
- Vilas County7
- Walworth County7
- Florence County6
- Dodge County6
- Jefferson County6
- Kenosha County6
- Ozaukee County6
- Sheboygan County6
- Fond du Lac County5
- Milwaukee County5
- Racine County5
- Washington County5
- Waukesha County5
- Brown County5
- Calumet County5
- Outagamie County5
- Winnebago County5
- Price County4
- Washburn County4
- Kewaunee County4
- Manitowoc County4
- Sawyer County3
- Burnett County3
- Door County3
- Ashland County1
- Iron County1
- Douglas County1
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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.