Weather alerts in Minnesota, May 2006

116 weather alerts in May 2006, 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 May 2006. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 116
Warnings: 91
Watches: 6
Advisories: 5
Busiest day: May 29, 200643 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
May 2, 2:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 3 more	2 hr
May 2, 3:06 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	7 hr
May 2, 5:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock and 1 more	89 min
May 2, 7:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and 5 more	94 min
May 2, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens, Swift	37 min
May 2, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pope, Swift	56 min
May 2, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	18 min
May 7, 10:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Norman	33 min
May 7, 11:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Polk	58 min
May 8, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Mower	27 min
May 8, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Freeborn	56 min
May 8, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Mower	27 min
May 8, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Mower	63 min
May 8, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Itasca	25 min
May 8, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Mower	42 min
May 8, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Fillmore	55 min
May 8, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Hennepin	49 min
May 8, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Fillmore	63 min
May 8, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin	59 min
May 8, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Waseca	39 min
May 8, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Fillmore	34 min
May 8, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Houston	56 min
May 9, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Mahnomen	39 min
May 9, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Wadena	48 min
May 9, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	24 min
May 9, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Big Stone	19 min
May 9, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison	39 min
May 9, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Wright	38 min
May 9, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Wright	45 min
May 9, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker	37 min
May 9, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Kanabec	49 min
May 9, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Wright	32 min
May 9, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Hennepin	35 min
May 10, 3:12 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	31 hr
May 12, 10:46 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles	7 hr
May 12, 10:57 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	7 hr
May 21, 2:53 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison	17 hr
May 23, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	41 min
May 23, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Big Stone	38 min
May 23, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	48 min
May 23, 5:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 12 more	119 min
May 23, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pope, Stevens	64 min
May 23, 5:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Pipestone, Rock	2 hr
May 23, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas	56 min
May 23, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Otter Tail	65 min
May 23, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Becker, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas and 25 more	6 hr
May 23, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens, Swift	61 min
May 23, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grant	55 min
May 23, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens	41 min
May 23, 10:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater and 32 more	114 min
May 23, 10:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Stevens	4 hr
May 24, 3:53 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	16 hr
May 24, 1:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Houston	83 min
May 24, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Winona	6 hr
May 27, 2:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue and 9 more	93 min
May 27, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Houston	21 min
May 27, 8:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore and 15 more	116 min
May 28, 7:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Koochiching	30 min
May 28, 8:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Koochiching	29 min
May 28, 8:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	26 min
May 28, 8:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Koochiching	17 min
May 28, 8:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	43 min
May 28, 9:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	29 min
May 28, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	61 min
May 28, 9:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake	45 min
May 28, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	32 min
May 28, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake	47 min
May 28, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook	65 min
May 28, 11:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake	50 min
May 28, 11:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook	64 min
May 28, 11:46 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		89 min
May 28, 12:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook	34 min
May 28, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Clay, Wilkin	6 hr
May 29, 1:57 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Clay, Traverse, Wilkin	2 hr
May 29, 3:28 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse and 1 more	92 min
May 29, 11:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 18 more	113 min
May 29, 1:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca and 9 more	7 hr
May 29, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass	31 min
May 29, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami	40 min
May 29, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass	35 min
May 29, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Crow Wing	36 min
May 29, 3:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver and 23 more	118 min
May 29, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass	52 min
May 29, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota	36 min
May 29, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	49 min
May 29, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Crow Wing	31 min
May 29, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 23 more	6 hr
May 29, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Rice	58 min
May 29, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Mower	25 min
May 29, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin	58 min
May 29, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Mille Lacs, Morrison	55 min
May 29, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Mower	49 min
May 29, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Crow Wing	33 min
May 29, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Dodge	59 min
May 29, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Itasca	57 min
May 29, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne	34 min
May 29, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Olmsted	35 min
May 29, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Crow Wing	36 min
May 29, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	66 min
May 29, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin	47 min
May 29, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	60 min
May 29, 4:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DLH	Aitkin	21 min
May 29, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Itasca	46 min
May 29, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	42 min
May 29, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Pine	38 min
May 29, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin	18 min
May 29, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	42 min
May 29, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin	9 min
May 29, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Pine	59 min
May 29, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	59 min
May 29, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		58 min
May 29, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	43 min
May 29, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Washington	52 min
May 29, 6:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver and 32 more	87 min
May 29, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	29 min
May 31, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Norman	39 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	85
Tornado Warning	3
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	5
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	14
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Cold
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	4
Marine
Special Marine Warning	2

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

43 more counties

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.