Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, May 1988
22 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 1988. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 22
- Busiest day
- May 8, 198819 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 40 min |
| May 7, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett | 67 min |
| May 8, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Vernon | 45 min |
| May 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Taylor | 56 min |
| May 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Clark | 56 min |
| May 8, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa | 39 min |
| May 8, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lafayette | 34 min |
| May 8, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa | 45 min |
| May 8, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Monroe | 35 min |
| May 8, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Sauk | 48 min |
| May 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Clark | 62 min |
| May 8, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Wood | 63 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Marquette | 68 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams | 68 min |
| May 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 61 min |
| May 8, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 34 min |
| May 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waupaca | 62 min |
| May 8, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Winnebago | 64 min |
| May 8, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Langlade | 66 min |
| May 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 23 min |
| May 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 33 min |
| May 8, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Forest | 26 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clark County2
- Iowa County2
- Dunn County1
- Pepin County1
- Pierce County1
- Burnett County1
- La Crosse County1
- Vernon County1
- Taylor County1
- Lafayette County1
- Jackson County1
- Monroe County1
- Sauk County1
- Marathon County1
- Wood County1
- Green Lake County1
- Marquette County1
- Adams County1
- Portage County1
- Waushara County1
- Waupaca County1
- Outagamie County1
- Winnebago County1
- Langlade County1
- Milwaukee County1
- Ozaukee County1
- Sheboygan County1
- Forest County1
Nearby
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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.