Alert archive / Minnesota / 2009
Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2009
71 weather alerts in April 2009, 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 71
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest day
- April 24, 200910 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 31, 7:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Crow Wing | 24 hr |
| Apr 1, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Crow Wing | 17 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:49 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more | 43 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:15 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:24 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:40 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 41 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:05 PM CDT | Blizzard Watch | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:45 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:55 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin | 18 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:04 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:17 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 13 hr | |
| Apr 6, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 11 days |
| Apr 6, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Crow Wing | 31 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 4 more | 4 days |
| Apr 7, 12:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Norman | 5 days |
| Apr 7, 12:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 17 days |
| Apr 7, 12:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 7 days |
| Apr 8, 9:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 11:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Todd | 72 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 66 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 5 more | 5 days |
| Apr 14, 3:10 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Pope and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 13 hr | |
| Apr 15, 2:53 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 15 hr | |
| Apr 15, 1:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 3 more | 9 days |
| Apr 15, 3:32 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 16 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 15 hr |
| Apr 18, 9:03 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 19 hr | |
| Apr 19, 3:52 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 50 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 19 hr |
| Apr 20, 10:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:18 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Apr 21, 10:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 5 more | 46 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 16 hr | |
| Apr 23, 3:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:25 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:51 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 54 min |
| Apr 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Saint Louis | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 1:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Polk | 3 days |
| Apr 24, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 30 min | |
| Apr 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 9:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 3:31 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Apr 26, 3:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 24 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 12 more | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 8:44 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 13 hr | |
| Apr 29, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 64 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 | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 11 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fillmore County12
- Olmsted County11
- Wabasha County11
- Freeborn County10
- Mower County10
- Winona County10
- Faribault County9
- Houston County9
- Goodhue County8
- Le Sueur County8
- Martin County8
- Nicollet County8
- Rice County8
- Steele County8
- Blue Earth County7
- Waseca County7
- Jackson County7
- Nobles County7
- Clay County7
- Grant County7
- Otter Tail County7
- Kittson County7
- Marshall County7
- Polk County7
- Crow Wing County6
- Brown County6
- Redwood County6
- Watonwan County6
- Dodge County6
- Rock County6
- Wilkin County6
- Norman County6
- Sibley County6
- Carver County5
- McLeod County5
- Scott County5
- Wright County5
- Cottonwood County4
- Murray County4
- Pipestone County4
44 more counties
- Todd County4
- Aitkin County4
- Chippewa County4
- Lac qui Parle County4
- Renville County4
- Yellow Medicine County4
- Meeker County4
- Sherburne County4
- Dakota County4
- Hennepin County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Lincoln County3
- Lyon County3
- Becker County3
- Roseau County3
- Kandiyohi County3
- Pope County3
- Stevens County3
- Swift County3
- Traverse County3
- Benton County3
- Morrison County3
- Stearns County3
- Cook County3
- Lake County3
- Anoka County3
- Ramsey County3
- Washington County3
- Carlton County3
- Pennington County2
- Red Lake County2
- Douglas County2
- Big Stone County2
- Chisago County2
- Isanti County2
- Mahnomen County1
- Kanabec County1
- Mille Lacs County1
- Cass County1
- Itasca County1
- Koochiching County1
- Pine County1
- Hubbard 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.