Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2020
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, March 2020
119 weather alerts in March 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 March 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 48
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest day
- March 29, 202022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:04 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:14 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 29 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:49 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:18 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Iron | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:32 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:14 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:49 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 20 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:35 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Vilas | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:00 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GRB | Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:42 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Mar 6, 10:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 6, 9:19 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 4 days | |
| Mar 6, 9:22 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 4 days | |
| Mar 9, 3:18 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 9, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green, Rock | 35 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 31 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:21 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:12 PM CDT | Gale Watch | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:12 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 50 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:13 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Mar 12, 12:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | 37 days |
| Mar 12, 3:10 PM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 26 hr | |
| Mar 13, 8:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Oconto | 21 days |
| Mar 13, 11:37 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 7 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:46 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 4 hr | |
| Mar 13, 8:38 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 14, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca, Winnebago | 26 days |
| Mar 16, 2:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Juneau | 39 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:24 PM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 23 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:24 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 67 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:38 PM CDT | Gale Watch | GRB | 11 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:38 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 37 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:56 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:52 AM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 39 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:55 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 33 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:29 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green, Rock | 3 days |
| Mar 19, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Rock | 21 days |
| Mar 19, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green | 5 days |
| Mar 19, 3:19 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Vilas | 19 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford | 47 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 5 days |
| Mar 20, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Jackson | 3 days |
| Mar 20, 10:47 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Lafayette | 46 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:47 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Rock | 21 days |
| Mar 20, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 17 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 21 days |
| Mar 20, 7:05 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Mar 21, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green Lake | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:43 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:25 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 28 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake | 20 days |
| Mar 22, 7:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Juneau | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:17 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:19 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Oconto | 7 days |
| Mar 27, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:53 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 19 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:08 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 20 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:08 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 43 hr | |
| Mar 27, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:40 PM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:44 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 21 days |
| Mar 28, 12:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 6 days |
| Mar 28, 3:19 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Polk | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:34 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 42 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:38 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 63 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:45 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown, Door, Marinette, Oconto | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Washburn | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:11 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | DLH | Douglas | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:11 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron | 32 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 19 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:32 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 25 hr | |
| Mar 28, 1:44 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Adams, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon | 71 min |
| Mar 28, 6:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 93 min |
| Mar 28, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 26 min |
| Mar 28, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 22 min |
| Mar 28, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 10:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 21 days |
| Mar 28, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Brown, Oconto, Outagamie | 64 min |
| Mar 29, 2:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marathon | 4 days |
| Mar 29, 3:37 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRB | 9 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:37 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 39 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:51 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 4 days |
| Mar 29, 7:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Shawano, Waupaca | 3 days |
| Mar 29, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Juneau | 4 days |
| Mar 29, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marathon | 11 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 17 days |
| Mar 29, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 20 days |
| Mar 29, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 27 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Portage | 3 days |
| Mar 29, 12:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Portage | 67 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:55 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Rock | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRB | Marinette | 5 days |
| Mar 29, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marathon | 14 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marinette | 3 days |
| Mar 30, 7:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marinette | 51 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Pierce | 21 days |
| Mar 30, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Buffalo, Pepin | 4 days |
| Mar 30, 1:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Marinette | 10 days |
| Mar 30, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GRB | Wood | 41 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 21 hr | |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 14 days |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Vernon | 14 days |
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 | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 36 |
| River Flood Watch | 11 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Watch | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 24 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rock County9
- Green County8
- Kenosha County8
- Iron County6
- Grant County6
- Crawford County5
- Ashland County5
- Racine County5
- Juneau County5
- Bayfield County5
- Douglas County5
- Marinette County5
- Columbia County4
- Lafayette County4
- Milwaukee County4
- Waukesha County4
- Oconto County4
- Buffalo County4
- Richland County3
- Green Lake County3
- Ozaukee County3
- Walworth County3
- Washington County3
- Outagamie County3
- Waupaca County3
- Marathon County3
- Vilas County2
- Door County2
- Manitowoc County2
- Iowa County2
- Sauk County2
- Sheboygan County2
- Shawano County2
- Jackson County2
- Adams County2
- Brown County2
- Vernon County2
- Portage County2
- Kewaunee County1
- Dane 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.