Alert archive / Minnesota / 2017
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2017
108 weather alerts in March 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 March 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 108
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 35
- Busiest day
- March 6, 201729 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:28 AM CST | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 3 days |
| Mar 3, 10:28 AM CST | River Flood Watch | FGF | Clay | 48 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:42 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:25 PM CST | High Wind Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:04 PM CST | High Wind Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:04 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 68 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:04 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 60 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 59 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 51 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:34 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood and 29 more | 115 min |
| Mar 6, 3:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 4:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 19 min |
| Mar 6, 4:27 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Rock | 44 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 17 min |
| Mar 6, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 4:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 4:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 15 min |
| Mar 6, 4:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Wright | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 4:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 21 min |
| Mar 6, 4:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Mower | 64 min |
| Mar 6, 5:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Pine | 57 min |
| Mar 6, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 5:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 5:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 20 min |
| Mar 6, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 5:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 5:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Mower | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 5:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 50 min |
| Mar 6, 6:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 6:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 22 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 6:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 6:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 110 min |
| Mar 6, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 6:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 6:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 6:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 6:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mower | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 7:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Pine | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 7:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 114 min |
| Mar 6, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 62 min |
| Mar 6, 7:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winona | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 8:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winona | 25 min |
| Mar 7, 1:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 16 min |
| Mar 7, 2:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 27 min |
| Mar 7, 3:40 AM CST | High Wind Warning | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 17 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 15 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:57 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:34 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:27 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 16 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:27 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 31 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 24 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 33 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 39 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 13 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 27 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 46 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin and 11 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:03 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 30 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:03 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Wabasha | 29 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:49 AM CDT | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:17 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 29 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:38 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Mar 20, 7:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:20 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 19 hr | |
| Mar 20, 5:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 17 days |
| Mar 22, 9:27 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:06 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 23 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 3 more | 89 min |
| Mar 23, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 22 min |
| Mar 23, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 32 min |
| Mar 23, 6:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston | 92 min |
| Mar 24, 3:17 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 5:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:49 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 16 days |
| Mar 27, 8:46 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 71 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 12 days |
| Mar 29, 3:20 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 25 hr | |
| Mar 29, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 8 days |
| Mar 30, 4:08 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 28 hr | |
| Mar 30, 10:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 62 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 69 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 | 19 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 19 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 8 |
| River Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Marine | |
| Small Craft Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kittson County14
- Marshall County14
- Fillmore County12
- Freeborn County12
- Goodhue County12
- Wright County12
- Dodge County12
- Blue Earth County11
- Faribault County11
- Rice County11
- Steele County11
- Waseca County11
- Watonwan County11
- Mower County11
- Olmsted County11
- Wabasha County11
- Brown County10
- Sherburne County10
- Cottonwood County10
- Winona County10
- Houston County9
- Clay County9
- Dakota County9
- Le Sueur County9
- Martin County9
- Nicollet County9
- Redwood County9
- Scott County9
- Sibley County9
- Stearns County9
- Polk County9
- Benton County8
- Carver County8
- Hennepin County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- McLeod County8
- Meeker County8
- Renville County8
- Murray County8
- Rock County8
47 more counties
- Anoka County7
- Chisago County7
- Isanti County7
- Kanabec County7
- Ramsey County7
- Washington County7
- Jackson County7
- Lincoln County7
- Nobles County7
- Pipestone County7
- Lake County7
- Lac qui Parle County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Swift County6
- Yellow Medicine County6
- Lyon County6
- Carlton County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Saint Louis County6
- Roseau County6
- Norman County6
- Chippewa County5
- Morrison County5
- Pope County5
- Pine County5
- Wilkin County5
- Stevens County4
- Big Stone County4
- Traverse County4
- Cook County4
- Otter Tail County4
- Pennington County4
- Red Lake County4
- Douglas County3
- Todd County3
- Aitkin County3
- Cass County3
- Itasca County3
- Becker County3
- Grant County3
- Hubbard County3
- Mahnomen County3
- Lake of the Woods County3
- Beltrami County2
- Clearwater County2
- Wadena County2
- Koochiching 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.