Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1989
153 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1989. 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 1989. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 153
- Busiest month
- May77 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- May 25, 198920 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Monroe | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Richland | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant, Lafayette | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa, Sauk | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 49 min |
| May 23, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 38 min |
| May 23, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield | 68 min |
| May 23, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Vilas | 37 min |
| May 23, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest | 56 min |
| May 23, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Trempealeau | 65 min |
| May 23, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Oneida | 30 min |
| May 23, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Clark, Marathon, Taylor | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Juneau | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Wood | 25 min |
| May 23, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 48 min |
| May 23, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 37 min |
| May 23, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 50 min |
| May 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Wood | 43 min |
| May 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia | 30 min |
| May 24, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Juneau | 48 min |
| May 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 66 min |
| May 24, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams | 44 min |
| May 24, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marquette, Waushara | 51 min |
| May 24, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 39 min |
| May 24, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca, Winnebago | 58 min |
| May 24, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Sauk | 51 min |
| May 24, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Marquette | 56 min |
| May 24, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake | 56 min |
| May 24, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia | 40 min |
| May 24, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Wood | 53 min |
| May 24, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 55 min |
| May 24, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca, Winnebago | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Oconto, Shawano | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia, Sauk | 40 min |
| May 24, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marquette | 40 min |
| May 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 52 min |
| May 24, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson | 64 min |
| May 24, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door, Kewaunee | 39 min |
| May 24, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sheboygan, Washington | 60 min |
| May 24, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 61 min |
| May 24, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 62 min |
| May 25, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 58 min |
| May 29, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 18 min |
| May 29, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant | 60 min |
| May 29, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 56 min |
| May 29, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa, Richland, Sauk | 61 min |
| May 29, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn, Pierce | 52 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Taylor | 41 min |
| May 29, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Clark | 53 min |
| May 29, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Portage, Wood | 62 min |
| May 29, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Juneau | 65 min |
| May 29, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Marquette, Waushara | 66 min |
| May 29, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Winnebago | 64 min |
| May 29, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waupaca | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Sauk | 60 min |
| May 29, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia, Green Lake | 68 min |
| May 29, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 46 min |
| May 29, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 47 min |
| May 29, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet | 32 min |
| May 29, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Waushara | 52 min |
| May 29, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 34 min |
| May 29, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 25 min |
| May 29, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin | 32 min |
| May 29, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 20 min |
| May 30, 7:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Juneau | 55 min |
| May 30, 8:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Green Lake, Marquette | 51 min |
| May 30, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant | 58 min |
| May 30, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Menominee, Shawano | 20 min |
| May 30, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 20 min |
| May 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant | 37 min |
| May 30, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa, Richland | 57 min |
| May 30, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 49 min |
| May 30, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 36 min |
| May 30, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green, Rock | 45 min |
| May 30, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 43 min |
| May 30, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 51 min |
| May 30, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Rock | 21 min |
| May 30, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Price, Sawyer | 58 min |
| May 30, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant | 66 min |
| Jun 26, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Richland | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Richland, Sauk | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia | 68 min |
| Jul 9, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 54 min |
| Jul 27, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Washington | 72 min |
| Jul 27, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 54 min |
| Jul 27, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Rock | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Florence | 69 min |
| Aug 4, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Portage | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Trempealeau | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 54 min |
| Aug 4, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Juneau, Sauk | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Iowa, Richland | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Grant | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington, Waukesha | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lafayette | 20 min |
| Aug 4, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green, Rock | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane, Rock | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine | 21 min |
| Aug 5, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marquette, Waushara | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 67 min |
| Aug 31, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Saint Croix | 56 min |
| Aug 31, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 17 min |
| Sep 1, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin | 34 min |
| Oct 15, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse | 53 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grant County7
- Sauk County7
- Walworth County7
- Columbia County7
- Marquette County7
- Fond du Lac County7
- Dodge County7
- Richland County6
- Dane County6
- Marathon County6
- Jefferson County6
- Washington County6
- Milwaukee County6
- Waukesha County6
- Iowa County5
- Juneau County5
- Eau Claire County5
- Green Lake County5
- Ozaukee County5
- Racine County5
- Rock County5
- Wood County4
- Dunn County4
- Portage County4
- Adams County4
- Waushara County4
- Outagamie County4
- Winnebago County4
- Kenosha County4
- La Crosse County3
- Vernon County3
- Pierce County3
- Saint Croix County3
- Waupaca County3
- Sheboygan County3
- Crawford County3
- Polk County3
- Buffalo County3
- Pepin County3
- Green County3
25 more counties
- Lafayette County2
- Bayfield County2
- Florence County2
- Jackson County2
- Trempealeau County2
- Clark County2
- Taylor County2
- Chippewa County2
- Shawano County2
- Door County2
- Barron County2
- Monroe County1
- Ashland County1
- Vilas County1
- Forest County1
- Oneida County1
- Oconto County1
- Kewaunee County1
- Rusk County1
- Manitowoc County1
- Brown County1
- Calumet County1
- Menominee County1
- Price County1
- Sawyer County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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.