Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2020
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, April 2020
169 weather alerts in April 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 169
- Warnings
- 55
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 53
- Busiest day
- April 7, 202045 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 10:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Grant | 15 days |
| Apr 1, 6:36 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 19 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:35 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:21 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Buffalo | 16 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Pierce | 21 days |
| Apr 3, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Pierce | 21 days |
| Apr 6, 11:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kenosha | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Washburn | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Sawyer, Washburn | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 77 min |
| Apr 7, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Sawyer | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln | 70 min |
| Apr 7, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Price | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 9:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Taylor | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 10:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 10:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 1:18 PM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 38 hr | |
| Apr 7, 1:18 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Forest | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marinette | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Oconto | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Oconto | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 67 min | |
| Apr 7, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door, Kewaunee | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Oconto | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 3:03 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 21 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac and 15 more | 114 min |
| Apr 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 89 min | |
| Apr 7, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 16 min |
| Apr 7, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Door | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marinette | 20 min |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 49 min | |
| Apr 7, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 35 min | |
| Apr 7, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 51 min | |
| Apr 7, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 55 min | |
| Apr 7, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Door | 17 min |
| Apr 7, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 5:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Green, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth and 1 more | 83 min |
| Apr 7, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 18 min |
| Apr 7, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 75 min | |
| Apr 7, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Door | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 5:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Racine | 91 min |
| Apr 7, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 12:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:46 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon and 10 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:48 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:26 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 17 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:13 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 40 hr | |
| Apr 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 5 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:01 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 9, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield | 62 min |
| Apr 9, 7:30 AM CDT | Snow Squall Warning | DLH | Douglas | 60 min |
| Apr 9, 8:31 AM CDT | Snow Squall Warning | DLH | Douglas | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Washburn | 14 min |
| Apr 9, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Burnett, Washburn | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 8 hr | |
| Apr 10, 3:09 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:18 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:26 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:30 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:09 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 11, 2:40 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 7 more | 46 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:40 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:42 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:42 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Polk | 33 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:44 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 39 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:44 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon | 39 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:48 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 11, 2:49 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto | 52 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:04 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 46 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:04 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Burnett, Douglas | 32 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:29 PM CDT | Gale Watch | GRB | 12 hr | |
| Apr 11, 3:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 37 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:02 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 46 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:49 AM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 42 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 12, 5:09 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:47 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 12, 12:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown | 15 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Iron, Pepin, Pierce and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:34 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 12 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 7 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Burnett, Price, Sawyer, Washburn | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 26 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 18 hr | |
| Apr 16, 1:57 PM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 17, 2:13 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 32 hr | |
| Apr 17, 3:12 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 40 hr | |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 52 hr | |
| Apr 19, 3:20 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 51 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:26 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 38 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 117 min | |
| Apr 20, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire, Pepin | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 20, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Iron, Sawyer | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Burnett, Douglas | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and 1 more | 90 min |
| Apr 20, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Menominee, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 54 min | |
| Apr 20, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Winnebago | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 85 min | |
| Apr 20, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Ozaukee, Sauk and 2 more | 58 min |
| Apr 20, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 117 min | |
| Apr 20, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marinette, Menominee, Shawano | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine | 25 min |
| Apr 20, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 45 min | |
| Apr 22, 2:12 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 9 hr | |
| Apr 22, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Crawford | 55 min |
| Apr 22, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Crawford | 59 min |
| Apr 22, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Crawford | 60 min |
| Apr 22, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Vernon | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 9:08 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| Apr 25, 2:13 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 35 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 4 hr | |
| Apr 27, 8:31 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Apr 27, 8:46 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 15 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:19 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:52 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:47 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 28, 3:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:46 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto | 56 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:22 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Apr 28, 10:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas | 119 min |
| Apr 28, 1:00 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 21 hr | |
| Apr 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 52 hr | |
| Apr 28, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Juneau | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Juneau | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 1:05 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | GRB | Brown, Oconto | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:06 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 27 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:53 AM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 32 hr | |
| Apr 29, 5:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Walworth | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 65 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 50 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 13 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Brown | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Brown | 93 min |
| Apr 29, 12:16 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GRB | Brown | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:15 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 19 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 6 days |
| Apr 30, 12:58 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 7 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Racine | 5 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 20 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 42 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Special Marine Warning | 14 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 17 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kenosha County16
- Milwaukee County16
- Racine County16
- Brown County12
- Douglas County11
- Door County11
- Ozaukee County11
- Walworth County11
- Waukesha County11
- Marinette County10
- Oconto County10
- Washburn County9
- Jefferson County9
- Sheboygan County9
- Washington County9
- Sawyer County8
- Kewaunee County8
- Rock County8
- Green County8
- Lafayette County8
- Pierce County7
- Bayfield County7
- Green Lake County7
- Outagamie County7
- Winnebago County7
- Portage County7
- Shawano County7
- Rusk County6
- Iron County6
- Price County6
- Crawford County6
- Lincoln County6
- Columbia County6
- Dodge County6
- Fond du Lac County6
- Manitowoc County6
- Menominee County6
- Waupaca County6
- Grant County5
- Dunn County5
32 more counties
- Pepin County5
- Saint Croix County5
- Ashland County5
- Burnett County5
- Buffalo County5
- Juneau County5
- Taylor County5
- Calumet County5
- Dane County5
- Marquette County5
- Marathon County5
- Waushara County5
- Wood County5
- Barron County4
- Chippewa County4
- Eau Claire County4
- Polk County4
- Clark County4
- Jackson County4
- Trempealeau County4
- Vernon County4
- Langlade County4
- Forest County4
- Sauk County4
- Adams County3
- La Crosse County3
- Monroe County3
- Iowa County3
- Florence County3
- Oneida County3
- Vilas County3
- Richland 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.