Weather alerts in Minnesota, January 2020

111 weather alerts in January 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 January 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 111
Warnings: 23
Watches: 8
Advisories: 78
Busiest day: January 15, 202013 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
Jan 1, 9:15 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 5 more	10 hr
Jan 2, 4:13 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Jan 3, 9:11 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	12 hr
Jan 3, 9:17 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan	9 hr
Jan 3, 1:24 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 12 more	5 hr
Jan 4, 3:49 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		12 hr
Jan 4, 1:29 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	23 hr
Jan 4, 2:10 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	25 hr
Jan 4, 2:41 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	31 hr
Jan 4, 2:42 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	25 hr
Jan 4, 3:08 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	24 hr
Jan 4, 3:32 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		30 hr
Jan 4, 3:32 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		19 hr
Jan 5, 2:40 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	13 hr
Jan 5, 4:48 AM CST	High Wind Warning	FGF	Clay, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	4 hr
Jan 5, 4:48 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FGF	Clay, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	10 hr
Jan 5, 9:18 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		61 hr
Jan 6, 12:53 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		9 hr
Jan 6, 3:33 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		38 hr
Jan 7, 3:04 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	19 hr
Jan 7, 3:04 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	24 hr
Jan 7, 3:31 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 11 more	20 hr
Jan 8, 3:07 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		7 hr
Jan 8, 2:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Houston, Winona	27 hr
Jan 8, 3:18 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	27 hr
Jan 8, 3:47 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		26 hr
Jan 9, 2:11 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more	22 hr
Jan 10, 11:56 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	24 hr
Jan 10, 2:21 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	19 hr
Jan 10, 2:25 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	22 hr
Jan 10, 2:36 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 9 more	18 hr
Jan 10, 2:51 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	18 hr
Jan 10, 4:01 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		54 hr
Jan 10, 4:01 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		41 hr
Jan 11, 9:03 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	3 hr
Jan 11, 7:15 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	18 hr
Jan 12, 9:50 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Martin and 5 more	14 hr
Jan 13, 3:17 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	30 hr
Jan 13, 9:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin	52 hr
Jan 13, 2:04 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	16 hr
Jan 13, 2:41 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 24 more	15 hr
Jan 13, 4:25 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	8 hr
Jan 13, 5:16 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		29 hr
Jan 14, 6:56 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	56 hr
Jan 14, 10:02 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more	26 hr
Jan 14, 10:05 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more	32 hr
Jan 14, 1:57 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Fillmore, Houston, Mower	22 hr
Jan 14, 2:20 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	19 hr
Jan 14, 2:26 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Traverse	12 hr
Jan 14, 3:49 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Kanabec and 11 more	19 hr
Jan 15, 3:54 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Jan 15, 2:34 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	37 hr
Jan 15, 2:44 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	18 hr
Jan 15, 2:44 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	37 hr
Jan 15, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	38 hr
Jan 15, 2:53 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	18 hr
Jan 15, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	21 hr
Jan 15, 2:56 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	19 hr
Jan 15, 2:56 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	24 hr
Jan 15, 3:25 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	18 hr
Jan 15, 3:25 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	21 hr
Jan 15, 4:07 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		17 hr
Jan 15, 4:07 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		17 hr
Jan 15, 9:52 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	9 hr
Jan 15, 9:52 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	17 hr
Jan 16, 12:54 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		8 hr
Jan 16, 3:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	8 hr
Jan 16, 11:31 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	54 hr
Jan 16, 11:34 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	36 hr
Jan 16, 12:42 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	53 hr
Jan 16, 12:42 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Houston	53 hr
Jan 16, 1:35 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	34 hr
Jan 16, 2:44 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	66 hr
Jan 16, 3:17 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 4 more	8 hr
Jan 16, 3:17 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	51 hr
Jan 16, 3:17 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	31 hr
Jan 16, 8:32 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	9 hr
Jan 17, 3:48 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	38 hr
Jan 17, 3:49 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 14 more	38 hr
Jan 17, 3:57 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	38 hr
Jan 17, 4:39 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	37 hr
Jan 17, 6:32 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 16 more	5 hr
Jan 17, 7:39 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin	24 hr
Jan 18, 3:38 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Jan 18, 3:43 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Jan 18, 9:05 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	9 hr
Jan 18, 2:18 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	22 hr
Jan 18, 2:23 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 26 more	22 hr
Jan 18, 3:05 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman and 5 more	21 hr
Jan 19, 2:25 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	22 hr
Jan 21, 5:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray	16 hr
Jan 21, 7:22 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	26 hr
Jan 21, 7:48 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more	21 hr
Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	20 hr
Jan 22, 3:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Jan 22, 3:23 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	21 hr
Jan 22, 3:49 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 27 more	20 hr
Jan 22, 9:14 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	10 hr
Jan 23, 2:28 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, Saint Louis	28 hr
Jan 25, 10:14 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	23 hr
Jan 25, 11:58 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	12 hr
Jan 26, 1:16 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	11 hr
Jan 26, 1:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine	11 hr
Jan 26, 2:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	19 hr
Jan 26, 6:12 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Martin	10 hr
Jan 26, 7:00 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Mower	9 hr
Jan 29, 5:56 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	42 hr
Jan 30, 4:08 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more	8 hr
Jan 30, 12:06 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	21 hr
Jan 30, 9:19 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Wilkin	12 hr
Jan 31, 9:04 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	3 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	2
Flooding
River Flood Warning	2
Winter
Blizzard Warning	5
Winter Storm Warning	7
Winter Storm Watch	7
Winter Weather Advisory	28
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	1
Wind Chill Advisory	24
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	11
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	3
Gale Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	7

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.