Alert archive / Minnesota / 2012
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2012
73 weather alerts in March 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 73
- Warnings
- 13
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest day
- March 26, 201214 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 1, 4:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 8:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Polk | 19 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:07 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 9 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:32 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 11 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:22 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:06 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:06 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 11 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 26 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:34 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:06 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 37 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Houston | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 71 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:35 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 17, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 20 min | |
| Mar 19, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 18 more | 116 min |
| Mar 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 37 min |
| Mar 19, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas and 18 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 42 min |
| Mar 19, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Sibley | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 6:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn and 11 more | 62 min |
| Mar 19, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 37 min |
| Mar 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 35 min |
| Mar 19, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Scott, Wright | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Wright | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing, Koochiching | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pine | 59 min |
| Mar 19, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 44 min |
| Mar 19, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 40 min |
| Mar 19, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 2:48 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 10 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Kandiyohi and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:45 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:33 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:21 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 29 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:32 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 66 hr | |
| Mar 25, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 3:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:28 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:03 AM CDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 27 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:56 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 16 hr | |
| Mar 26, 1:30 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:43 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Mar 26, 1:43 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 44 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:19 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:14 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 18 min |
| Mar 27, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 34 min | |
| Mar 27, 1:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 38 min | |
| Mar 27, 3:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:48 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 35 hr | |
| Mar 29, 9:54 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:26 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 15 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 15 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County11
- Carlton County9
- Big Stone County8
- Lincoln County7
- Pipestone County7
- Lake County7
- Traverse County7
- Swift County7
- Brown County7
- Redwood County7
- Murray County6
- Nobles County6
- Rock County6
- Polk County6
- Kandiyohi County6
- Stevens County6
- Blue Earth County6
- Faribault County6
- Martin County6
- Watonwan County6
- Cook County6
- Carver County6
- Le Sueur County6
- Rice County6
- Scott County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Becker County5
- Clay County5
- Mahnomen County5
- Norman County5
- Otter Tail County5
- Benton County5
- Douglas County5
- Pope County5
- Freeborn County5
- Steele County5
- Waseca County5
- Lyon County5
- Lac qui Parle County5
- Wright County5
47 more counties
- Cass County5
- Marshall County4
- Clearwater County4
- Grant County4
- Hubbard County4
- Wadena County4
- Morrison County4
- Stearns County4
- Todd County4
- Cottonwood County4
- Jackson County4
- Chippewa County4
- Nicollet County4
- Renville County4
- Sibley County4
- Yellow Medicine County4
- Goodhue County4
- Hennepin County4
- Sherburne County4
- Koochiching County4
- Aitkin County4
- Itasca County4
- Beltrami County3
- Wilkin County3
- Pennington County3
- Red Lake County3
- Meeker County3
- Dodge County3
- Fillmore County3
- Houston County3
- Mower County3
- Olmsted County3
- McLeod County3
- Dakota County3
- Anoka County3
- Isanti County3
- Mille Lacs County3
- Kittson County2
- Lake of the Woods County2
- Wabasha County2
- Winona County2
- Pine County2
- Ramsey County2
- Washington County2
- Chisago County2
- Kanabec County2
- Roseau 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.