Alert archive / Minnesota / 2008
Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2008
84 weather alerts in April 2008, 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 April 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 84
- Warnings
- 28
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest day
- April 25, 200818 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 3 days |
| Apr 4, 2:52 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:31 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 53 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:50 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 39 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 5 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Norman, Polk | 34 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 39 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:44 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 21 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:57 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stevens, Todd | 27 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:35 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 17 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 3 days |
| Apr 6, 7:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:23 PM CDT | Blowing Snow Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:42 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:47 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:29 AM CDT | Blizzard Watch | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 5 days |
| Apr 9, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 6 days |
| Apr 9, 12:46 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 28 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 48 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 60 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:02 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 24 more | 57 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:00 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 8 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:09 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 19 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:49 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 35 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:10 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock | 32 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:10 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Martin, Nicollet and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 10, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 12:29 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 36 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:24 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Koochiching | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 23 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:30 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:54 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:52 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:08 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 17 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:35 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 18 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:27 AM CDT | Flood Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 58 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:11 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:18 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 7 hr | |
| Apr 23, 1:36 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 28 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:25 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods | 13 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Freeborn | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 3:45 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:53 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:17 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 38 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:17 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing, Saint Louis | 38 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:54 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:54 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:10 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Swift | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:56 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:12 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 13 days |
| Apr 25, 11:53 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 24 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:24 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Itasca | 4 days |
| Apr 25, 12:38 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 8 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston, Winona | 65 min |
| Apr 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 4 days |
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 | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Watch | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 12 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 9 |
| Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Snow Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Statement | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clay County23
- Saint Louis County16
- Wilkin County14
- Big Stone County14
- Norman County13
- Polk County13
- Aitkin County12
- Cass County12
- Crow Wing County12
- Traverse County12
- Becker County11
- Otter Tail County11
- Lincoln County11
- Beltrami County10
- Grant County10
- Hubbard County10
- Marshall County10
- Wadena County10
- Carlton County10
- Itasca County10
- Lake County10
- Lyon County10
- Clearwater County9
- Mahnomen County9
- Stevens County9
- Lac qui Parle County9
- Swift County9
- Pennington County8
- Red Lake County8
- Douglas County8
- Pope County8
- Todd County8
- Pipestone County8
- Chippewa County8
- Yellow Medicine County8
- Cook County7
- Morrison County7
- Murray County7
- Koochiching County6
- Pine County6
47 more counties
- Benton County6
- Kandiyohi County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Stearns County6
- Jackson County5
- Nobles County5
- Rock County5
- Hennepin County5
- Isanti County5
- Kanabec County5
- Meeker County5
- Redwood County5
- Renville County5
- Sherburne County5
- Freeborn County5
- Lake of the Woods County4
- Cottonwood County4
- Anoka County4
- Brown County4
- Carver County4
- Chisago County4
- Dakota County4
- McLeod County4
- Martin County4
- Nicollet County4
- Ramsey County4
- Scott County4
- Sibley County4
- Washington County4
- Watonwan County4
- Wright County4
- Dodge County4
- Fillmore County4
- Mower County4
- Olmsted County4
- Kittson County4
- Roseau County4
- Blue Earth County3
- Faribault County3
- Le Sueur County3
- Rice County3
- Steele County3
- Waseca County3
- Goodhue County2
- Houston County2
- Winona County2
- Wabasha County1
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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.