Alert archive / Minnesota / 2009
Weather alerts in Minnesota, February 2009
63 weather alerts in February 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 February 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 63
- Warnings
- 12
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest day
- February 25, 200911 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:08 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:23 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 8:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| Feb 2, 8:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 7 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:44 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:27 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:27 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:27 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:44 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:44 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:44 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:12 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clearwater, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:51 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:58 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles | 15 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:07 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 7 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:09 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 3 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Polk | 4 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:06 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Polk | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Houston | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 47 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Houston | 55 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 41 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 19 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:40 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Pine | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 40 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:15 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Hubbard | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:36 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 32 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Stevens and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:09 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:33 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 49 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman | 9 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 21 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 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 | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 15 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 13 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marshall County11
- Polk County11
- Cook County11
- Lake County11
- Becker County10
- Clay County10
- Grant County10
- Kittson County10
- Otter Tail County10
- Wilkin County10
- Saint Louis County10
- Pennington County9
- Red Lake County9
- Roseau County9
- Big Stone County9
- Traverse County9
- Mahnomen County8
- Beltrami County8
- Clearwater County8
- Hubbard County8
- Jackson County8
- Dodge County8
- Houston County8
- Wabasha County8
- Norman County7
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Faribault County7
- Freeborn County7
- Steele County7
- Stevens County7
- Waseca County7
- Cottonwood County7
- Murray County7
- Nobles County7
- Fillmore County7
- Mower County7
- Olmsted County7
- Winona County7
- Wadena County6
- Blue Earth County6
47 more counties
- Douglas County6
- Goodhue County6
- Lac qui Parle County6
- Le Sueur County6
- Martin County6
- Pope County6
- Rice County6
- Sherburne County6
- Watonwan County6
- Lincoln County6
- Lyon County6
- Aitkin County6
- Cass County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Itasca County6
- Koochiching County6
- Anoka County5
- Benton County5
- Brown County5
- Carver County5
- Chippewa County5
- Dakota County5
- Hennepin County5
- Kandiyohi County5
- McLeod County5
- Meeker County5
- Morrison County5
- Nicollet County5
- Ramsey County5
- Redwood County5
- Renville County5
- Scott County5
- Sibley County5
- Stearns County5
- Swift County5
- Todd County5
- Washington County5
- Wright County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Pipestone County5
- Carlton County5
- Chisago County5
- Isanti County5
- Rock County4
- Pine County4
- Mille Lacs County4
- Kanabec County3
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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.