Weather alerts in Minnesota, December 2016

139 weather alerts in December 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 December 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 139
Warnings: 36
Watches: 12
Advisories: 85
Busiest day: December 24, 201617 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
Dec 3, 2:39 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Fillmore, Houston, Winona	27 hr
Dec 3, 3:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	30 hr
Dec 4, 10:02 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Dec 5, 3:52 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	41 hr
Dec 5, 3:58 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	39 hr
Dec 5, 3:58 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	65 hr
Dec 5, 4:05 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	32 hr
Dec 5, 4:08 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	50 hr
Dec 5, 3:27 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more	39 hr
Dec 5, 3:33 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		50 hr
Dec 5, 3:33 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		23 hr
Dec 5, 4:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more	6 hr
Dec 6, 3:36 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	17 hr
Dec 6, 3:41 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 3 more	17 hr
Dec 6, 3:48 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd	17 hr
Dec 7, 4:31 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		47 hr
Dec 9, 11:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	54 hr
Dec 9, 11:17 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more	52 hr
Dec 9, 11:36 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	43 hr
Dec 9, 2:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more	21 hr
Dec 10, 1:55 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	24 hr
Dec 10, 2:05 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	17 hr
Dec 10, 2:52 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis	12 hr
Dec 10, 11:12 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur and 9 more	13 hr
Dec 10, 11:32 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge and 19 more	4 hr
Dec 10, 11:59 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon	7 hr
Dec 11, 9:56 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Dec 11, 10:05 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	14 hr
Dec 11, 2:35 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	7 hr
Dec 11, 8:30 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	13 hr
Dec 12, 4:14 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		3 days
Dec 12, 2:39 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 18 more	18 hr
Dec 12, 2:54 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	18 hr
Dec 12, 3:15 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	19 hr
Dec 12, 3:28 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	19 hr
Dec 12, 3:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	18 hr
Dec 13, 5:24 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		41 hr
Dec 13, 2:54 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more	45 hr
Dec 13, 3:13 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	45 hr
Dec 14, 2:43 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	30 hr
Dec 14, 3:29 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin	30 hr
Dec 14, 3:30 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	30 hr
Dec 14, 3:30 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 14, 3:35 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	28 hr
Dec 14, 3:35 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 14, 3:48 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		18 hr
Dec 14, 3:48 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		32 hr
Dec 14, 4:05 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	29 hr
Dec 14, 4:05 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more	35 hr
Dec 14, 4:21 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 14, 3:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Pine	23 hr
Dec 14, 5:22 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DLH	Crow Wing, Morrison	13 days
Dec 15, 3:37 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more	52 hr
Dec 15, 4:02 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	62 hr
Dec 15, 4:22 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	56 hr
Dec 15, 4:25 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ABR	Big Stone	52 hr
Dec 15, 11:35 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Nobles, Rock	48 hr
Dec 15, 2:49 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Traverse	42 hr
Dec 15, 2:54 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin	39 hr
Dec 15, 3:05 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis	41 hr
Dec 15, 3:25 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 6 more	41 hr
Dec 15, 4:28 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Sherburne	60 hr
Dec 16, 3:37 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	56 hr
Dec 16, 3:40 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		48 hr
Dec 16, 4:02 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	56 hr
Dec 16, 4:04 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	56 hr
Dec 16, 4:15 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	56 hr
Dec 16, 2:40 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Cass, Itasca, Koochiching	21 hr
Dec 16, 2:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	45 hr
Dec 17, 9:56 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	47 hr
Dec 17, 3:05 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	39 hr
Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		12 hr
Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		3 days
Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	DLH		12 hr
Dec 18, 11:23 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	13 hr
Dec 18, 11:45 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	11 hr
Dec 18, 11:54 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	3 hr
Dec 18, 12:00 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	3 hr
Dec 18, 12:10 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis	15 hr
Dec 18, 3:34 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Sherburne	16 days
Dec 18, 3:55 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		48 hr
Dec 18, 3:55 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		18 hr
Dec 19, 12:24 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	4 days
Dec 20, 8:31 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	21 hr
Dec 21, 3:46 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		3 days
Dec 21, 4:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	13 hr
Dec 21, 9:14 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Lake of the Woods, Roseau	6 hr
Dec 22, 4:28 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Dec 22, 4:53 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	48 hr
Dec 22, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 22, 2:15 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Rice, Steele and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 22, 3:45 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Polk	24 hr
Dec 22, 3:45 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more	3 days
Dec 22, 3:49 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	37 hr
Dec 23, 3:22 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Benton, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Stearns and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 23, 3:48 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower	6 hr
Dec 23, 3:41 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk	3 days
Dec 24, 12:00 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more	14 hr
Dec 24, 3:23 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 7 more	21 hr
Dec 24, 3:39 AM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	43 hr
Dec 24, 3:43 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd	38 hr
Dec 24, 3:43 AM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	38 hr
Dec 24, 3:51 AM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	30 hr
Dec 24, 4:16 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	56 hr
Dec 24, 4:28 AM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	41 hr
Dec 24, 4:30 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	DLH	Cass, Crow Wing	44 hr
Dec 24, 4:30 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more	59 hr
Dec 24, 4:30 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	65 hr
Dec 24, 9:48 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge	2 hr
Dec 24, 10:29 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		6 hr
Dec 24, 10:29 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		23 hr
Dec 24, 2:13 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more	34 hr
Dec 24, 2:41 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	13 hr
Dec 24, 4:12 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		56 hr
Dec 24, 9:44 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	29 hr
Dec 25, 3:03 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 27 more	27 hr
Dec 25, 3:07 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	27 hr
Dec 25, 3:49 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	26 hr
Dec 25, 5:13 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 22 more	6 hr
Dec 25, 8:46 PM CST	High Wind Warning	MPX	Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod and 9 more	18 hr
Dec 25, 8:46 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Isanti and 18 more	21 hr
Dec 25, 8:54 PM CST	High Wind Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	18 hr
Dec 25, 8:54 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	21 hr
Dec 25, 9:36 PM CST	High Wind Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	11 hr
Dec 26, 12:21 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more	19 hr
Dec 26, 8:48 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	6 hr
Dec 26, 12:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	17 min
Dec 26, 2:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	42 min
Dec 26, 11:58 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		10 hr
Dec 27, 3:57 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		60 hr
Dec 29, 2:09 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Dec 29, 2:32 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 14 more	14 hr
Dec 29, 2:48 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	14 hr
Dec 29, 3:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	14 hr
Dec 30, 3:15 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	19 hr
Dec 30, 3:43 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau	20 hr
Dec 30, 4:08 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Dec 30, 3:57 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	6 hr
Dec 31, 3:36 AM CST	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
Mesoscale Discussion	4
Special Weather Statement	2
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
River Flood Warning	1
Winter
Blizzard Warning	2
Ice Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Warning	12
Blizzard Watch	1
Winter Storm Watch	8
Freezing Rain Advisory	4
Winter Weather Advisory	26
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	5
Wind Chill Advisory	23
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
Wind Advisory	13
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	2
Gale Watch	2
Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	15

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.