Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Douglas County, Wisconsin. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force1
Every product in force for Douglas County, worst first, with its full text.
Beach Hazards Statement
Moderate
Beach Hazards Statement issued September 23 at 3:25AM CDT until September 23 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Issued Until 9 hr 51 min left
Areas Carlton/South St. Louis, MN; Douglas, WI
Full text
* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected along the
Lake Superior shoreline due to high wave action and strong rip
currents.
* WHERE...Minnesota Park Point and Wisconsin Point Beaches.
* WHEN...From noon CDT today through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Life-threatening waves and rip currents are expected.
Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like
piers and breakwalls.
What to do
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 138 alerts for Douglas County, including 15 severe thunderstorm warnings, 8 winter storm warnings, 2 blizzard warnings and 2 extreme heat warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each links to the alert's own page, with its text, map, radar and sounding.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
