Alert archive / Minnesota / 2013
Weather alerts in Minnesota, February 2013
75 weather alerts in February 2013, 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 75
- Warnings
- 11
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest day
- February 9, 20139 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 2, 11:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Lac qui Parle and 8 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:02 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Wilkin | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 7:22 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue and 20 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:03 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 26 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 27 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:09 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet and 7 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:11 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock | 36 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:44 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:11 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 17 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:12 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 24 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:22 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 56 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:31 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 7 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower | 5 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:07 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:38 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Sibley | 8 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Polk | 8 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 68 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:48 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Polk | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 13 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 20 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:39 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Steele and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:35 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:37 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:51 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:19 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 44 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:40 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:43 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 28 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:12 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 18 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:32 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 49 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 25 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 38 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:18 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:22 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 26 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:19 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:39 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:06 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:45 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more | 10 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 | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Blizzard Watch | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 9 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 24 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 9 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chippewa County15
- Nicollet County15
- Renville County15
- Brown County14
- Stevens County14
- Swift County14
- Kandiyohi County14
- Sibley County14
- Yellow Medicine County13
- Wilkin County13
- Douglas County13
- Pope County13
- Otter Tail County13
- Polk County13
- Lac qui Parle County12
- Redwood County12
- Clay County12
- Marshall County12
- Big Stone County11
- Traverse County11
- Carver County11
- McLeod County11
- Meeker County11
- Wright County11
- Grant County11
- Norman County11
- Saint Louis County10
- Fillmore County10
- Mower County10
- Anoka County10
- Hennepin County10
- Le Sueur County10
- Ramsey County10
- Stearns County10
- Washington County10
- Todd County10
- Becker County10
- Blue Earth County9
- Itasca County9
- Lake County9
47 more counties
- Cottonwood County9
- Murray County9
- Pipestone County9
- Dodge County9
- Olmsted County9
- Dakota County9
- Scott County9
- Sherburne County9
- Carlton County9
- Kittson County9
- Crow Wing County9
- Freeborn County8
- Watonwan County8
- Koochiching County8
- Lincoln County8
- Lyon County8
- Nobles County8
- Wabasha County8
- Winona County8
- Goodhue County8
- Rice County8
- Steele County8
- Waseca County8
- Chisago County8
- Isanti County8
- Kanabec County8
- Mille Lacs County8
- Morrison County8
- Rock County8
- Beltrami County8
- Mahnomen County8
- Pennington County8
- Red Lake County8
- Roseau County8
- Aitkin County8
- Cass County8
- Pine County8
- Faribault County7
- Martin County7
- Cook County7
- Jackson County7
- Houston County7
- Benton County7
- Clearwater County7
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Wadena County7
- Hubbard County6
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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.