Weather alerts in Wisconsin, May 2023

95 weather alerts in May 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 May 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 95
Warnings: 16
Watches: 2
Advisories: 29
Busiest day: May 7, 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
Apr 30, 9:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DLH	Ashland, Iron	39 hr
May 1, 10:45 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Iron	26 hr
May 2, 3:33 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		27 hr
May 2, 9:59 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRB		21 hr
May 2, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Florence	7 days
May 2, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Marinette	9 days
May 2, 10:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Marinette	8 days
May 5, 2:41 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		10 hr
May 5, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pierce	4 hr
May 5, 10:11 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Douglas	12 hr
May 6, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Trempealeau	64 min
May 6, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Eau Claire	43 min
May 6, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Clark, Jackson, Monroe	58 min
May 6, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Marathon, Wood	61 min
May 6, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Portage, Wood	52 min
May 6, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara	64 min
May 6, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca	51 min
May 6, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Marathon, Portage	31 min
May 6, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca	60 min
May 7, 12:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Brown, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano	51 min
May 7, 2:52 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Trempealeau, Vernon	8 hr
May 7, 5:22 AM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MKX		5 hr
May 7, 5:41 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MKX	Iowa, Lafayette	3 hr
May 7, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Oconto	25 hr
May 7, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	34 min
May 7, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	23 min
May 7, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	36 min
May 7, 6:59 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MKX		15 hr
May 7, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	27 min
May 7, 7:07 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	GRB		15 hr
May 7, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	26 min
May 7, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	30 min
May 7, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	30 min
May 7, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	31 min
May 7, 8:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Shawano, Waupaca	14 hr
May 8, 2:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Pierce	88 min
May 8, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Saint Croix	36 min
May 8, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dunn	29 min
May 8, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pierce	24 min
May 8, 6:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Pierce	34 min
May 8, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pepin, Pierce	41 min
May 8, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Saint Croix	37 min
May 8, 8:19 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GRB	Brown, Calumet, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Oneida and 7 more	13 hr
May 8, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Burnett	26 min
May 8, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Burnett	37 min
May 8, 9:57 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MKX		12 hr
May 9, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Douglas	35 min
May 9, 1:52 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MKX	Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan and 2 more	7 hr
May 9, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Douglas	30 min
May 10, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Washburn	20 min
May 10, 4:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Washburn	18 min
May 11, 10:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca	46 hr
May 13, 2:45 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more	38 hr
May 14, 1:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ARX	Crawford, Grant	3 hr
May 14, 3:09 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GRB	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oconto and 2 more	12 hr
May 15, 3:27 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		40 hr
May 16, 1:40 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRB		20 hr
May 16, 3:07 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas	16 hr
May 17, 3:29 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRB		34 hr
May 17, 8:24 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		26 hr
May 18, 10:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Pierce	21 days
May 18, 2:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Eau Claire and 23 more	117 min
May 18, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Buffalo	23 min
May 18, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Trempealeau	43 min
May 18, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	La Crosse	23 min
May 18, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Jackson	61 min
May 18, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Wood	48 min
May 18, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Trempealeau	46 min
May 19, 2:02 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GRB	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas	17 hr
May 19, 3:20 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more	16 hr
May 23, 2:34 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		52 hr
May 23, 3:51 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRB		42 hr
May 24, 3:14 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	GRB	Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida	28 hr
May 24, 3:14 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	GRB	Florence, Forest, Marinette, Vilas	28 hr
May 24, 3:25 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan	28 hr
May 24, 3:28 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	DLH	Douglas	18 hr
May 24, 2:41 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price	16 hr
May 25, 9:14 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	DLH	Douglas	12 hr
May 25, 1:49 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GRB	Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida	17 hr
May 25, 1:49 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	GRB	Florence, Forest, Marinette, Vilas	17 hr
May 25, 1:54 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Iron, Price	17 hr
May 30, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Polk	30 min
May 30, 7:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Burnett	37 min
May 31, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	22 min
May 31, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge	45 min
May 31, 1:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	38 min
May 31, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Washington	35 min
May 31, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Brown	40 min
May 31, 3:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Fond du Lac	2 hr
May 31, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	31 min
May 31, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	31 min
May 31, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	31 min
May 31, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Rock, Walworth	27 min
May 31, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Rock	36 min
May 31, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	30 min

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	6
Tornado Warning	1
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	43
Flooding
River Flood Warning	7
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Frost Advisory	7
Fire
Fire Weather Watch	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Coast and beach
Beach Hazards Statement	3
Marine
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	4
Small Craft Advisory	9

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

25 more counties

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record The radar archive 2022 2024

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.