Alert archive / Wisconsin / Washburn County
Weather alerts in Washburn County, Wisconsin, 2008
114 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Washburn County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- July21 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 25, 20086 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Washburn County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 26 | 8 | 69% | 3 | 67% | 7 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Duluth, MN: tornado warnings | 19 | 1 | 95% | 3 | 33% | 13 min |
| NWS Duluth, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 249 | 43 | 83% | 110 | 64% | 25 min |
| NWS Duluth, MN: flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 40% | 63 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:13 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 4 days |
| Jan 23, 2:53 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:13 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | DLH | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 44 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 31 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 19 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:21 PM CST | Snow Advisory | DLH | 29 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:21 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | DLH | 25 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:33 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 52 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:41 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 31 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:57 AM CST | Snow Advisory | DLH | 29 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:37 PM CST | Heavy Snow Warning | DLH | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:32 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:30 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:42 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:30 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:22 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 13 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 40 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 60 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:27 AM CDT | Flood Watch | DLH | 58 hr |
| May 16, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 51 min |
| May 17, 1:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| May 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 15 hr |
| May 25, 9:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 25, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 52 min |
| May 25, 2:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| May 25, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 26, 3:58 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | 11 hr |
| May 26, 2:39 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | 16 hr |
| May 27, 4:57 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | 10 hr |
| May 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | 16 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | 22 hr |
| Jun 6, 10:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 6, 3:20 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | 40 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 14, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 2:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 27, 12:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 1, 11:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 2, 2:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 6, 5:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 65 min |
| Jul 16, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 24 min |
| Jul 25, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 29, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 4:03 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 28, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 24 min |
| Sep 2, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 38 min |
| Sep 2, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 8, 3:28 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 36 min |
| Oct 25, 3:22 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | 21 hr |
| Nov 2, 9:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 28 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 10 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:46 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 24 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 68 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 60 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 36 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 23 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 63 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:50 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 26 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 8 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 25 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:31 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 38 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 24 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 38 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:07 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:59 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 19 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 26 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Snow Advisory | 3 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 9 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
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.