Winter Storm Watches in Wisconsin
572 winter storm 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 winter storm watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 572
- Busiest year
- 200849 winter storm watches
- Average year
- 26over 22 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Iron County107
- Bayfield County106
- Ashland County104
- Douglas County100
- Sawyer County88
- Price County85
- Washburn County85
- Jackson County81
- Buffalo County80
- Clark County80
- Rusk County80
- Trempealeau County80
- Vilas County80
- Dunn County79
- Marinette County79
- Burnett County79
- Barron County78
- Chippewa County78
- Pierce County77
- Pepin County76
- Eau Claire County75
- Florence County75
- Forest County75
- Marathon County75
- Oconto County74
- Adams County73
- Crawford County73
- Juneau County73
- Saint Croix County73
- Taylor County73
- La Crosse County72
- Monroe County72
- Oneida County72
- Polk County72
- Vernon County72
- Wood County72
- Richland County71
- Langlade County70
- Shawano County70
- Grant County69
32 more counties
- Lafayette County69
- Portage County69
- Lincoln County68
- Iowa County67
- Sauk County66
- Waupaca County66
- Menominee County65
- Green County64
- Columbia County63
- Dane County63
- Marquette County63
- Brown County62
- Door County62
- Green Lake County62
- Kewaunee County62
- Milwaukee County62
- Outagamie County62
- Kenosha County61
- Racine County61
- Rock County61
- Sheboygan County60
- Waukesha County60
- Waushara County60
- Calumet County59
- Jefferson County59
- Manitowoc County59
- Walworth County59
- Winnebago County59
- Dodge County57
- Fond du Lac County57
- Washington County56
- Ozaukee County55
The latest winter storm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:59 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:50 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:38 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:30 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 46 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:24 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 57 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:20 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oconto and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:18 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Polk, Rusk | 12 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.