Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin
2,773 mesoscale discussions 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 mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 2,773
- Busiest year
- 2005183 mesoscale discussions
- Average year
- 116over 24 years on file
Over time
By year
Mesoscale discussions are counted from 2003.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lafayette County723
- Green County722
- Iowa County715
- Grant County713
- Vernon County710
- Crawford County706
- Rock County704
- Richland County697
- Trempealeau County684
- La Crosse County679
- Sauk County676
- Walworth County672
- Dane County668
- Monroe County663
- Buffalo County652
- Jackson County652
- Pepin County652
- Eau Claire County644
- Pierce County634
- Jefferson County625
- Columbia County619
- Dunn County610
- Juneau County608
- Chippewa County601
- Clark County600
- Wood County595
- Marquette County592
- Saint Croix County589
- Adams County584
- Dodge County578
- Waukesha County577
- Portage County560
- Waushara County544
- Taylor County534
- Green Lake County529
- Marathon County529
- Barron County527
- Rusk County526
- Polk County524
- Kenosha County516
32 more counties
- Waupaca County513
- Winnebago County495
- Burnett County493
- Fond du Lac County491
- Washington County490
- Shawano County488
- Washburn County476
- Langlade County470
- Outagamie County470
- Lincoln County469
- Sawyer County469
- Price County462
- Menominee County458
- Milwaukee County448
- Calumet County446
- Racine County423
- Oneida County418
- Forest County405
- Brown County400
- Oconto County399
- Douglas County376
- Ozaukee County375
- Vilas County367
- Marinette County351
- Florence County350
- Iron County330
- Sheboygan County326
- Bayfield County315
- Ashland County286
- Manitowoc County286
- Kewaunee County263
- Door County214
The latest mesoscale discussions
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 9:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calumet, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Ozaukee and 4 more | 97 min |
| Sep 3, 11:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Washburn | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson and 9 more | 94 min |
| Sep 3, 7:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark and 40 more | 83 min |
| Sep 2, 5:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 113 min |
| Sep 2, 2:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buffalo, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau and 1 more | 97 min |
| Sep 1, 11:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buffalo, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, Vernon | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Washburn | 87 min |
| Aug 25, 1:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn and 5 more | 114 min |
| Aug 21, 2:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock | 113 min |
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.