Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2018

147 weather alerts in April 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 147
Warnings: 64
Watches: 33
Advisories: 37
Busiest day: April 13, 201826 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
Apr 1, 2:53 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	20 hr
Apr 2, 3:45 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	11 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more	10 hr
Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin	23 hr
Apr 2, 4:12 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	36 hr
Apr 2, 7:51 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		44 hr
Apr 2, 9:46 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 25 more	39 hr
Apr 2, 9:52 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine	39 hr
Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	41 hr
Apr 2, 11:14 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 17 more	38 hr
Apr 2, 2:20 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	31 hr
Apr 3, 3:02 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs and 5 more	22 hr
Apr 3, 3:21 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles	18 hr
Apr 4, 8:14 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		14 hr
Apr 5, 3:59 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Apr 6, 5:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH		48 min
Apr 6, 3:23 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 11 more	23 hr
Apr 6, 3:28 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	23 hr
Apr 6, 3:34 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Apr 6, 3:34 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	53 hr
Apr 7, 3:43 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Grant, Wilkin	39 hr
Apr 7, 2:21 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	41 hr
Apr 7, 2:43 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 15 more	37 hr
Apr 7, 2:53 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	34 hr
Apr 9, 7:42 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	3 hr
Apr 10, 2:36 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	49 hr
Apr 11, 12:10 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Clay	46 hr
Apr 11, 12:10 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Clay	46 hr
Apr 11, 3:37 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	24 hr
Apr 11, 3:44 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	47 hr
Apr 12, 4:46 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Grant	35 hr
Apr 12, 10:02 AM CDT	Gale Watch	DLH		17 hr
Apr 12, 10:02 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Apr 12, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood	5 days
Apr 12, 11:48 AM CDT	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	55 hr
Apr 12, 3:37 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	24 hr
Apr 12, 3:41 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 26 more	60 hr
Apr 12, 3:45 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	60 hr
Apr 12, 9:34 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 24 more	3 days
Apr 13, 3:16 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Grant, Wilkin	12 hr
Apr 13, 3:29 AM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		3 days
Apr 13, 3:50 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Pine	24 hr
Apr 13, 3:54 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Watch	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	11 hr
Apr 13, 8:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles	40 min
Apr 13, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Brown, Redwood	64 min
Apr 13, 8:44 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 21 more	3 hr
Apr 13, 9:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan	14 min
Apr 13, 10:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota, Rice	46 min
Apr 13, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	7 days
Apr 13, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	6 days
Apr 13, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Brown	48 hr
Apr 13, 12:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Yellow Medicine	39 min
Apr 13, 12:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon	36 min
Apr 13, 1:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Redwood	24 min
Apr 13, 3:12 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more	57 hr
Apr 13, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	25 min
Apr 13, 3:21 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	52 hr
Apr 13, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	33 min
Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	54 hr
Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	51 hr
Apr 13, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Nobles	26 min
Apr 13, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin, Watonwan	51 min
Apr 13, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan	31 min
Apr 13, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona	64 min
Apr 13, 8:29 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Clay	5 days
Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis	51 hr
Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Saint Louis	51 hr
Apr 14, 4:37 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	14 hr
Apr 14, 10:06 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 30 more	6 hr
Apr 14, 12:49 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone	24 hr
Apr 14, 6:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 27 more	6 hr
Apr 15, 3:27 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	13 hr
Apr 15, 3:43 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Stearns, Swift	18 hr
Apr 15, 4:13 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Fillmore, Mower	15 hr
Apr 16, 3:11 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	36 hr
Apr 16, 3:21 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles	24 hr
Apr 16, 3:25 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more	24 hr
Apr 16, 4:00 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		65 hr
Apr 16, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood	41 hr
Apr 17, 3:18 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca	40 hr
Apr 17, 3:18 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle and 12 more	40 hr
Apr 17, 3:33 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	38 hr
Apr 17, 3:35 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted	44 hr
Apr 17, 11:43 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Kittson	48 hr
Apr 17, 3:19 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	30 hr
Apr 18, 2:59 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Jackson, Nobles	15 hr
Apr 18, 11:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	11 days
Apr 18, 11:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall, Polk	12 days
Apr 18, 11:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	5 days
Apr 19, 10:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Lyon	8 days
Apr 19, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Brown	10 days
Apr 19, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	21 days
Apr 19, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood	13 days
Apr 19, 11:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson	7 days
Apr 19, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	6 days
Apr 20, 10:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	6 days
Apr 20, 10:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Rock	5 days
Apr 21, 11:09 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Kittson	24 hr
Apr 21, 11:09 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Kittson, Marshall	24 hr
Apr 21, 2:53 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching	15 hr
Apr 21, 3:19 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	19 hr
Apr 21, 5:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	31 hr
Apr 22, 5:55 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau	13 hr
Apr 22, 6:10 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching	13 hr
Apr 22, 9:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Sibley	36 hr
Apr 22, 9:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley	11 days
Apr 22, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall	9 days
Apr 22, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson	5 days
Apr 22, 1:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Lyon	7 days
Apr 22, 9:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Pipestone	24 hr
Apr 23, 5:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson	12 days
Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Pipestone	18 hr
Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Nicollet	4 days
Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott	14 days
Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Scott	16 days
Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Carver	5 days
Apr 24, 1:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Rock	14 hr
Apr 24, 11:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DLH	Crow Wing, Morrison	48 hr
Apr 24, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Washington	10 days
Apr 25, 6:14 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall	13 hr
Apr 25, 10:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Ramsey, Washington	7 days
Apr 25, 10:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Wabasha	13 days
Apr 25, 10:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Winona	11 days
Apr 25, 10:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Houston	11 days
Apr 26, 9:20 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Redwood and 6 more	2 hr
Apr 26, 11:27 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Redwood and 6 more	8 hr
Apr 27, 9:49 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		10 hr
Apr 28, 3:03 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	13 hr
Apr 28, 3:08 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	12 hr
Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn and 15 more	12 hr
Apr 29, 3:37 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	17 hr
Apr 29, 3:41 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	16 hr
Apr 29, 3:42 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	MPX	Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more	15 hr
Apr 29, 3:42 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 26 more	17 hr
Apr 29, 3:44 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	15 hr
Apr 29, 3:45 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine	15 hr
Apr 29, 3:52 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	16 hr
Apr 29, 3:59 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	15 hr
Apr 29, 4:06 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more	16 hr
Apr 29, 4:12 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 8 more	16 hr
Apr 29, 4:12 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Wadena	16 hr
Apr 29, 4:14 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more	15 hr
Apr 29, 1:58 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson	5 hr
Apr 30, 2:51 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more	16 hr
Apr 30, 3:31 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock	15 hr
Apr 30, 3:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	4 hr
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Lac qui Parle and 4 more	2 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	5
Mesoscale Discussion	4
Special Weather Statement	9
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	35
River Flood Watch	6
Winter
Blizzard Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	9
Winter Storm Watch	15
Winter Weather Advisory	21
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	9
Fire
Red Flag Warning	9
Fire Weather Watch	10
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Warning	1
Lakeshore Flood Watch	1
Marine
Gale Warning	1
Gale Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	6

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. Rebuilt daily.