Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2020
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, December 2020
62 weather alerts in December 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 December 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 62
- Warnings
- 11
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest day
- December 28, 202010 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 3, 8:41 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:16 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 18 hr | |
| Dec 9, 9:48 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 56 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:15 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:15 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:23 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Grant | 35 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:10 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 39 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Iowa and 11 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:30 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 42 hr | |
| Dec 11, 3:42 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown, Oconto | 34 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Winnebago | 35 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:13 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 41 hr | |
| Dec 12, 6:38 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 11 hr | |
| Dec 12, 9:02 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 7 hr | |
| Dec 13, 8:23 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:08 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:36 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:41 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 18 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:35 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:35 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:46 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 42 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:42 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 1:34 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 14 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:32 PM CST | Gale Watch | GRB | 13 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:12 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 54 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix | 23 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:04 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 50 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 5:25 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Barron, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix | 36 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Rusk | 36 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Washburn | 57 hr |
| Dec 22, 9:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, Trempealeau | 29 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Vilas | 30 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Price, Sawyer | 25 hr |
| Dec 23, 12:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix, Washburn | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Dunn and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:11 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 48 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:14 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 17 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:36 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 41 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:09 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 11 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 53 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk | 10 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 7 more | 40 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette and 7 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 37 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:23 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:11 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 41 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Green, Lafayette, Rock | 4 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:15 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:53 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 15 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 | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 15 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Watch | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kenosha County7
- Racine County7
- Milwaukee County6
- Douglas County6
- Grant County5
- Walworth County5
- Polk County5
- Saint Croix County5
- Burnett County5
- Washburn County5
- Pierce County5
- Ozaukee County4
- Sheboygan County4
- Green County4
- Jefferson County4
- Lafayette County4
- Rock County4
- Waukesha County4
- Brown County4
- Barron County4
- Rusk County4
- Ashland County4
- Bayfield County4
- Iron County4
- Sawyer County4
- Richland County4
- Vernon County4
- Columbia County3
- Dane County3
- Dodge County3
- Iowa County3
- Oconto County3
- Door County3
- Kewaunee County3
- Winnebago County3
- Price County3
- Dunn County3
- Pepin County3
- Sauk County3
- Crawford County3
32 more counties
- Fond du Lac County2
- Washington County2
- Calumet County2
- Manitowoc County2
- Chippewa County2
- Eau Claire County2
- Buffalo County2
- Clark County2
- Jackson County2
- Taylor County2
- Trempealeau County2
- Lincoln County2
- Marathon County2
- Oneida County2
- Vilas County2
- Green Lake County2
- Marquette County2
- Marinette County2
- Menominee County2
- Outagamie County2
- Portage County2
- Shawano County2
- Waupaca County2
- Waushara County2
- Wood County2
- Adams County2
- Juneau County2
- Monroe County2
- La Crosse County1
- Florence County1
- Forest County1
- Langlade 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.