Alert archive / Minnesota / 2016
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2016
78 weather alerts in March 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 March 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 78
- Warnings
- 11
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest day
- March 8, 201620 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 3, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine, Saint Louis | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:34 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 19 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 32 min |
| Mar 8, 4:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 29 min |
| Mar 8, 4:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 5:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 37 min |
| Mar 8, 5:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 5:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 23 min |
| Mar 8, 6:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 32 min |
| Mar 8, 6:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 25 min |
| Mar 8, 6:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 31 min |
| Mar 8, 7:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 16 min |
| Mar 8, 7:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 21 min |
| Mar 8, 7:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 16 min |
| Mar 8, 8:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 15 min |
| Mar 8, 8:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 12 min |
| Mar 8, 8:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 15 min |
| Mar 8, 10:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 21 min | |
| Mar 8, 10:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 16 min |
| Mar 8, 10:55 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 31 min |
| Mar 8, 5:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 33 min |
| Mar 8, 6:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 32 min |
| Mar 13, 6:34 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 9 days |
| Mar 13, 9:58 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:59 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:04 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 24 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:52 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 10 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 115 min |
| Mar 14, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 25 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:57 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:32 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Winona | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 8:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:58 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | ARX | Houston, Winona | 28 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:01 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:11 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 34 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:22 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 37 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:18 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 2 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:18 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 19 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 60 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:42 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Roseau | 16 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:40 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DLH | Carlton | 16 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 10:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Carlton | 4 days |
| Mar 17, 9:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:13 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | ARX | Wabasha | 25 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:34 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 6 days |
| Mar 19, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 82 min |
| Mar 19, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 83 min |
| Mar 21, 3:35 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 3 days | |
| Mar 21, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:45 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:48 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 16 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:19 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 40 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:31 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 9 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:07 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 17 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:25 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Redwood and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 23, 7:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:11 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:59 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:20 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock | 19 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 27 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
| Marine | |
| Small Craft Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County17
- Lake County12
- Carlton County9
- Fillmore County8
- Winona County8
- Koochiching County7
- Lincoln County7
- Jackson County7
- Rock County7
- Freeborn County7
- Martin County7
- Mower County7
- Olmsted County7
- Murray County6
- Aitkin County6
- Cook County6
- Nobles County6
- Pipestone County6
- Blue Earth County6
- Faribault County6
- Steele County6
- Waseca County6
- Dodge County6
- Houston County6
- Wabasha County6
- Itasca County5
- Lyon County5
- Crow Wing County5
- Cottonwood County5
- Beltrami County5
- Le Sueur County5
- Nicollet County5
- Watonwan County5
- Cass County4
- Lake of the Woods County4
- Brown County4
- Redwood County4
- Sibley County4
- Goodhue County4
- Rice County4
45 more counties
- Carver County4
- Dakota County4
- Pine County3
- Kittson County3
- Roseau County3
- McLeod County3
- Renville County3
- Hennepin County3
- Scott County3
- Big Stone County2
- Traverse County2
- Becker County2
- Clay County2
- Clearwater County2
- Grant County2
- Hubbard County2
- Mahnomen County2
- Marshall County2
- Norman County2
- Otter Tail County2
- Pennington County2
- Polk County2
- Red Lake County2
- Wadena County2
- Wilkin County2
- Mille Lacs County2
- Ramsey County2
- Washington County2
- Benton County1
- Chippewa County1
- Douglas County1
- Kandiyohi County1
- Lac qui Parle County1
- Meeker County1
- Morrison County1
- Pope County1
- Sherburne County1
- Stearns County1
- Stevens County1
- Swift County1
- Todd County1
- Wright County1
- Yellow Medicine County1
- Chisago County1
- Kanabec 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.