Alert archive / Wisconsin / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Wisconsin, 2016
18 winter storm watches in 2016. 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 in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 18
- Busiest month
- December7 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- December 14, 20165 winter storm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Rusk | 31 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:20 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Price | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron | 25 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:59 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln and 12 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:19 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:45 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 6 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:48 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:04 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Iron | 14 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 23 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Columbia County4
- Dodge County4
- Fond du Lac County4
- Green Lake County4
- Marquette County4
- Sauk County4
- Brown County4
- Calumet County4
- Door County4
- Kewaunee County4
- Manitowoc County4
- Outagamie County4
- Portage County4
- Waupaca County4
- Waushara County4
- Winnebago County4
- Wood County4
- Adams County3
- Buffalo County3
- Clark County3
- Crawford County3
- Jackson County3
- Juneau County3
- La Crosse County3
- Monroe County3
- Richland County3
- Taylor County3
- Trempealeau County3
- Vernon County3
- Dane County3
- Chippewa County3
- Dunn County3
- Eau Claire County3
- Pepin County3
- Pierce County3
- Rusk County3
- Langlade County3
- Lincoln County3
- Marathon County3
- Marinette County3
32 more counties
- Menominee County3
- Oconto County3
- Shawano County3
- Iron County3
- Sheboygan County3
- Washington County3
- Iowa County2
- Lafayette County2
- Florence County2
- Forest County2
- Oneida County2
- Vilas County2
- Price County2
- Ashland County2
- Bayfield County2
- Douglas County2
- Barron County2
- Saint Croix County2
- Jefferson County2
- Milwaukee County2
- Ozaukee County2
- Waukesha County2
- Grant County1
- Green County1
- Kenosha County1
- Racine County1
- Rock County1
- Walworth County1
- Polk County1
- Burnett County1
- Sawyer County1
- Washburn 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.