Flood Watches in Wisconsin
158 flood watches since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flood watches reaches back to 2005.
Flood Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 158
- Busiest year
- 202623 flood watches
- Average year
- 9over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Winnebago County30
- Calumet County28
- Sauk County28
- Dane County27
- Iowa County27
- Waukesha County27
- Waupaca County27
- Waushara County27
- Brown County26
- Columbia County26
- Grant County26
- Manitowoc County26
- Outagamie County26
- Richland County26
- Lafayette County25
- Milwaukee County25
- Racine County25
- Rock County25
- Portage County25
- Wood County25
- Crawford County24
- Dodge County24
- Fond du Lac County24
- Green County24
- Jefferson County24
- Kenosha County24
- Vernon County24
- Walworth County24
- Douglas County23
- Kewaunee County23
- Sheboygan County23
- Washington County23
- Bayfield County22
- Burnett County22
- Washburn County22
- Green Lake County22
- Marquette County22
- Ozaukee County22
- Marathon County22
- Monroe County22
32 more counties
- Shawano County22
- Juneau County21
- Oconto County20
- Adams County20
- Ashland County19
- Pierce County19
- Jackson County19
- La Crosse County19
- Trempealeau County19
- Iron County18
- Sawyer County18
- Buffalo County18
- Pepin County17
- Saint Croix County16
- Clark County16
- Eau Claire County16
- Menominee County16
- Dunn County15
- Marinette County15
- Price County14
- Langlade County13
- Polk County12
- Taylor County12
- Door County12
- Chippewa County11
- Barron County10
- Lincoln County10
- Rusk County10
- Forest County7
- Oneida County7
- Florence County6
- Vilas County6
The latest flood watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 9:07 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 58 hr |
| Sep 17, 8:08 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 59 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:31 PM CDT | Flood Watch | DLH | Burnett, Washburn | 20 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:29 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | Sauk | 16 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:07 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Vernon | 36 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:23 AM CDT | Flood Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon, Menominee and 8 more | 19 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:02 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:50 AM CDT | Flood Watch | GRB | Marathon, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | 17 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:47 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:11 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:33 PM CDT | Flood Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 13 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:53 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, Monroe, Richland and 1 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
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.