Alert archive / Wisconsin / Bayfield County

Weather alerts in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 2023

150 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Bayfield County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
150
Warnings
38
Watches
14
Advisories
57
Busiest month
July33 alerts
Busiest day
July 27, 202312 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Bayfield County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.

Bayfield County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings20100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings181517%1070%31 min
Flash flood warnings110%1100%114 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Duluth, MN: tornado warnings60100%0
NWS Duluth, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings855338%20167%23 min
NWS Duluth, MN: flash flood warnings6350%1560%44 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 3:18 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH3 days
Jan 3, 3:01 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH39 hr
Jan 11, 3:09 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Jan 16, 1:47 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH32 hr
Jan 18, 2:56 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH42 hr
Jan 18, 2:56 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH39 hr
Jan 29, 1:53 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH22 hr
Jan 30, 1:36 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH20 hr
Feb 1, 1:47 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH46 hr
Feb 6, 1:40 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH13 hr
Feb 14, 2:38 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH35 hr
Feb 19, 3:05 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH42 hr
Feb 19, 2:47 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH47 hr
Feb 21, 3:04 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH59 hr
Feb 21, 1:40 PM CSTBlizzard WarningDLH52 hr
Feb 21, 1:40 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH52 hr
Feb 23, 5:06 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 25, 2:51 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH24 hr
Feb 26, 2:46 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH30 hr
Feb 28, 3:16 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH41 hr
Mar 4, 3:36 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH24 hr
Mar 5, 3:23 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH39 hr
Mar 6, 8:27 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH4 hr
Mar 7, 5:48 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Mar 10, 3:19 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH11 hr
Mar 10, 2:16 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH61 hr
Mar 14, 3:21 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchDLH36 hr
Mar 15, 3:08 PM CDTWinter Storm WarningDLH70 hr
Mar 18, 6:38 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Mar 22, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH36 min
Mar 22, 8:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Mar 28, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH16 min
Mar 28, 10:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH26 min
Mar 29, 2:34 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH43 hr
Mar 30, 3:16 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchDLH24 hr
Mar 30, 10:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC26 min
Mar 31, 3:27 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH28 hr
Apr 2, 3:44 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchDLH35 hr
Apr 3, 2:48 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH24 hr
Apr 4, 3:34 AM CDTIce Storm WarningDLH30 hr
Apr 4, 2:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH62 min
Apr 4, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH36 min
Apr 5, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH37 min
Apr 6, 8:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH24 min
Apr 6, 9:53 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH4 hr
Apr 10, 1:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH5 days
Apr 11, 4:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLH5 days
Apr 11, 8:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLH5 days
Apr 12, 8:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLH4 days
Apr 15, 2:48 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchDLH25 hr
Apr 15, 12:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH21 hr
Apr 15, 2:34 PM CDTWinter Storm WarningDLH54 hr
Apr 16, 9:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH8 days
Apr 16, 9:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLH27 hr
Apr 16, 2:32 PM CDTBlizzard WarningDLH32 hr
Apr 17, 4:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 17, 1:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 19, 3:00 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH52 hr
Apr 27, 12:10 PM CDTFlood WatchDLH50 hr
Apr 28, 10:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH9 hr
Apr 29, 2:53 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH22 hr
May 13, 2:45 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDLH38 hr
May 16, 3:07 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH16 hr
May 19, 3:20 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH16 hr
May 24, 2:41 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH16 hr
Jun 11, 8:43 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH10 hr
Jun 22, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH25 min
Jun 22, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH26 min
Jun 23, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH17 min
Jun 23, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH13 min
Jun 24, 3:54 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH5 hr
Jun 25, 3:26 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Jun 25, 8:15 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH13 hr
Jun 28, 7:27 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH13 hr
Jun 29, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Jun 29, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Jun 29, 6:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jun 29, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Jun 29, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH56 min
Jul 2, 2:18 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Jul 3, 3:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 3, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH46 min
Jul 3, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH26 min
Jul 3, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH54 min
Jul 3, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH25 min
Jul 3, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH43 min
Jul 3, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH63 min
Jul 3, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH54 min
Jul 14, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH25 min
Jul 14, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH38 min
Jul 14, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH20 min
Jul 14, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Jul 19, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 19, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH38 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 19, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH26 min
Jul 19, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Jul 19, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH29 min
Jul 24, 2:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH35 min
Jul 27, 6:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Jul 27, 1:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 27, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 27, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDLH63 min
Jul 27, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH51 min
Jul 27, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDLH44 min
Jul 27, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDLH22 min
Jul 27, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDLH32 min
Jul 27, 4:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 27, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDLH48 min
Jul 27, 5:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLH4 hr
Jul 27, 6:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Jul 27, 8:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Aug 11, 2:16 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Aug 16, 3:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 16, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 16, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH18 min
Aug 16, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH24 min
Aug 16, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH38 min
Aug 16, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH50 min
Aug 16, 7:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 16, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDLH13 min
Aug 16, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH38 min
Aug 16, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH63 min
Aug 22, 6:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 23, 2:42 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Aug 23, 11:09 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH11 hr
Aug 27, 1:27 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Aug 28, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH25 min
Aug 28, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Sep 2, 3:21 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDLH28 hr
Sep 5, 3:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Sep 5, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Sep 5, 8:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Sep 11, 2:24 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH8 hr
Sep 12, 2:51 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH29 hr
Sep 13, 1:54 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH17 hr
Sep 17, 5:09 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Sep 21, 3:14 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Sep 22, 5:31 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH4 hr
Oct 1, 6:47 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH5 hr
Oct 6, 8:55 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH12 hr
Oct 8, 2:06 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Oct 9, 2:38 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH17 hr
Oct 30, 3:19 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH35 hr
Nov 16, 2:42 AM CSTWind AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Dec 17, 9:32 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningDLH43 min
Dec 17, 10:31 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningDLH59 min
Dec 22, 3:03 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH42 hr
Dec 30, 7:41 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH16 hr
Dec 30, 11:59 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH24 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.