Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2018
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, February 2018
145 weather alerts in February 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 February 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 145
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 74
- Busiest day
- February 20, 201824 alerts
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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, 3:02 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 9 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 9 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:15 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 20 hr |
| Feb 2, 1:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 12 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 2, 1:46 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 55 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Clark, Juneau, Taylor | 19 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:57 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 33 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk | 15 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Burnett, Douglas, Washburn | 32 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:55 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 35 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:10 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:59 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:38 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:46 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland | 28 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Ozaukee and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:28 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 39 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 9 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Grant | 19 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 19 hr |
| Feb 8, 9:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Green, Iowa, Kenosha, Lafayette, Rock and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:08 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kenosha | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:31 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha and 8 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:33 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:29 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 14, 6:48 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 15, 6:57 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Lafayette, Rock | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 10:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 35 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 17, 5:56 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 17, 5:56 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:03 PM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 27 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:08 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 21 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:41 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green, Rock | 5 days |
| Feb 18, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 3 more | 58 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Walworth | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:45 PM CST | Flood Watch | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:45 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Washington | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:38 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Lafayette | 3 days |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 7 days |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Rock | 3 days |
| Feb 18, 11:41 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Crawford, Richland, Vernon | 36 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:43 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:06 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:01 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:11 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 19, 5:22 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Grant | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 7:47 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:01 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 9 days |
| Feb 19, 9:12 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Racine | 54 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:46 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green | 5 days |
| Feb 20, 2:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buffalo, Clark, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green | 10 days |
| Feb 20, 4:14 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 59 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 10 days |
| Feb 20, 6:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 50 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 44 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 34 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:33 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Grant | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:22 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Grant | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 31 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:45 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 38 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 26 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 33 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 36 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 43 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:09 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 25 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:44 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 4 days |
| Feb 20, 11:45 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green | 40 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:35 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 41 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Douglas | 13 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:58 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 41 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:40 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 45 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 2:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Taylor | 23 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:12 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:06 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:05 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Eau Claire | 37 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 14 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM CST | Gale Watch | GRB | 14 hr | |
| Feb 23, 9:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:24 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:07 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:07 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:26 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Burnett, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 65 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:07 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GRB | Oneida, Vilas | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:33 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 35 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:33 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 22 hr | |
| Feb 24, 6:43 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:57 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Winnebago | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:31 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Grant | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 11 days |
| Feb 25, 3:58 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 8 hr | |
| Feb 25, 5:53 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 25, 7:40 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 17 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:45 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 45 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:46 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:34 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 55 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:15 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 47 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Ozaukee | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:03 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ARX | Vernon | 63 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Lafayette | 60 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:28 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 42 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 | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 7 |
| River Flood Warning | 28 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Watch | 7 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 9 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 26 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 13 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 4 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray 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.
- Rock County25
- Green County20
- Lafayette County18
- Racine County16
- Jefferson County15
- Kenosha County15
- Ozaukee County15
- Milwaukee County14
- Walworth County14
- Douglas County13
- Dane County13
- Waukesha County13
- Dodge County12
- Sheboygan County12
- Clark County11
- Taylor County11
- Columbia County11
- Washington County11
- Iowa County11
- Burnett County10
- Washburn County10
- Polk County10
- Grant County10
- Buffalo County9
- Jackson County9
- Ashland County9
- Bayfield County9
- Iron County9
- Price County9
- Sawyer County9
- Barron County9
- Chippewa County9
- Dunn County9
- Rusk County9
- Saint Croix County9
- Fond du Lac County9
- Trempealeau County8
- Lincoln County8
- Marathon County8
- Oneida County8
32 more counties
- Portage County8
- Vilas County8
- Wood County8
- Eau Claire County8
- Sauk County8
- Vernon County8
- Langlade County7
- Marinette County7
- Menominee County7
- Oconto County7
- Shawano County7
- Waupaca County7
- Pierce County7
- Green Lake County7
- Marquette County7
- Florence County6
- Forest County6
- Waushara County6
- Pepin County6
- Brown County6
- Calumet County6
- Door County6
- Kewaunee County6
- Manitowoc County6
- Winnebago County6
- Richland County6
- Outagamie County5
- Adams County5
- Juneau County5
- Monroe County5
- Crawford County5
- La Crosse County4
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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.