Weather alerts in Minnesota, October 2017

114 weather alerts in October 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 October 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 114
Warnings: 35
Watches: 14
Advisories: 52
Busiest day: October 9, 20179 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
Oct 1, 3:06 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		37 hr
Oct 2, 3:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 24 more	27 hr
Oct 2, 3:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more	30 hr
Oct 2, 9:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Traverse	24 hr
Oct 2, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Renville	24 min
Oct 2, 2:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	13 hr
Oct 2, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Renville	32 min
Oct 2, 4:13 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		30 hr
Oct 2, 6:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan	3 hr
Oct 2, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey, Washington	50 min
Oct 3, 2:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Brown, Redwood	115 min
Oct 3, 2:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Nobles	31 min
Oct 3, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker, Renville, Wright	2 hr
Oct 3, 4:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis	4 hr
Oct 3, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Traverse	24 hr
Oct 3, 3:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood	5 days
Oct 3, 3:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Brown	7 days
Oct 4, 3:50 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Oct 4, 9:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Traverse	3 days
Oct 4, 3:06 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	18 hr
Oct 4, 3:09 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	18 hr
Oct 5, 2:51 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 3 more	18 hr
Oct 5, 2:51 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	18 hr
Oct 5, 3:16 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis	18 hr
Oct 5, 3:16 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	DLH	Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	18 hr
Oct 6, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Carver	11 days
Oct 7, 5:27 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 3 more	5 hr
Oct 7, 5:28 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Todd	5 hr
Oct 7, 5:30 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	4 hr
Oct 7, 5:38 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca	4 hr
Oct 7, 10:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Traverse	24 hr
Oct 7, 2:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson	9 days
Oct 7, 3:22 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Oct 8, 3:28 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	23 hr
Oct 8, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Wright	7 days
Oct 8, 9:37 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Oct 8, 2:33 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas and 20 more	12 hr
Oct 8, 3:01 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	17 hr
Oct 8, 3:01 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	24 hr
Oct 8, 3:23 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	18 hr
Oct 8, 3:23 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	12 hr
Oct 9, 2:46 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	30 hr
Oct 9, 2:53 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 14 more	30 hr
Oct 9, 2:53 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 16 more	30 hr
Oct 9, 3:01 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	30 hr
Oct 9, 3:06 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles	30 hr
Oct 9, 3:06 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock	30 hr
Oct 9, 3:27 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	30 hr
Oct 9, 9:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	17 days
Oct 9, 9:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Hennepin, Wright	7 days
Oct 10, 2:22 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	Jackson, Nobles	20 hr
Oct 11, 3:33 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		55 hr
Oct 13, 10:10 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Fillmore, Houston, Winona	7 hr
Oct 14, 3:55 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		30 hr
Oct 14, 3:55 PM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		12 hr
Oct 14, 3:55 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Oct 15, 9:31 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Oct 17, 3:32 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		60 hr
Oct 17, 2:23 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Polk	29 hr
Oct 17, 2:32 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more	13 hr
Oct 17, 3:02 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching	13 hr
Oct 18, 3:41 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more	15 hr
Oct 18, 4:17 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	15 hr
Oct 19, 5:38 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Kandiyohi and 16 more	13 hr
Oct 20, 4:05 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Oct 21, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	39 min
Oct 21, 2:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more	2 hr
Oct 21, 3:49 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		40 hr
Oct 21, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Crow Wing	32 min
Oct 21, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	41 min
Oct 21, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault	22 min
Oct 21, 7:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	40 min
Oct 21, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Wabasha, Winona	26 min
Oct 22, 3:03 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	28 hr
Oct 22, 3:21 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	51 hr
Oct 22, 3:48 PM CDT	Gale Watch	DLH		11 hr
Oct 23, 3:01 AM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		37 hr
Oct 23, 9:47 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Oct 23, 11:05 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	31 hr
Oct 23, 11:20 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	28 hr
Oct 23, 3:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more	26 hr
Oct 24, 10:05 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Oct 24, 3:32 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and 7 more	37 hr
Oct 25, 3:32 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Oct 25, 11:00 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	17 hr
Oct 25, 2:45 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more	51 hr
Oct 25, 2:55 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	45 hr
Oct 25, 3:05 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	51 hr
Oct 25, 3:15 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	FGF	Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	31 hr
Oct 25, 4:13 PM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		60 hr
Oct 26, 3:17 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	19 hr
Oct 26, 3:33 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles	25 hr
Oct 26, 4:08 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 34 more	39 hr
Oct 26, 4:14 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	53 hr
Oct 26, 4:14 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	35 hr
Oct 26, 4:33 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau	20 hr
Oct 26, 4:33 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Mahnomen and 6 more	29 hr
Oct 26, 10:07 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin	11 hr
Oct 27, 1:39 AM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		20 hr
Oct 27, 1:39 AM CDT	Storm Warning	DLH		14 hr
Oct 27, 3:45 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	30 hr
Oct 27, 4:01 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	8 hr
Oct 27, 4:28 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Pope, Redwood, Renville and 2 more	14 hr
Oct 27, 12:06 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	3 hr
Oct 27, 2:57 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ARX	Houston, Winona	42 hr
Oct 27, 4:02 PM CDT	Storm Warning	DLH		5 hr
Oct 27, 9:41 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Oct 28, 5:46 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	2 hr
Oct 29, 3:41 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		54 hr
Oct 30, 3:52 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	13 hr
Oct 31, 4:04 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	11 hr
Oct 31, 3:09 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	36 hr
Oct 31, 3:09 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 2 more	36 hr
Oct 31, 3:12 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 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	1
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	11
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	7
Flash Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Cold
Freeze Warning	9
Freeze Watch	4
Frost Advisory	9
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	13
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fire Weather Watch	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Storm Warning	2
Gale Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	17

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.