Alert archive / Minnesota / 2016
Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2016
80 weather alerts in April 2016, 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 April 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 80
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest day
- April 25, 201618 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:41 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 20 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 25 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:36 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 23 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 15 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:50 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:26 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:40 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 31 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:38 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:21 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:16 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 32 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:44 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 21 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:44 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:48 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 66 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 14 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:46 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 7 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 7 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:00 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 7 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 14 hr | |
| Apr 13, 3:28 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 19 hr | |
| Apr 13, 2:54 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:29 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:39 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 20 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:48 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 9 hr | |
| Apr 17, 9:43 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Apr 19, 9:46 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Apr 20, 2:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 4:06 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 24 min |
| Apr 21, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 22 min |
| Apr 21, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 27 min |
| Apr 21, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 26 min |
| Apr 21, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 35 min |
| Apr 21, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 4:09 AM CDT | Gale Watch | DLH | 11 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:09 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Apr 23, 3:35 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 57 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 1:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 4 more | 119 min |
| Apr 24, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Nicollet | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn, Le Sueur, Steele, Waseca | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Mower | 22 min |
| Apr 24, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rice, Steele, Waseca | 13 min |
| Apr 24, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 16 min |
| Apr 24, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 20 min |
| Apr 24, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 6 days |
| Apr 25, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 10:37 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 71 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:30 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 43 hr | |
| Apr 29, 9:44 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 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 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 29 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 14 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Martin County10
- Watonwan County10
- Cottonwood County7
- Jackson County7
- Murray County7
- Blue Earth County7
- Lincoln County6
- Lyon County6
- Brown County6
- Chippewa County6
- Faribault County6
- Nicollet County6
- Redwood County6
- Steele County6
- Waseca County6
- Yellow Medicine County6
- Nobles County6
- Pipestone County6
- Rock County6
- Dodge County5
- Freeborn County5
- Lac qui Parle County5
- Le Sueur County5
- Rice County5
- Swift County5
- Traverse County5
- Lake County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Big Stone County4
- Douglas County4
- Hennepin County4
- Mower County3
- Clay County3
- Kandiyohi County3
- McLeod County3
- Meeker County3
- Renville County3
- Sibley County3
- Cook County3
- Pope County3
28 more counties
- Stevens County3
- Fillmore County2
- Olmsted County2
- Kittson County2
- Marshall County2
- Norman County2
- Polk County2
- Carlton County2
- Wilkin County2
- Stearns County2
- Scott County2
- Dakota County2
- Goodhue County2
- Houston County1
- Winona County1
- Pennington County1
- Red Lake County1
- Roseau County1
- Benton County1
- Morrison County1
- Todd County1
- Grant County1
- Otter Tail County1
- Carver County1
- Wright County1
- Anoka County1
- Washington County1
- Wabasha 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.