Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Wisconsin
912 severe thunderstorm watches 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 severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 912
- Busiest year
- 200652 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 30over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rock County266
- Green County260
- Walworth County259
- Grant County258
- Jefferson County253
- Vernon County253
- Crawford County252
- Dane County252
- Lafayette County252
- Trempealeau County250
- Jackson County246
- Waukesha County244
- Buffalo County241
- Columbia County236
- La Crosse County235
- Monroe County235
- Richland County235
- Iowa County233
- Dodge County231
- Kenosha County229
- Pierce County229
- Dunn County228
- Sauk County227
- Milwaukee County226
- Racine County225
- Pepin County224
- Saint Croix County224
- Chippewa County222
- Clark County222
- Eau Claire County221
- Washington County217
- Polk County216
- Barron County214
- Juneau County211
- Green Lake County209
- Adams County204
- Rusk County204
- Marquette County203
- Wood County201
- Portage County200
32 more counties
- Fond du Lac County198
- Marathon County195
- Taylor County194
- Ozaukee County192
- Waushara County188
- Burnett County186
- Washburn County186
- Waupaca County186
- Sawyer County181
- Winnebago County181
- Shawano County177
- Outagamie County174
- Douglas County173
- Calumet County172
- Sheboygan County170
- Menominee County165
- Price County165
- Lincoln County162
- Brown County158
- Langlade County158
- Oconto County157
- Bayfield County156
- Manitowoc County149
- Marinette County143
- Ashland County139
- Forest County138
- Oneida County137
- Kewaunee County132
- Iron County126
- Florence County119
- Vilas County116
- Door County97
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia and 35 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 6 hr |
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.