Alert archive / Minnesota / 2020
Weather alerts in Minnesota, May 2020
98 weather alerts in May 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 May 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 98
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest day
- May 26, 202018 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:31 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 14 hr |
| May 1, 2:33 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 10 more | 14 hr |
| May 1, 2:42 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 7 more | 13 hr |
| May 1, 2:52 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more | 14 hr |
| May 2, 3:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| May 2, 4:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 7 more | 15 hr |
| May 2, 4:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 25 more | 15 hr |
| May 2, 5:06 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more | 14 hr |
| May 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 27 hr | |
| May 2, 12:19 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 7 hr |
| May 4, 3:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| May 7, 3:46 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 19 more | 23 hr |
| May 7, 3:46 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 24 more | 29 hr |
| May 7, 3:49 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 29 hr |
| May 7, 3:53 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| May 7, 9:48 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 17 hr |
| May 7, 9:48 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 23 hr |
| May 8, 3:11 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 19 more | 29 hr |
| May 8, 3:13 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 29 hr |
| May 8, 3:32 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 28 hr |
| May 9, 3:38 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 29 hr |
| May 9, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Faribault, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur and 7 more | 83 min |
| May 9, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston, Winona | 37 min |
| May 10, 2:41 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 22 more | 29 hr |
| May 10, 2:51 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 29 hr |
| May 10, 4:20 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 28 hr |
| May 11, 2:01 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 22 more | 19 hr |
| May 11, 2:30 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| May 11, 2:41 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 17 hr |
| May 14, 5:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Itasca, Koochiching, Pennington, Roseau | 113 min |
| May 14, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 30 min |
| May 14, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 26 min |
| May 14, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 9 min |
| May 15, 3:09 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 9 hr | |
| May 16, 9:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 27 hr | |
| May 17, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 4 days |
| May 17, 5:31 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Saint Louis | 10 hr |
| May 17, 9:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| May 18, 3:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Saint Louis | 15 hr |
| May 18, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 4 days |
| May 18, 6:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Sibley | 24 hr |
| May 18, 10:11 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 23 hr | |
| May 20, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 6 hr |
| May 20, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 6 hr |
| May 24, 1:54 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 15 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 2:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 4:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Jackson, Martin | 62 min |
| May 24, 4:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Wadena | 5 hr |
| May 24, 5:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 4 hr |
| May 24, 6:06 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 4 hr | |
| May 24, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 35 min |
| May 24, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 45 min |
| May 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 26 min |
| May 24, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge | 26 min |
| May 25, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 53 min |
| May 25, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 32 min |
| May 25, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 39 min |
| May 25, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 39 min |
| May 25, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 37 min |
| May 25, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 36 min |
| May 25, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 34 min |
| May 25, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 31 min |
| May 25, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 39 min |
| May 25, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:08 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 40 hr | |
| May 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 9 hr |
| May 26, 3:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 10 hr |
| May 26, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele | 67 min |
| May 26, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 49 min |
| May 26, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 51 min |
| May 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 12 more | 11 hr |
| May 26, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 47 min |
| May 26, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca | 16 min |
| May 26, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston | 55 min |
| May 26, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Waseca | 56 min |
| May 26, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 53 min |
| May 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 60 min |
| May 26, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 37 min |
| May 26, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more | 88 min |
| May 26, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha, Winona | 28 min |
| May 26, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 14 min |
| May 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 28 min |
| May 26, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 35 min |
| May 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 30 min |
| May 26, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 87 min |
| May 26, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 92 min |
| May 27, 1:16 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| May 27, 1:16 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Morrison and 8 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 2:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 5 hr |
| May 28, 3:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 11 hr | |
| May 29, 2:30 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 6 more | 17 hr |
| May 29, 3:18 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 16 hr |
| May 30, 4:34 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 15 hr |
| May 31, 10:09 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 11 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 | 1 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 37 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 12 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Marine | |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 8 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Freeborn County14
- Wabasha County13
- Le Sueur County12
- Saint Louis County11
- Dakota County11
- Faribault County11
- Washington County11
- Houston County11
- Winona County11
- Blue Earth County10
- Steele County10
- Waseca County10
- Mower County10
- Olmsted County10
- Kandiyohi County9
- Meeker County9
- Brown County9
- Goodhue County9
- Rice County9
- Dodge County9
- Fillmore County9
- Itasca County8
- Anoka County8
- Carver County8
- Renville County8
- Scott County8
- Sibley County8
- Wright County7
- Aitkin County7
- Cass County7
- Pine County7
- Hennepin County7
- McLeod County7
- Nicollet County7
- Watonwan County7
- Martin County7
- Ramsey County7
- Chippewa County6
- Todd County6
- Beltrami County6
47 more counties
- Clearwater County6
- Carlton County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Jackson County6
- Lincoln County6
- Murray County6
- Nobles County6
- Pipestone County6
- Rock County6
- Becker County5
- Hubbard County5
- Redwood County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Cottonwood County5
- Lyon County5
- Lake County5
- Benton County4
- Isanti County4
- Kanabec County4
- Mille Lacs County4
- Morrison County4
- Stearns County4
- Swift County4
- Mahnomen County4
- Polk County4
- Red Lake County4
- Wadena County4
- Koochiching County4
- Douglas County3
- Pope County3
- Sherburne County3
- Stevens County3
- Clay County3
- Norman County3
- Otter Tail County3
- Wilkin County3
- Lac qui Parle County3
- Pennington County3
- Roseau County3
- Cook County3
- Big Stone County2
- Traverse County2
- Grant County2
- Kittson County2
- Marshall County2
- Chisago County2
- Lake of the Woods 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.