Alert archive / Minnesota / 2018
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2018
77 weather alerts in March 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 March 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 77
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 36
- Busiest day
- March 30, 201814 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 47 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 14 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 11 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:40 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 55 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 46 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 49 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 11 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Pine | 27 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:09 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 31 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge and 27 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:45 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Pipestone | 86 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 45 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:20 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Martin | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:31 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 42 hr | |
| Mar 19, 9:51 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:18 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:50 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 25 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:52 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 31 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:23 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 27 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 20 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 53 hr | |
| Mar 22, 9:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur and 10 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:31 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 33 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:50 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower | 36 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:50 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:58 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Mower | 12 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 10:19 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:28 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Roseau | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:24 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:28 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:42 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 9 hr | |
| Mar 28, 9:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Rock | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:59 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd | 25 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:14 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:54 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 9 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 4 days |
| Mar 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:33 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 70 hr | |
| Mar 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Traverse | 16 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:21 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman, Wilkin | 15 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:42 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 22 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 11 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:05 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Lake, Saint Louis | 7 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 | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 16 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 13 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 28 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Small Craft Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Wilkin County11
- Rock County11
- Grant County11
- Clay County10
- Otter Tail County10
- Big Stone County9
- Traverse County9
- Aitkin County9
- Polk County9
- Douglas County9
- Stearns County8
- Norman County8
- Lyon County8
- Pipestone County8
- Brown County8
- Chippewa County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- Martin County8
- Pope County8
- Redwood County8
- Stevens County8
- Swift County8
- Cass County7
- Lake County7
- Saint Louis County7
- Meeker County7
- Sherburne County7
- Wright County7
- Becker County7
- Wadena County7
- Dodge County7
- Fillmore County7
- Mower County7
- Cottonwood County7
- Lincoln County7
- Murray County7
- Jackson County7
- Nobles County7
- Lac qui Parle County7
- Renville County7
47 more counties
- Watonwan County7
- Yellow Medicine County7
- Itasca County6
- Pine County6
- Anoka County6
- Benton County6
- Carver County6
- Chisago County6
- Hennepin County6
- Isanti County6
- Kanabec County6
- McLeod County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Morrison County6
- Scott County6
- Todd County6
- Washington County6
- Beltrami County6
- Clearwater County6
- Marshall County6
- Pennington County6
- Red Lake County6
- Houston County6
- Olmsted County6
- Winona County6
- Blue Earth County6
- Faribault County6
- Freeborn County6
- Le Sueur County6
- Nicollet County6
- Sibley County6
- Steele County6
- Waseca County6
- Carlton County5
- Crow Wing County5
- Dakota County5
- Goodhue County5
- Ramsey County5
- Hubbard County5
- Kittson County5
- Mahnomen County5
- Roseau County5
- Wabasha County5
- Rice County5
- Koochiching County4
- Lake of the Woods County3
- Cook County2
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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.