Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Wisconsin, 2017
30 severe thunderstorm watches in 2017. 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 in 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 30
- Busiest month
- July10 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 10, 20173 severe thunderstorm watches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 7:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 7 more | 8 hr |
| May 15, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Grant, Richland | 9 hr |
| May 15, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 16, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Door, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Door, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane and 41 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Clark, Florence, Forest, Jackson and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia and 43 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Sawyer and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grant, Green, Kenosha, Lafayette, Racine, Rock and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Price, Sawyer and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Saint Croix, Washburn | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Green County10
- Jackson County10
- Trempealeau County10
- Kenosha County10
- Racine County10
- Rock County10
- Walworth County10
- Dane County9
- Lafayette County9
- Jefferson County9
- Langlade County9
- Marathon County9
- Menominee County9
- Oconto County9
- Crawford County8
- Grant County8
- Monroe County8
- Richland County8
- Milwaukee County8
- Waukesha County8
- Buffalo County8
- Lincoln County8
- Portage County8
- Wood County8
- Marinette County8
- Shawano County8
- Adams County7
- Iowa County7
- Juneau County7
- La Crosse County7
- Vernon County7
- Dodge County7
- Florence County7
- Forest County7
- Waupaca County7
- Waushara County7
- Door County7
- Calumet County7
- Winnebago County7
- Columbia County6
32 more counties
- Ozaukee County6
- Washington County6
- Clark County6
- Oneida County6
- Polk County6
- Brown County6
- Manitowoc County6
- Outagamie County6
- Sauk County5
- Fond du Lac County5
- Green Lake County5
- Sheboygan County5
- Taylor County5
- Vilas County5
- Burnett County5
- Price County5
- Sawyer County5
- Washburn County5
- Kewaunee County5
- Marquette County4
- Chippewa County4
- Dunn County4
- Barron County4
- Saint Croix County4
- Bayfield County4
- Douglas County4
- Eau Claire County3
- Pepin County3
- Rusk County3
- Pierce County2
- Ashland County2
- Iron County2
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.