Weather alerts in Minnesota, December 2017

104 weather alerts in December 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 December 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 104
Warnings: 22
Watches: 9
Advisories: 66
Busiest day: December 3, 201715 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 2, 2:40 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	37 hr
Dec 2, 3:33 PM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		24 hr
Dec 3, 3:38 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Dec 3, 3:42 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more	12 hr
Dec 3, 3:54 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	24 hr
Dec 3, 2:48 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	51 hr
Dec 3, 3:08 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	28 hr
Dec 3, 3:10 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 19 more	39 hr
Dec 3, 3:14 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	28 hr
Dec 3, 3:14 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 3, 3:22 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 2 more	33 hr
Dec 3, 3:22 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 28 more	37 hr
Dec 3, 3:41 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		58 hr
Dec 3, 3:41 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		30 hr
Dec 3, 3:41 PM CST	Storm Watch	DLH		19 hr
Dec 3, 3:46 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 3, 3:59 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock	32 hr
Dec 4, 3:22 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	20 hr
Dec 4, 3:22 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	33 hr
Dec 4, 9:11 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Koochiching	14 hr
Dec 4, 10:31 AM CST	Storm Warning	DLH		29 hr
Dec 4, 12:11 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	4 hr
Dec 4, 3:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Wabasha	33 min
Dec 4, 3:54 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 6 more	4 hr
Dec 4, 5:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	11 min
Dec 4, 5:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	10 min
Dec 4, 6:18 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more	5 hr
Dec 4, 7:31 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	4 hr
Dec 5, 4:12 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		53 hr
Dec 6, 8:26 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 8, 3:30 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		31 hr
Dec 10, 4:21 PM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		11 hr
Dec 10, 4:21 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		37 hr
Dec 11, 2:47 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Dec 11, 2:59 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	15 hr
Dec 11, 5:41 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FGF	Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	9 hr
Dec 11, 8:31 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Pope, Redwood and 4 more	9 hr
Dec 12, 2:43 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	27 hr
Dec 12, 2:43 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 16 more	27 hr
Dec 12, 3:02 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more	21 hr
Dec 12, 3:07 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	23 hr
Dec 12, 3:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more	39 hr
Dec 13, 2:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison and 1 more	9 hr
Dec 13, 2:53 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		12 hr
Dec 13, 5:08 AM CST	High Wind Warning	FGF	Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin	112 min
Dec 13, 9:36 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		14 hr
Dec 15, 9:46 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Dec 16, 1:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	42 min
Dec 16, 1:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	28 min
Dec 16, 8:35 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	5 hr
Dec 17, 2:46 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin	4 hr
Dec 17, 2:58 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	4 hr
Dec 17, 2:59 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 15 more	9 hr
Dec 17, 3:13 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 17, 3:38 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		3 days
Dec 17, 4:55 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	7 hr
Dec 18, 3:47 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		48 hr
Dec 18, 7:25 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	8 hr
Dec 19, 2:14 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 6 more	38 hr
Dec 20, 3:44 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 1 more	28 hr
Dec 20, 7:30 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk	8 hr
Dec 21, 3:57 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Dec 21, 9:48 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	13 hr
Dec 21, 10:33 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Martin and 6 more	9 hr
Dec 21, 5:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis	5 hr
Dec 22, 9:57 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		9 hr
Dec 23, 9:59 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Dec 23, 6:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Watch	DLH	Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more	18 hr
Dec 23, 9:41 PM CST	Wind Chill Watch	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more	13 hr
Dec 24, 4:01 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Dec 24, 10:55 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 11 more	49 hr
Dec 24, 10:55 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	3 days
Dec 24, 1:24 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	47 hr
Dec 24, 1:24 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	70 hr
Dec 24, 2:07 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	70 hr
Dec 24, 2:16 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	67 hr
Dec 24, 2:52 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		43 hr
Dec 25, 4:09 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Dec 25, 4:29 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 25, 2:14 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Saint Louis	46 hr
Dec 26, 1:37 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	21 hr
Dec 26, 2:31 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	20 hr
Dec 26, 2:55 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	21 hr
Dec 27, 3:32 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	16 hr
Dec 28, 3:04 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	20 hr
Dec 28, 3:42 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 11 more	26 hr
Dec 28, 7:46 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook	8 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	34 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	46 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	14 hr
Dec 29, 2:37 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	3 days
Dec 29, 3:03 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	MPX	Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 20 more	3 days
Dec 29, 3:21 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	3 days
Dec 29, 4:09 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		47 hr
Dec 29, 2:30 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Pine	69 hr
Dec 29, 2:37 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more	68 hr
Dec 29, 3:26 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	69 hr
Dec 29, 3:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	20 hr
Dec 29, 3:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 30, 2:54 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	57 hr
Dec 30, 2:59 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	57 hr
Dec 30, 4:11 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		6 hr
Dec 30, 10:02 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		41 hr
Dec 31, 3:50 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		11 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	5
Winter
Blizzard Warning	2
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	17
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	10
Wind Chill Watch	2
Wind Chill Advisory	18
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	10
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Marine
Gale Warning	3
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	2
Storm 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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Nearby

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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.