Alert archive / Wisconsin / Iowa County
Weather alerts in Iowa County, Wisconsin, 2018
125 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Iowa County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 125
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest month
- August20 alerts
- Busiest day
- October 9, 20187 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 Iowa County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.
Iowa County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 4 | 75% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Milwaukee, WI: tornado warnings | 16 | 7 | 56% | 43 | 74% | 15 min |
| NWS Milwaukee, WI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 79 | 48 | 39% | 147 | 78% | 21 min |
| NWS Milwaukee, WI: flash flood warnings | 19 | 10 | 47% | 21 | 81% | 71 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1:39 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | 20 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:45 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | 20 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 17 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 55 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 30 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 43 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | 31 hr |
| Feb 8, 9:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:29 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:45 PM CST | Flood Watch | MKX | 53 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:01 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:45 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | 21 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 29 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 46 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:25 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | 13 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:38 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 51 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:17 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 52 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:20 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | 28 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:04 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | 10 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:04 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 45 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:24 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | 14 hr |
| May 2, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 65 min |
| May 2, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | 52 min |
| May 2, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 50 min |
| May 3, 3:15 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | 20 hr |
| May 4, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 41 min |
| May 9, 1:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 14, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 35 min |
| May 21, 11:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 21 hr |
| May 23, 3:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| May 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 25, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MKX | 54 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 12:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 1:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 26, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 3:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MKX | 67 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:31 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MKX | 61 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 1, 11:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 1, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 3:36 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MKX | 16 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 63 min |
| Jul 4, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 1, 6:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 2:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 2:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:04 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:24 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 10 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | 41 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 7:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | 21 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 27, 11:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | 35 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | 46 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 58 min |
| Sep 2, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | 24 min |
| Sep 2, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 2, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 34 min |
| Sep 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | 4 hr |
| Sep 20, 12:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | 5 hr |
| Sep 25, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 25, 3:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Sep 28, 2:44 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MKX | 29 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | 3 hr |
| Oct 1, 5:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 3, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | 46 min |
| Oct 4, 12:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | 41 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:16 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | 32 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 2:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | 31 min |
| Oct 9, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | 31 min |
| Oct 9, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Oct 11, 3:13 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | 29 hr |
| Oct 12, 2:59 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MKX | 18 hr |
| Oct 20, 9:32 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | 8 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:53 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | 12 hr |
| Nov 16, 11:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 20 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 22 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 14 hr |
| Dec 14, 8:18 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 37 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | 17 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 6 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.