Alert archive / Wisconsin / Iron County
Weather alerts in Iron County, Wisconsin, 2012
115 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Iron County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- May31 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 20, 20129 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Iron County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 5 | 62% | 1 | 100% | 9 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Duluth, MN: tornado warnings | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% | |
| NWS Duluth, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 168 | 38 | 77% | 93 | 80% | 24 min |
| NWS Duluth, MN: flash flood warnings | 11 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
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 11, 4:11 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | 54 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 47 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:44 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | 30 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:40 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | 6 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:46 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | 20 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 30 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 47 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 25 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 52 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:03 AM CDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | DLH | 27 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 45 min |
| May 3, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 45 min |
| May 3, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 36 min |
| May 8, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 24 min |
| May 15, 7:32 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| May 20, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 31 min |
| May 20, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 30 min |
| May 20, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 37 min |
| May 20, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 47 min |
| May 20, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 20, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 31 min |
| May 20, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 15 min |
| May 20, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 38 min |
| May 20, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 56 min |
| May 24, 3:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | 14 hr |
| May 24, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 24, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 24, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 23 min |
| May 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 31 min |
| May 24, 5:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | 5 hr |
| May 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 25 min |
| May 27, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 34 min |
| May 27, 3:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 65 min |
| May 28, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 28, 3:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 28, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 37 min |
| May 28, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 25 min |
| May 28, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 26 min |
| May 31, 1:07 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 7 hr |
| May 31, 3:02 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 20, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 5:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 22, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 1:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DLH | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 9:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 2, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 63 min |
| Jul 2, 11:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 2, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 3:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 4, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 9:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 3:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DLH | 29 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 17 min |
| Jul 25, 4:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 19 min |
| Jul 25, 5:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 25, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 67 min |
| Jul 29, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 24 min |
| Jul 29, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 14 min |
| Aug 4, 1:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 4, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 8:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 16, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 44 min |
| Sep 3, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 34 min |
| Sep 4, 1:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 4, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Sep 4, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 8:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 14, 3:19 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 17 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | 12 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:15 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | 28 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:19 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 21 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:50 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Oct 24, 6:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 25, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 38 min |
| Nov 10, 10:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 30 min |
| Nov 20, 8:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| Nov 22, 3:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 24 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:47 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 13 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:36 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:38 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:16 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:12 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 12 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 68 hr |
| Dec 19, 1:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 39 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 14 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 | 13 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 37 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.