Alert archive / Wisconsin / 2023
Weather alerts in Wisconsin, February 2023
134 weather alerts in February 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 134
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 63
- Busiest day
- February 21, 202317 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, 1:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Burnett, Douglas, Washburn | 44 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:39 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 34 hr | |
| Feb 1, 8:47 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:53 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:03 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:25 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:16 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:55 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 36 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:29 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:16 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:16 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:40 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Washburn | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:57 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 11 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:46 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette, Marquette and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 8 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:02 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 50 hr | |
| Feb 8, 9:45 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 8, 10:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon | 29 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Grant | 26 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:34 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 9, 9:48 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 7 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:55 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:54 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:41 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:42 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 10, 6:22 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 26 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:47 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:47 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:47 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 35 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:57 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:02 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 38 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:14 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha and 9 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:50 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Grant | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:57 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 5 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Iowa, Sheboygan | 32 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Grant | 28 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:50 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 15, 6:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 15, 9:30 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 31 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:26 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Manitowoc | 19 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:02 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:25 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:39 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:27 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:14 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 29 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:59 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 27 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:03 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Vilas | 39 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:37 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 20, 1:33 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 20, 2:24 AM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Feb 20, 1:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln and 12 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 70 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Polk, Rusk | 45 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:27 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 6 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 59 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:54 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 4 hr | |
| Feb 21, 9:16 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:40 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 52 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:40 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer and 1 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:53 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | MKX | Green, Kenosha, Lafayette, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 8 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:36 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | ARX | Grant | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:50 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:02 PM CST | Gale Watch | GRB | 6 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:02 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 8:46 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 21, 9:17 PM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:34 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 22, 8:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane and 35 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:18 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:14 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Grant | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:40 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 20 hr | |
| Feb 23, 5:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 2:37 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:56 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 9 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:05 PM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:46 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 44 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Pepin, Pierce | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Taylor | 38 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Juneau, Monroe, Trempealeau | 32 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:36 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GRB | Door, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waushara and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:46 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:20 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan | 15 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:51 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green, Rock | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:36 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 21 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 48 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:21 AM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Lafayette | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:21 AM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix | 45 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:49 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 27, 9:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 3 days |
| Feb 27, 9:59 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 13 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:02 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 9 days |
| Feb 27, 10:03 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 22 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:06 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green | 3 days |
| Feb 28, 3:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Taylor | 38 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 34 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 | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 6 |
| River Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 12 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 13 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 13 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 10 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 30 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Green County15
- Lafayette County15
- Milwaukee County14
- Dane County13
- Iowa County13
- Racine County13
- Burnett County12
- Douglas County12
- Washburn County12
- Bayfield County12
- Grant County12
- Kenosha County12
- Rock County12
- Ashland County11
- Iron County11
- Waukesha County11
- Jefferson County10
- Walworth County10
- Price County9
- Sawyer County9
- Barron County9
- Polk County9
- Rusk County9
- Adams County9
- Juneau County9
- Monroe County9
- Ozaukee County9
- Sheboygan County9
- Washington County9
- Waushara County9
- Chippewa County8
- Dunn County8
- Saint Croix County8
- Taylor County8
- Columbia County8
- Dodge County8
- Fond du Lac County8
- Langlade County8
- Lincoln County8
- Manitowoc County8
32 more counties
- Marathon County8
- Menominee County8
- Oconto County8
- Shawano County8
- Vilas County8
- Waupaca County8
- Eau Claire County7
- Buffalo County7
- Clark County7
- Crawford County7
- Jackson County7
- Richland County7
- Trempealeau County7
- Vernon County7
- Green Lake County7
- Marquette County7
- Brown County7
- Calumet County7
- Florence County7
- Forest County7
- Kewaunee County7
- Marinette County7
- Oneida County7
- Outagamie County7
- Portage County7
- Winnebago County7
- Wood County7
- Pepin County6
- Pierce County6
- Sauk County6
- Door County6
- La Crosse County5
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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.