Alert archive / Minnesota / 2008
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2008
57 weather alerts in March 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 March 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 57
- Warnings
- 9
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- March 30, 200812 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:34 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:31 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:55 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 15 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:01 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 20 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:58 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:42 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:32 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock | 8 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:58 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 25 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:58 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Goodhue | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:30 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 18 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:25 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:09 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Mower | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 25 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:23 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:42 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:15 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:01 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Douglas, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:01 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 23 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:15 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:56 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:28 PM CDT | Heavy Snow Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 11 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:12 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan | 17 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin and 14 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 15 more | 55 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:56 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 19 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:15 AM CDT | Heavy Snow Warning | FSD | Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 17 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:15 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:34 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 8 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:14 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:41 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:12 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:22 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Pine | 13 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:37 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 29 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:38 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:32 PM CDT | Heavy Snow Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:55 PM CDT | Heavy Snow Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:04 PM CDT | Heavy Snow Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 29 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:04 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stevens, Todd | 29 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:04 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 39 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:00 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 38 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 14 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Pine | 40 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:37 AM CDT | Snow Advisory | FGF | Grant | 17 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:57 AM CDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Saint Louis | 22 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown and 41 more | 6 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 | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 14 |
| Snow Advisory | 11 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Murray County13
- Cottonwood County12
- Lincoln County12
- Lyon County11
- Pipestone County11
- Redwood County11
- Jackson County10
- Nobles County10
- Rock County10
- Brown County10
- Nicollet County10
- Carver County9
- Dakota County9
- Goodhue County9
- Hennepin County9
- Scott County9
- Wright County9
- McLeod County9
- Renville County9
- Sibley County9
- Yellow Medicine County9
- Blue Earth County9
- Le Sueur County9
- Rice County9
- Watonwan County9
- Pine County8
- Chippewa County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- Lac qui Parle County8
- Faribault County8
- Martin County8
- Big Stone County7
- Fillmore County7
- Mower County7
- Anoka County7
- Benton County7
- Ramsey County7
- Sherburne County7
- Carlton County7
- Meeker County7
45 more counties
- Stearns County7
- Waseca County7
- Traverse County6
- Wilkin County6
- Dodge County6
- Houston County6
- Olmsted County6
- Wabasha County6
- Chisago County6
- Isanti County6
- Kanabec County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Washington County6
- Saint Louis County6
- Swift County6
- Steele County6
- Clay County5
- Kittson County5
- Marshall County5
- Polk County5
- Grant County5
- Winona County5
- Pope County5
- Aitkin County5
- Freeborn County5
- Norman County4
- Otter Tail County4
- Lake County4
- Morrison County4
- Todd County4
- Stevens County4
- Becker County3
- Pennington County3
- Red Lake County3
- Roseau County3
- Cook County3
- Crow Wing County3
- Douglas County3
- Mahnomen County2
- Cass County2
- Beltrami County1
- Clearwater County1
- Hubbard County1
- Lake of the Woods County1
- Wadena 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.