Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2018
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, December 2018
80 weather alerts in December 2018, 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 December 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 80
- Warnings
- 12
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 60
- Busiest day
- December 2, 20187 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 3:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price | 53 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 15 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 32 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:50 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 48 hr | |
| Dec 1, 2:42 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 30 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:26 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 57 hr | |
| Dec 1, 8:32 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Dec 2, 3:21 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 45 hr | |
| Dec 2, 3:47 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 11 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:36 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 4 hr |
| Dec 2, 5:34 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| Dec 2, 7:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 33 hr |
| Dec 2, 9:13 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:11 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 39 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:33 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Iron | 32 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:54 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 38 hr | |
| Dec 9, 11:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 10 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:09 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:16 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 41 hr | |
| Dec 11, 1:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Calumet, Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, Richland, Vernon | 13 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:16 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:29 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Dec 13, 6:40 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix | 15 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:16 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 29 hr | |
| Dec 14, 8:18 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:57 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Rock, Walworth, Washington and 1 more | 63 min |
| Dec 14, 6:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:02 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:33 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Dec 16, 5:46 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 16, 9:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 23 hr | |
| Dec 16, 6:39 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 7 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:59 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 11 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:20 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 22 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 25 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 53 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:44 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:11 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:11 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 9:33 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 38 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:48 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 4 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:51 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 21, 9:57 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 5 hr | |
| Dec 21, 9:57 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 14 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:15 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:47 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 26 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:02 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 29 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:50 PM CST | Gale Watch | GRB | 14 hr | |
| Dec 25, 2:56 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Vilas | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 63 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Burnett, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 63 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix | 26 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 27 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:41 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 67 hr | |
| Dec 26, 8:27 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Dec 26, 8:27 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 22 hr | |
| Dec 27, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:38 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 4 hr | |
| Dec 28, 8:59 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 15 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:39 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:14 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:52 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 10 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 40 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Burnett, Washburn | 28 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:31 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette and 7 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Iowa, Jefferson, Ozaukee and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane and 31 more | 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 19 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 22 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Walworth County10
- Washington County10
- Waukesha County10
- Jefferson County9
- Ozaukee County9
- Sheboygan County9
- Dodge County8
- Iron County7
- Racine County7
- Rock County7
- Fond du Lac County7
- Ashland County6
- Shawano County6
- Kenosha County6
- Columbia County6
- Green County6
- Iowa County6
- Milwaukee County6
- Bayfield County5
- Calumet County5
- Oconto County5
- Outagamie County5
- Portage County5
- Waupaca County5
- Waushara County5
- Winnebago County5
- Douglas County5
- Dane County5
- Green Lake County5
- Lafayette County5
- Marquette County5
- Sauk County5
- Crawford County5
- Grant County5
- Richland County5
- Vernon County5
- Brown County4
- Door County4
- Kewaunee County4
- Marathon County4
32 more counties
- Marinette County4
- Vilas County4
- Adams County4
- Juneau County4
- La Crosse County4
- Monroe County4
- Florence County3
- Forest County3
- Langlade County3
- Lincoln County3
- Menominee County3
- Oneida County3
- Wood County3
- Buffalo County3
- Jackson County3
- Trempealeau County3
- Clark County3
- Manitowoc County3
- Polk County3
- Saint Croix County3
- Burnett County3
- Washburn County3
- Price County2
- Pierce County2
- Sawyer County2
- Barron County2
- Chippewa County2
- Dunn County2
- Rusk County2
- Taylor County2
- Eau Claire County1
- Pepin 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.