Weather alerts in Minnesota, December 2008

141 weather alerts in December 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 December 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 141
Warnings: 38
Watches: 24
Advisories: 69
Busiest day: December 18, 200814 alerts

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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
Dec 1, 3:35 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		48 hr
Dec 2, 2:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more	15 hr
Dec 2, 3:10 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	12 hr
Dec 2, 3:15 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	22 hr
Dec 4, 4:08 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		72 hr
Dec 6, 3:02 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	13 hr
Dec 7, 4:13 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Fillmore, Houston	25 hr
Dec 7, 4:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	26 hr
Dec 8, 2:56 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin	15 hr
Dec 8, 4:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	17 hr
Dec 8, 4:34 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	23 hr
Dec 8, 4:55 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	33 hr
Dec 8, 5:01 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Martin and 4 more	9 hr
Dec 8, 5:01 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 27 more	28 hr
Dec 8, 9:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Pine	18 hr
Dec 8, 1:43 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca	19 hr
Dec 8, 3:31 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		22 hr
Dec 10, 10:02 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	16 hr
Dec 10, 10:02 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	10 hr
Dec 10, 3:56 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		38 hr
Dec 11, 3:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	24 hr
Dec 12, 3:25 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	37 hr
Dec 12, 3:39 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	25 hr
Dec 12, 3:39 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail and 1 more	25 hr
Dec 12, 3:49 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Dec 12, 4:09 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine	36 hr
Dec 12, 4:09 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 10 more	36 hr
Dec 12, 3:33 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	68 hr
Dec 13, 3:36 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	47 hr
Dec 13, 4:03 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	48 hr
Dec 13, 4:03 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail and 1 more	48 hr
Dec 13, 10:05 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		48 hr
Dec 13, 10:05 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		53 hr
Dec 13, 12:15 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	33 hr
Dec 13, 4:01 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon	32 hr
Dec 13, 4:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	32 hr
Dec 13, 4:36 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 8 more	31 hr
Dec 13, 4:36 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	37 hr
Dec 14, 12:07 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Stevens and 2 more	4 hr
Dec 14, 3:12 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	48 hr
Dec 14, 3:55 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		35 hr
Dec 14, 5:25 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Cass and 33 more	5 hr
Dec 14, 5:44 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more	18 hr
Dec 14, 5:44 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	42 hr
Dec 14, 11:23 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	4 hr
Dec 14, 12:02 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle and 15 more	4 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	23 hr
Dec 14, 3:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 14, 4:28 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	MPX	Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 8 more	26 hr
Dec 14, 4:28 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Brown, Martin, Watonwan	112 min
Dec 14, 9:24 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	36 hr
Dec 15, 12:04 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	12 hr
Dec 15, 9:15 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 15, 11:28 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	6 hr
Dec 15, 3:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Winona	32 hr
Dec 17, 3:24 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more	24 hr
Dec 17, 3:34 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	25 hr
Dec 17, 3:50 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles	17 hr
Dec 17, 3:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona	44 hr
Dec 17, 4:13 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		53 hr
Dec 17, 4:13 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	DLH		23 hr
Dec 17, 8:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles	33 hr
Dec 18, 3:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 17 more	30 hr
Dec 18, 4:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 18, 4:28 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	10 hr
Dec 18, 4:43 AM CST	Lake Effect Snow Watch	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	11 hr
Dec 18, 10:35 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn	22 hr
Dec 18, 2:22 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	14 hr
Dec 18, 2:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	24 hr
Dec 18, 3:21 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		30 hr
Dec 18, 3:39 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 18, 3:43 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more	36 hr
Dec 18, 3:43 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 23 more	36 hr
Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	23 hr
Dec 18, 6:37 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	5 hr
Dec 18, 9:38 PM CST	Lake Effect Snow Warning	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	30 hr
Dec 18, 9:38 PM CST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	DLH	Cook	24 hr
Dec 18, 11:38 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 20 more	4 hr
Dec 19, 4:01 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	38 hr
Dec 19, 4:25 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 19, 4:49 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	34 hr
Dec 19, 12:09 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	15 hr
Dec 19, 3:14 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	63 hr
Dec 19, 4:08 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	47 hr
Dec 19, 11:21 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 11 more	4 hr
Dec 20, 3:19 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	39 hr
Dec 20, 3:37 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		60 hr
Dec 20, 3:37 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		60 hr
Dec 20, 3:55 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more	17 hr
Dec 20, 3:55 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 34 more	38 hr
Dec 20, 11:36 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	4 hr
Dec 20, 11:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	28 hr
Dec 20, 3:18 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more	20 hr
Dec 20, 3:18 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 8 more	20 hr
Dec 20, 3:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Rock	29 hr
Dec 20, 8:48 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 27 more	21 hr
Dec 21, 3:45 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	17 hr
Dec 21, 3:54 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Wabasha, Winona	14 hr
Dec 21, 9:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	26 hr
Dec 21, 9:50 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	8 hr
Dec 21, 11:04 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	10 hr
Dec 21, 3:15 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 3 more	11 hr
Dec 21, 3:15 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	18 hr
Dec 21, 3:46 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	19 hr
Dec 22, 3:42 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	32 hr
Dec 22, 3:45 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	32 hr
Dec 22, 3:19 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	19 hr
Dec 22, 3:25 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more	24 hr
Dec 22, 7:35 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	25 hr
Dec 23, 3:52 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	5 hr
Dec 25, 3:55 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	35 hr
Dec 25, 3:31 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	38 hr
Dec 25, 3:36 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 13 more	20 hr
Dec 26, 9:03 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Dec 26, 9:06 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	4 hr
Dec 26, 11:20 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	15 hr
Dec 26, 12:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	14 hr
Dec 26, 12:35 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 26, 2:15 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin	7 hr
Dec 26, 2:48 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	20 hr
Dec 27, 3:38 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis	24 hr
Dec 27, 3:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	23 hr
Dec 27, 9:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Houston	3 hr
Dec 27, 3:26 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		13 hr
Dec 28, 3:48 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Dec 28, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more	20 hr
Dec 28, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman and 4 more	17 hr
Dec 28, 3:28 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		33 hr
Dec 28, 3:38 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	18 hr
Dec 29, 3:14 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	36 hr
Dec 29, 4:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis	38 hr
Dec 29, 7:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more	34 hr
Dec 29, 10:51 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin	28 hr
Dec 29, 10:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 3 more	28 hr
Dec 30, 12:49 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin	4 hr
Dec 30, 2:17 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 6 more	16 hr
Dec 30, 6:11 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin and 13 more	3 hr
Dec 30, 9:07 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine	9 hr
Dec 30, 2:40 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more	4 hr
Dec 30, 2:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	19 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Mesoscale Discussion	10
Winter
Blizzard Warning	8
Lake Effect Snow Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	16
Blizzard Watch	7
Lake Effect Snow Watch	1
Winter Storm Watch	15
Lake Effect Snow Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	39
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	10
Wind Chill Advisory	11
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Marine
Gale Warning	1
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	2
Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	11

By county

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

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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.