Alert archive / Minnesota / 2020
Weather alerts in Minnesota, March 2020
90 weather alerts in March 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 March 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 90
- Warnings
- 49
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest day
- March 29, 202010 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 1, 7:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 8:56 PM CST | River Flood Watch | MPX | Brown | 21 days |
| Mar 2, 8:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 21 days |
| Mar 3, 9:32 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 21 days |
| Mar 3, 10:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 21 days |
| Mar 4, 2:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:44 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:06 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 42 days |
| Mar 4, 10:51 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Murray | 4 days |
| Mar 6, 10:06 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:53 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 6 days |
| Mar 6, 7:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet | 21 days |
| Mar 7, 7:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 17 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 29 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Winona | 114 min |
| Mar 8, 10:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 10:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 21 days |
| Mar 11, 2:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 9 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 38 days |
| Mar 11, 9:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 12:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 5 days |
| Mar 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:33 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:42 PM CDT | Gale Watch | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 21 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:24 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 18 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:26 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 18 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Pope and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:54 AM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 33 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 32 days |
| Mar 21, 3:05 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:12 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook | 19 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:32 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Pipestone, Rock | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:14 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Mar 25, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 35 min |
| Mar 25, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 6:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 21 days |
| Mar 26, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 21 days |
| Mar 26, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Norman | 23 days |
| Mar 27, 3:44 AM CDT | Flood Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Norman | 21 days |
| Mar 27, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 21 days |
| Mar 27, 3:16 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 46 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:16 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 27 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:41 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:44 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:19 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin and 14 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:11 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:11 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 32 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 35 days |
| Mar 28, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 30 days |
| Mar 28, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 9:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 7 days |
| Mar 28, 9:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 4 days |
| Mar 29, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 15 days |
| Mar 29, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 21 days |
| Mar 29, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 21 days |
| Mar 29, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 17 days |
| Mar 29, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 17 days |
| Mar 29, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 38 days |
| Mar 29, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 39 days |
| Mar 29, 12:58 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 15 hr | |
| Mar 29, 8:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 22 days |
| Mar 30, 3:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Norman | 8 days |
| Mar 30, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Norman | 21 days |
| Mar 30, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 17 days |
| Mar 30, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 15 days |
| Mar 30, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 21 days |
| Mar 30, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 21 days |
| Mar 30, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 21 days |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winona | 14 days |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Houston | 14 days |
| Mar 31, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 3 days |
| Mar 31, 3:19 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 4 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 5 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 45 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Watch | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| 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.
- Brown County9
- Cottonwood County8
- Lyon County8
- Murray County8
- Pipestone County8
- Rock County8
- Marshall County8
- Norman County8
- Polk County8
- Jackson County7
- Nobles County7
- Clay County7
- Lake County7
- Saint Louis County7
- Redwood County6
- Carver County6
- Scott County6
- Kittson County6
- Cook County6
- Carlton County6
- Lincoln County5
- Renville County4
- Wright County4
- Wilkin County4
- Dakota County4
- Big Stone County3
- Traverse County3
- Chippewa County3
- Kandiyohi County3
- Lac qui Parle County3
- Meeker County3
- Nicollet County3
- Sibley County3
- Yellow Medicine County3
- Hennepin County3
- Aitkin County3
- Freeborn County2
- Le Sueur County2
- McLeod County2
- Martin County2
39 more counties
- Pope County2
- Stearns County2
- Steele County2
- Stevens County2
- Swift County2
- Waseca County2
- Watonwan County2
- Becker County2
- Grant County2
- Otter Tail County2
- Mower County2
- Olmsted County2
- Winona County2
- Pennington County2
- Red Lake County2
- Wabasha County2
- Washington County2
- Blue Earth County1
- Douglas County1
- Faribault County1
- Rice County1
- Dodge County1
- Fillmore County1
- Itasca County1
- Koochiching County1
- Anoka County1
- Benton County1
- Chisago County1
- Isanti County1
- Kanabec County1
- Mille Lacs County1
- Morrison County1
- Sherburne County1
- Pine County1
- Crow Wing County1
- Clearwater County1
- Mahnomen County1
- Ramsey County1
- Houston County1
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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.