Alert archive / Minnesota / 2017
Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2017
89 weather alerts in April 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 89
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- April 10, 201721 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 3, 1:52 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:08 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Wadena | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:25 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 67 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:39 AM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 33 more | 119 min |
| Apr 9, 3:29 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 38 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:46 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Apr 9, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 11 more | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mower | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mower | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 18 min |
| Apr 9, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 11:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey | 86 min |
| Apr 10, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey | 76 min |
| Apr 12, 11:39 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 10 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:42 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:51 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:45 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 58 min |
| Apr 14, 10:30 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 2:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Jackson, Martin | 119 min |
| Apr 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 15 min |
| Apr 15, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 5 min |
| Apr 15, 4:55 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 11 min |
| Apr 15, 5:08 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 10 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 2:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:49 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:17 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 21 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:00 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Apr 18, 12:02 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:43 AM CDT | Gale Watch | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 3:43 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 53 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Apr 19, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston, Winona | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston | 61 min |
| Apr 21, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 6 days |
| Apr 22, 10:35 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:15 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 54 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:51 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 12 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:01 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 10 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:13 AM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 35 hr | |
| Apr 25, 2:21 PM CDT | Ice Storm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 25 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:21 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 50 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:28 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Todd | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:42 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:19 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Houston, Winona | 29 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:30 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Morrison, Pope, Stevens and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:44 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:07 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 72 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:34 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 31 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:39 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 13 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 30 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:07 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 23 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:36 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Saint Louis | 18 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 | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 19 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mower County9
- Olmsted County9
- Lincoln County8
- Saint Louis County8
- Wabasha County8
- Winona County8
- Cook County8
- Lake County8
- Lyon County7
- Pipestone County7
- Douglas County7
- Todd County7
- Aitkin County7
- Carlton County7
- Crow Wing County7
- Wadena County7
- Murray County6
- Nobles County6
- Chippewa County6
- Lac qui Parle County6
- Morrison County6
- Pope County6
- Stevens County6
- Swift County6
- Yellow Medicine County6
- Dodge County6
- Otter Tail County6
- Jackson County5
- Faribault County5
- Meeker County5
- Ramsey County5
- Redwood County5
- Renville County5
- Itasca County5
- Fillmore County5
- Houston County5
- Big Stone County5
- Traverse County5
- Grant County5
- Cottonwood County4
46 more counties
- Rock County4
- Anoka County4
- Benton County4
- Brown County4
- Chisago County4
- Dakota County4
- Hennepin County4
- Isanti County4
- Kandiyohi County4
- Stearns County4
- Washington County4
- Wright County4
- Cass County4
- Goodhue County4
- Hubbard County4
- Wilkin County4
- Le Sueur County3
- McLeod County3
- Martin County3
- Rice County3
- Scott County3
- Sherburne County3
- Waseca County3
- Pine County3
- Freeborn County3
- Becker County3
- Clay County3
- Blue Earth County2
- Carver County2
- Kanabec County2
- Mille Lacs County2
- Nicollet County2
- Sibley County2
- Watonwan County2
- Steele County2
- Clearwater County2
- Mahnomen County2
- Norman County2
- Koochiching County2
- Kittson County2
- Marshall County2
- Roseau County2
- Beltrami County1
- Pennington County1
- Polk County1
- Red Lake 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.