Alert archive / Minnesota / 2012
Weather alerts in Minnesota, October 2012
85 weather alerts in October 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 October 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 85
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest day
- October 3, 201213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 7:41 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Sep 30, 7:49 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:35 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:41 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:41 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Kandiyohi and 15 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:55 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:55 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 4:15 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 15 hr | |
| Oct 1, 6:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 1, 7:05 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Oct 1, 7:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching | 15 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 15 hr | |
| Oct 2, 11:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:41 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 15 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:42 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:18 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:31 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:32 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:36 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:36 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:43 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:46 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 29 hr |
| Oct 3, 11:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:57 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Saint Louis | 17 hr |
| Oct 4, 5:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:46 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 24 hr |
| Oct 5, 9:39 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 6 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:41 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:42 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 28 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:33 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 7 hr | |
| Oct 7, 10:10 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 7 hr | |
| Oct 7, 2:03 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:35 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 13 hr | |
| Oct 8, 3:14 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 16 hr | |
| Oct 8, 3:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 41 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 19 hr | |
| Oct 11, 2:52 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:06 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 12 hr | |
| Oct 12, 2:49 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 16 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Oct 13, 6:41 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 14, 9:37 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Oct 16, 12:04 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Oct 16, 12:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 66 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:02 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 26 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Wilkin | 63 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 61 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 61 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:16 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 27 hr |
| Oct 17, 5:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 2 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:56 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Oct 17, 7:08 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 11 hr | |
| Oct 20, 6:55 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:43 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 42 hr | |
| Oct 23, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 23 min |
| Oct 23, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 28 min |
| Oct 23, 5:35 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 23, 6:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 39 min |
| Oct 23, 9:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 3 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:03 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:24 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:50 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 23, 9:40 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 24, 12:34 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 8 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 60 hr | |
| Oct 24, 6:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 2 hr |
| Oct 25, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Winona | 21 min |
| Oct 25, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 18 min |
| Oct 25, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton, Pine | 36 min |
| Oct 25, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 43 min |
| Oct 27, 9:26 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:44 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 48 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 | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 17 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Norman County13
- Clay County12
- Mahnomen County12
- Polk County12
- Becker County11
- Clearwater County11
- Kittson County11
- Marshall County11
- Brown County11
- Martin County11
- Watonwan County11
- Big Stone County10
- Traverse County10
- Wilkin County10
- Lac qui Parle County10
- Yellow Medicine County10
- Redwood County10
- Beltrami County9
- Lake of the Woods County9
- Pennington County9
- Red Lake County9
- Roseau County9
- Renville County9
- Chippewa County8
- Swift County8
- Grant County7
- Hubbard County7
- Otter Tail County7
- Douglas County7
- Pope County7
- Stevens County7
- Kandiyohi County7
- Saint Louis County7
- Winona County7
- Wadena County6
- Carlton County6
- Houston County6
- Wabasha County6
- Todd County5
- Blue Earth County5
47 more counties
- Faribault County5
- Nicollet County5
- Itasca County5
- Koochiching County5
- Cottonwood County5
- Jackson County5
- Lincoln County5
- Lyon County5
- Murray County5
- Nobles County5
- Pipestone County5
- Rock County5
- Fillmore County5
- Olmsted County5
- McLeod County4
- Meeker County4
- Sibley County4
- Stearns County4
- Cass County4
- Dakota County4
- Hennepin County4
- Scott County4
- Dodge County4
- Mower County4
- Lake County4
- Benton County3
- Morrison County3
- Crow Wing County3
- Anoka County3
- Carver County3
- Ramsey County3
- Washington County3
- Aitkin County3
- Freeborn County3
- Goodhue County3
- Le Sueur County3
- Rice County3
- Steele County3
- Waseca County3
- Chisago County2
- Isanti County2
- Kanabec County2
- Mille Lacs County2
- Sherburne County2
- Wright County2
- Cook County2
- Pine County2
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.