Alert archive / Minnesota / 2020
Weather alerts in Minnesota, February 2020
72 weather alerts in February 2020, 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 February 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 72
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest day
- February 12, 202013 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 1, 1:34 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Mahnomen and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:03 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 20 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:06 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 26 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 18 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi and 11 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 6:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 8 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:19 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Stevens and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Douglas, Faribault, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Martin and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:38 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 21 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:38 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 43 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:51 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Otter Tail and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:32 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 26 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 26 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 26 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn and 17 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:11 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 20 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:27 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 29 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:08 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:08 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles | 4 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:41 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 26 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:38 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 2 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:51 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:55 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:55 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:02 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 7 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 14, 10:14 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Sibley | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Todd | 18 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:19 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:22 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:26 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:26 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:32 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 20 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:35 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Grant, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Pennington and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:22 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena | 9 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 5 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:46 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 27 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 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 15 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 6 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 24 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marshall County15
- Polk County15
- Brown County15
- Watonwan County14
- Kittson County13
- Martin County13
- Redwood County13
- Blue Earth County12
- Faribault County12
- Nicollet County12
- Steele County12
- Waseca County12
- Cottonwood County12
- Jackson County12
- Murray County12
- Lac qui Parle County12
- Yellow Medicine County12
- Pennington County11
- Freeborn County11
- Le Sueur County11
- Lyon County11
- Nobles County11
- Sibley County11
- Clearwater County10
- Norman County10
- Red Lake County10
- Rice County10
- Lincoln County10
- Pipestone County10
- McLeod County10
- Renville County10
- Otter Tail County10
- Mahnomen County9
- Clay County9
- Wilkin County9
- Roseau County9
- Carver County9
- Meeker County9
- Pope County9
- Stevens County9
47 more counties
- Becker County8
- Dodge County8
- Fillmore County8
- Olmsted County8
- Rock County8
- Chippewa County8
- Hennepin County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- Ramsey County8
- Washington County8
- Wright County8
- Swift County8
- Grant County8
- Douglas County8
- Beltrami County7
- Mower County7
- Goodhue County7
- Big Stone County7
- Traverse County7
- Dakota County7
- Scott County7
- Wadena County6
- Aitkin County6
- Carlton County6
- Cass County6
- Cook County6
- Itasca County6
- Lake County6
- Saint Louis County6
- Houston County6
- Wabasha County6
- Winona County6
- Lake of the Woods County6
- Anoka County6
- Sherburne County6
- Stearns County6
- Hubbard County5
- Benton County5
- Todd County5
- Koochiching County5
- Crow Wing County4
- Kanabec County4
- Mille Lacs County4
- Morrison County4
- Pine County3
- Chisago County3
- Isanti County3
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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.