Alert archive / Minnesota / 1998
Weather alerts in Minnesota, August 1998
94 weather alerts in August 1998, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 94
- Warnings
- 87
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 23, 199826 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Big Stone | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 58 min |
| Aug 9, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Winona | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 7:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Aug 14, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Wadena | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 5:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Swift | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 63 min |
| Aug 22, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 9:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 63 min |
| Aug 22, 9:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Scott | 69 min |
| Aug 22, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Big Stone | 61 min |
| Aug 23, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 58 min |
| Aug 23, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 16 min |
| Aug 23, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 60 min |
| Aug 23, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 43 min |
| Aug 23, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Saint Louis | 63 min |
| Aug 23, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Aug 23, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Aug 23, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 50 min |
| Aug 24, 8:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 61 min |
| Aug 24, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Roseau | 59 min |
| Aug 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 32 min |
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 | 75 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County9
- Cass County8
- Dakota County7
- Scott County7
- Winona County6
- Otter Tail County6
- Swift County6
- Hennepin County5
- Lake County5
- Becker County5
- Crow Wing County5
- Koochiching County5
- Stearns County5
- Chippewa County5
- Houston County4
- Ramsey County4
- Wadena County4
- Aitkin County4
- Douglas County4
- Morrison County4
- Pope County4
- Lac qui Parle County4
- Meeker County4
- Yellow Medicine County4
- Carver County4
- Big Stone County3
- Anoka County3
- Fillmore County3
- Hubbard County3
- Polk County3
- Todd County3
- Kandiyohi County3
- Wright County3
- Mower County3
- Marshall County3
- Kittson County3
- Wabasha County2
- Isanti County2
- Grant County2
- Itasca County2
42 more counties
- Mahnomen County2
- Benton County2
- Carlton County2
- Kanabec County2
- Mille Lacs County2
- Pine County2
- Stevens County2
- Lincoln County2
- Lyon County2
- Pipestone County2
- Blue Earth County2
- Faribault County2
- Freeborn County2
- Goodhue County2
- Martin County2
- Steele County2
- Waseca County2
- Washington County2
- Cottonwood County2
- Jackson County2
- Rock County2
- Beltrami County1
- Clay County1
- Clearwater County1
- Norman County1
- Red Lake County1
- Traverse County1
- Wilkin County1
- Chisago County1
- Sherburne County1
- Dodge County1
- Le Sueur County1
- McLeod County1
- Nicollet County1
- Olmsted County1
- Rice County1
- Sibley County1
- Brown County1
- Murray County1
- Nobles County1
- Watonwan County1
- Roseau County1
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. Rebuilt daily.