Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2020
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, February 2020
80 weather alerts in February 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 February 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 80
- Warnings
- 16
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest day
- February 8, 202014 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, 2:55 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:07 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 17 hr | |
| Feb 1, 7:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn | 19 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:10 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 1, 8:31 PM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 18 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:07 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:53 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 5 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:57 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:04 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 39 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:17 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 33 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:06 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Eau Claire, Pepin | 25 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:14 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | 11 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:14 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 11 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:27 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 11 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Iowa and 11 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Grant, Taylor | 35 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 11 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 34 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix | 34 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:05 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:34 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon and 9 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:49 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Price | 23 hr |
| Feb 9, 6:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:57 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 51 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:08 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:20 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:11 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:27 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:52 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:52 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:58 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Vilas and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:10 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:29 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:55 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:26 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 14, 10:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 34 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:12 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:50 PM CST | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marinette | 11 days |
| Feb 16, 2:52 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 10 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 13 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:01 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn | 117 min |
| Feb 18, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:57 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 20, 1:51 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 20, 1:51 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 20, 2:36 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:02 PM CST | River Flood Warning | GRB | Oconto, Shawano | 43 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:40 PM CST | River Flood Warning | GRB | Oconto, Shawano | 29 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:26 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 17 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Iowa and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Grant | 13 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:33 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:25 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 5 days | |
| Feb 24, 3:34 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 25, 2:40 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 27 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:23 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 26, 5:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas | 44 min |
| Feb 26, 5:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield | 42 min |
| Feb 26, 10:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:52 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:38 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:34 PM CST | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marinette | 4 days |
| Feb 29, 2:58 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 33 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:59 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 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 | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 9 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 23 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Wood County8
- Columbia County8
- Adams County7
- Jackson County7
- Juneau County7
- La Crosse County7
- Monroe County7
- Richland County7
- Vernon County7
- Portage County7
- Waushara County7
- Brown County7
- Calumet County7
- Outagamie County7
- Shawano County7
- Winnebago County7
- Marquette County7
- Sauk County7
- Dane County7
- Dodge County7
- Fond du Lac County7
- Sheboygan County7
- Chippewa County7
- Saint Croix County7
- Milwaukee County6
- Crawford County6
- Trempealeau County6
- Eau Claire County6
- Pepin County6
- Waupaca County6
- Manitowoc County6
- Oconto County6
- Green Lake County6
- Iowa County6
- Ozaukee County6
- Washington County6
- Dunn County6
- Pierce County6
- Ashland County5
- Bayfield County5
32 more counties
- Douglas County5
- Kenosha County5
- Racine County5
- Buffalo County5
- Clark County5
- Door County5
- Forest County5
- Kewaunee County5
- Langlade County5
- Marathon County5
- Marinette County5
- Jefferson County5
- Waukesha County5
- Grant County5
- Sawyer County4
- Washburn County4
- Lincoln County4
- Menominee County4
- Oneida County4
- Green County4
- Lafayette County4
- Rock County4
- Iron County4
- Burnett County3
- Florence County3
- Walworth County3
- Barron County3
- Polk County3
- Rusk County3
- Price County3
- Vilas County3
- Taylor 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.