Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2016
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, February 2016
85 weather alerts in February 2016, 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 85
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 57
- Busiest day
- February 1, 201614 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Price | 12 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:43 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:07 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 10 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM CST | Gale Watch | GRB | 10 hr | |
| Feb 1, 5:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Polk | 49 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:19 PM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:21 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 12 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Iron, Price, Sawyer and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Washburn | 44 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:53 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 1, 8:06 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, Monroe, Richland and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 2, 6:08 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 2, 8:37 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 15 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:09 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:43 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 17 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:49 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto and 5 more | 105 min |
| Feb 6, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 72 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 11 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:46 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Vilas | 59 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:08 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 63 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:50 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 61 hr | |
| Feb 8, 8:54 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | Iron | 18 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:03 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | Iron | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:14 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 42 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:37 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 41 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:09 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:11 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:22 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:27 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:08 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:12 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 36 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock | 30 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:02 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:17 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 40 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Door | 28 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:53 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Grant | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:06 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:34 AM CST | Gale Watch | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 61 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Iron, Price | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:49 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:49 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 11 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:46 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Eau Claire, Pepin | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:36 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ARX | Grant | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:40 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Saint Croix | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 9:56 AM CST | Storm Warning | MKX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 20, 1:47 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Grant | 34 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 7 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:40 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:13 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:29 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:57 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Ozaukee and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:04 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:15 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:37 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:14 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 3:56 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:31 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:44 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 16 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:41 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 50 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Vilas | 12 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Grant | 24 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:39 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 12 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 37 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 19 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 8 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 1 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grant County11
- Dane County10
- Iowa County10
- Lafayette County10
- Green County9
- Rock County9
- Kenosha County9
- Racine County9
- Crawford County8
- Marquette County8
- Jefferson County8
- Waukesha County8
- Milwaukee County8
- Richland County7
- Vernon County7
- Columbia County7
- Dodge County7
- Fond du Lac County7
- Green Lake County7
- Sauk County7
- Sheboygan County7
- Ozaukee County7
- Langlade County7
- Marathon County7
- Portage County7
- Shawano County7
- Waupaca County7
- Waushara County7
- Wood County7
- Iron County7
- Walworth County7
- Adams County6
- Juneau County6
- Monroe County6
- Washington County6
- Door County6
- Lincoln County6
- Menominee County6
- Oconto County6
- Price County5
32 more counties
- La Crosse County5
- Brown County5
- Calumet County5
- Forest County5
- Kewaunee County5
- Manitowoc County5
- Oneida County5
- Outagamie County5
- Vilas County5
- Winnebago County5
- Ashland County5
- Bayfield County5
- Douglas County5
- Buffalo County4
- Clark County4
- Jackson County4
- Trempealeau County4
- Florence County4
- Marinette County4
- Barron County4
- Chippewa County4
- Dunn County4
- Eau Claire County4
- Pepin County4
- Polk County4
- Saint Croix County4
- Taylor County3
- Pierce County3
- Rusk County3
- Burnett County3
- Washburn County3
- Sawyer County2
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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.