Alert archive / Minnesota / 2011
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2011
144 weather alerts in March 2011, 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 70
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest day
- March 22, 201123 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, 3:20 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:53 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:59 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Freeborn, Goodhue, Steele | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:56 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | Cook | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:56 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Rice, Steele and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 17 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:40 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:56 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:50 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:00 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Washington | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 14 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:26 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Wilkin | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:26 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:26 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:40 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:24 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:15 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:36 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:14 AM CDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Jackson | 6 days |
| Mar 16, 1:56 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Washington | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Jackson | 28 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 10 days |
| Mar 16, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Carver | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Wright | 48 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Redwood | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 63 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 20 days |
| Mar 17, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 31 days |
| Mar 17, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 30 days |
| Mar 17, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Carver, Scott | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 72 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 38 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Scott | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Wright | 28 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 34 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 86 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 22 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 33 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 46 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 48 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 49 days |
| Mar 18, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 27 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 59 days |
| Mar 18, 1:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 45 days |
| Mar 18, 1:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 36 days |
| Mar 19, 2:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:51 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 7 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:27 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 12:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 34 days |
| Mar 19, 11:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 36 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:44 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 18 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 43 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 4 days |
| Mar 20, 11:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 23 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 5 days |
| Mar 20, 11:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 40 days |
| Mar 20, 1:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 4 days |
| Mar 20, 3:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:32 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 15 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:52 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Blizzard Watch | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:14 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Wabasha, Winona | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 41 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 8 days |
| Mar 20, 11:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 6 days |
| Mar 21, 7:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 21 days |
| Mar 21, 10:51 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:12 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:12 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 22 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas and 22 more | 52 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:30 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:33 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 37 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:33 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 51 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:34 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 66 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 8 more | 7 days |
| Mar 21, 5:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 54 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:54 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 28 days |
| Mar 21, 8:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 5 days |
| Mar 21, 10:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 115 min |
| Mar 22, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Freeborn, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 63 min |
| Mar 22, 3:44 AM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 35 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:44 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:59 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:39 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 26 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville and 2 more | 7 days |
| Mar 22, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 34 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:34 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 28 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 51 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 26 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 26 days |
| Mar 22, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Goodhue, Wabasha | 33 days |
| Mar 22, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winona | 31 days |
| Mar 22, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Houston | 30 days |
| Mar 22, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Washington | 3 days |
| Mar 22, 12:33 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Pope and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:20 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 47 hr |
| Mar 23, 7:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 7:52 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 28 days |
| Mar 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Clay | 4 days |
| Mar 25, 7:31 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | DLH | Crow Wing, Morrison | 36 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 5 days |
| Mar 25, 8:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 26 days |
| Mar 28, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 4 days |
| Mar 28, 3:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Sibley, Watonwan | 72 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Renville, Wright, Yellow Medicine | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 9:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 77 days |
| Mar 29, 1:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 23 days |
| Mar 29, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 57 days |
| Mar 30, 10:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 52 days |
| Mar 30, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Norman | 41 days |
| Mar 30, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 18 days |
| Mar 31, 3:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood and 4 more | 4 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 8 |
| River Flood Warning | 52 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| River Flood Watch | 13 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 4 |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Blizzard Watch | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 13 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dakota County14
- Wright County14
- Renville County13
- Scott County13
- Marshall County12
- Polk County12
- Goodhue County12
- Washington County12
- Carver County12
- Chippewa County12
- Yellow Medicine County12
- Clay County12
- Mower County11
- Nicollet County11
- Sibley County11
- Wilkin County11
- Saint Louis County10
- Wabasha County10
- Big Stone County10
- Traverse County10
- Hennepin County10
- Lac qui Parle County10
- McLeod County10
- Otter Tail County10
- Blue Earth County9
- Brown County9
- Lake County8
- Kittson County8
- Winona County8
- Rice County8
- Rock County8
- Le Sueur County8
- Redwood County8
- Todd County8
- Grant County8
- Carlton County7
- Cook County7
- Beltrami County7
- Norman County7
- Pennington County7
47 more counties
- Red Lake County7
- Roseau County7
- Houston County7
- Olmsted County7
- Freeborn County7
- Steele County7
- Jackson County7
- Douglas County7
- Kanabec County7
- Meeker County7
- Mille Lacs County7
- Morrison County7
- Ramsey County7
- Crow Wing County6
- Clearwater County6
- Lake of the Woods County6
- Mahnomen County6
- Dodge County6
- Fillmore County6
- Pipestone County6
- Benton County6
- Chisago County6
- Isanti County6
- Pope County6
- Stearns County6
- Stevens County6
- Swift County6
- Aitkin County5
- Cass County5
- Itasca County5
- Hubbard County5
- Waseca County5
- Lincoln County5
- Cottonwood County5
- Lyon County5
- Anoka County5
- Kandiyohi County5
- Wadena County5
- Koochiching County4
- Faribault County4
- Murray County4
- Nobles County4
- Martin County4
- Sherburne County4
- Watonwan County4
- Becker County4
- Pine County4
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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.