Alert archive / Wisconsin / La Crosse County
Weather alerts in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 2018
119 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
La Crosse County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- July20 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 28, 201810 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
La Crosse County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 5 | 17% | 5 | 100% | 6 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 4 | 20% | 4 | 75% | 76 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS La Crosse, WI: tornado warnings | 11 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0% | |
| NWS La Crosse, WI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 115 | 62 | 46% | 187 | 67% | 24 min |
| NWS La Crosse, WI: flash flood warnings | 28 | 18 | 36% | 53 | 81% | 100 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 1, 12:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | 23 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | 17 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | 18 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 44 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 33 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 58 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 25 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 42 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:42 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | 22 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:53 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 20 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | 41 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | 54 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 51 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 64 min |
| Apr 14, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:11 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 36 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:19 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 11 days |
| Apr 28, 3:08 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ARX | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | 17 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | 9 hr |
| May 1, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 1, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 54 min |
| May 1, 7:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 5, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 115 min |
| May 15, 2:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 7 hr |
| May 25, 12:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 25, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 31 min |
| May 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 25, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 58 min |
| Jun 15, 2:10 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ARX | 53 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 7 days |
| Jun 28, 3:13 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ARX | 64 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:13 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ARX | 64 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 73 min |
| Jun 30, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 3, 3:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ARX | 27 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 77 min |
| Jul 4, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 72 min |
| Jul 4, 4:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 77 min |
| Jul 11, 3:42 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ARX | 28 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 12, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 9:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 12, 10:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| 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 8, 1:03 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 8 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | 33 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 27, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 111 min |
| Aug 27, 10:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 114 min |
| Aug 28, 1:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 4 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | 12 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | 15 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | 23 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 9 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | 33 hr |
| Sep 4, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 5 days |
| Sep 4, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 86 min |
| Sep 4, 9:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Sep 4, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 58 min |
| Sep 17, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 29 min |
| Sep 17, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 41 min |
| Sep 17, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 48 min |
| Sep 19, 4:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | 32 hr |
| Sep 20, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 40 min |
| Sep 20, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 33 min |
| Sep 20, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 20, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 8:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 20, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 93 min |
| Sep 28, 3:40 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:13 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | 56 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:39 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | 30 hr |
| Oct 12, 4:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 64 hr |
| Oct 12, 12:22 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | 21 hr |
| Oct 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | 19 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 27 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 45 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 33 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.
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.