Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2009

158 weather alerts in March 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 March 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 158
Warnings: 64
Watches: 25
Advisories: 60
Busiest day: March 23, 200922 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
Mar 1, 3:30 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	5 hr
Mar 4, 8:58 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	15 hr
Mar 5, 9:18 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	7 hr
Mar 5, 9:41 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 5 more	5 hr
Mar 6, 3:39 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock	44 hr
Mar 7, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Rice and 3 more	23 hr
Mar 7, 3:39 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	24 hr
Mar 7, 8:09 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Faribault, Jackson, Martin	4 hr
Mar 8, 4:48 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	35 hr
Mar 8, 5:13 AM CDT	Blizzard Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 8 more	35 hr
Mar 8, 5:13 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Wadena	35 hr
Mar 8, 5:28 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 23 more	35 hr
Mar 8, 11:42 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	28 hr
Mar 8, 12:11 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Fillmore, Houston, Winona	7 hr
Mar 8, 12:56 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	27 hr
Mar 8, 12:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	4 hr
Mar 9, 3:37 AM CDT	Blizzard Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more	13 hr
Mar 9, 3:41 AM CDT	Blizzard Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Mar 9, 3:44 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	6 hr
Mar 9, 3:45 AM CDT	Blizzard Watch	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon	12 hr
Mar 9, 4:24 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 5 more	18 hr
Mar 9, 8:51 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 24 more	4 hr
Mar 9, 10:01 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	18 hr
Mar 9, 10:01 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	119 min
Mar 9, 2:47 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more	37 hr
Mar 9, 2:47 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin and 16 more	37 hr
Mar 9, 2:47 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 13 more	37 hr
Mar 9, 3:23 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Mar 9, 3:41 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	44 hr
Mar 9, 3:49 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	18 hr
Mar 9, 3:56 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 5 more	37 hr
Mar 9, 3:56 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Wadena	37 hr
Mar 9, 3:56 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Roseau	37 hr
Mar 9, 4:05 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	12 hr
Mar 9, 4:05 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Jackson, Nobles, Rock	12 hr
Mar 9, 6:46 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	4 hr
Mar 10, 3:40 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	23 hr
Mar 10, 4:08 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	30 hr
Mar 10, 9:53 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 23 more	4 hr
Mar 10, 2:22 PM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	22 hr
Mar 10, 2:51 PM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	21 hr
Mar 11, 3:40 AM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha	6 hr
Mar 11, 3:46 AM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	9 hr
Mar 11, 4:48 AM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	31 hr
Mar 11, 5:48 AM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching	6 hr
Mar 11, 9:14 PM CDT	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	14 hr
Mar 16, 9:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	48 hr
Mar 16, 11:32 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 10 more	7 hr
Mar 18, 7:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	14 days
Mar 18, 7:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	37 days
Mar 18, 9:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ABR	Traverse	24 hr
Mar 18, 4:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	32 days
Mar 18, 4:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	9 days
Mar 18, 4:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	43 hr
Mar 18, 4:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	16 days
Mar 18, 4:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Wilkin	44 days
Mar 19, 10:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Mar 19, 11:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	62 days
Mar 19, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Norman	6 days
Mar 19, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Polk	6 days
Mar 19, 12:09 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Norman	6 days
Mar 19, 12:09 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Polk	6 days
Mar 19, 12:09 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Marshall	6 days
Mar 19, 3:22 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Marshall, Polk	6 days
Mar 20, 7:05 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	13 hr
Mar 20, 11:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	46 days
Mar 20, 11:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	26 days
Mar 20, 12:09 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Kittson	6 days
Mar 20, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	45 days
Mar 20, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	55 days
Mar 20, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall, Polk	59 days
Mar 20, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	34 days
Mar 20, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson	15 days
Mar 20, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	12 days
Mar 21, 3:54 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle and 8 more	8 hr
Mar 21, 4:07 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	7 hr
Mar 21, 4:07 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena	7 hr
Mar 21, 4:22 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	5 hr
Mar 21, 9:10 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	3 hr
Mar 21, 2:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Clay, Norman, Wilkin	4 days
Mar 21, 3:07 PM CDT	Flood Watch	FGF	Becker, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Otter Tail and 4 more	21 hr
Mar 22, 3:42 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 20 more	24 hr
Mar 22, 3:44 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	44 hr
Mar 22, 4:19 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	27 hr
Mar 22, 4:24 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	11 hr
Mar 22, 4:26 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	18 hr
Mar 22, 12:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Becker, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Otter Tail and 4 more	3 days
Mar 22, 12:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Pennington	11 days
Mar 22, 12:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Roseau	6 days
Mar 22, 1:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	34 hr
Mar 22, 2:17 PM CDT	Flood Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Pope and 6 more	29 hr
Mar 22, 2:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall	60 days
Mar 22, 3:31 PM CDT	Freezing Rain Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	36 hr
Mar 22, 10:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Todd	9 days
Mar 22, 11:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	12 hr
Mar 22, 11:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 35 more	3 hr
Mar 23, 2:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope and 3 more	6 hr
Mar 23, 2:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail and 1 more	61 hr
Mar 23, 2:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Mar 23, 3:00 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	16 hr
Mar 23, 3:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	9 hr
Mar 23, 4:41 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Nicollet and 4 more	14 hr
Mar 23, 4:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	7 hr
Mar 23, 6:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Benton, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison and 3 more	6 hr
Mar 23, 7:58 AM CDT	Ice Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	47 hr
Mar 23, 9:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca	12 hr
Mar 23, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine	29 days
Mar 23, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine	21 days
Mar 23, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet	26 days
Mar 23, 12:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	7 hr
Mar 23, 1:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Benton, Sherburne, Stearns	10 days
Mar 23, 1:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Stearns	16 days
Mar 23, 6:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Crow Wing	16 days
Mar 23, 6:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Rock	116 min
Mar 23, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Nobles, Rock	46 min
Mar 23, 8:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine	5 hr
Mar 23, 8:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca	10 hr
Mar 23, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Jackson	30 min
Mar 24, 1:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Mar 24, 3:43 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	23 hr
Mar 24, 4:33 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau	11 hr
Mar 24, 9:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	5 hr
Mar 24, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson	57 days
Mar 24, 3:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	19 hr
Mar 24, 3:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Saint Louis	67 hr
Mar 24, 3:51 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more	21 hr
Mar 24, 3:51 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more	21 hr
Mar 24, 4:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Stearns	18 hr
Mar 24, 8:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 4 more	4 hr
Mar 25, 5:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	54 hr
Mar 25, 11:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Crow Wing	5 days
Mar 25, 11:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Crow Wing	6 days
Mar 25, 3:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	6 days
Mar 26, 1:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DLH	Cass	7 days
Mar 26, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Carver	4 days
Mar 28, 4:37 AM CDT	Blizzard Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	35 hr
Mar 28, 2:22 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 29 more	39 hr
Mar 28, 3:59 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	36 hr
Mar 28, 5:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	51 min
Mar 29, 3:48 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	30 hr
Mar 29, 4:28 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more	11 hr
Mar 29, 4:30 AM CDT	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	65 hr
Mar 29, 3:16 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 9 more	47 hr
Mar 29, 3:27 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more	61 hr
Mar 29, 3:27 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	61 hr
Mar 29, 4:01 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	70 hr
Mar 29, 4:02 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Lincoln	12 hr
Mar 30, 4:08 AM CDT	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Lincoln	39 hr
Mar 30, 4:08 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock	41 hr
Mar 30, 5:44 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 15 more	33 hr
Mar 30, 10:07 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Pine	48 hr
Mar 30, 11:16 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more	8 hr
Mar 30, 3:40 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Mar 31, 1:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail and 7 more	4 hr
Mar 31, 4:30 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Lincoln	6 hr
Mar 31, 7:02 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant and 18 more	4 hr
Mar 31, 1:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Cottonwood and 19 more	3 hr
Mar 31, 2:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	6 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	2
Mesoscale Discussion	9
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	12
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	31
Flood Watch	3
River Flood Watch	7
Areal Flood Advisory	12
Winter
Blizzard Warning	5
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	11
Blizzard Watch	5
Winter Storm Watch	10
Freezing Rain Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	17
Cold
Wind Chill Advisory	8
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	12
Marine
Small Craft Advisory	1

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.