Alert archive / Minnesota / 2021
Weather alerts in Minnesota, February 2021
82 weather alerts in February 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 82
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 59
- Busiest day
- February 5, 20218 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 8:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 68 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 11 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:22 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Rice and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:53 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 25 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 38 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:44 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:55 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:59 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 57 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:11 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 9 days |
| Feb 5, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 10 days |
| Feb 5, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 9 days |
| Feb 5, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 5 days |
| Feb 5, 3:44 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 3 days |
| Feb 5, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:45 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 3:03 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Houston | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 3 more | 7 days |
| Feb 7, 2:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 32 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:32 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 29 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:58 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Saint Louis | 4 days |
| Feb 9, 3:01 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 5 days |
| Feb 9, 1:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 7 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:41 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:52 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:29 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 3 days |
| Feb 10, 2:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | Traverse | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Traverse | 32 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:45 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:44 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 61 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:27 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 69 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 3 days |
| Feb 13, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:06 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:06 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:38 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 33 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 11 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | Benton, Carver, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Rice, Scott and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:33 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 6:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 15 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:55 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:22 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 30 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:03 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:30 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 22 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:53 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:59 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:23 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook | 9 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson | 36 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 32 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:26 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 37 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:06 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 10 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:52 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:52 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Watonwan | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 28 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Pine | 11 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:49 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 5 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 14 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 38 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County17
- Cook County16
- Jackson County15
- Benton County15
- Lake County15
- Murray County14
- Mille Lacs County14
- Sherburne County14
- Cass County14
- Itasca County14
- Koochiching County14
- Nobles County13
- Pipestone County13
- Houston County13
- Cottonwood County13
- Lyon County13
- Blue Earth County13
- Martin County13
- Rice County13
- Watonwan County13
- Chisago County13
- Isanti County13
- Kanabec County13
- Lincoln County12
- Faribault County12
- Steele County12
- Waseca County12
- Meeker County12
- Redwood County12
- Scott County12
- Wright County12
- Aitkin County12
- Rock County11
- Fillmore County11
- Winona County11
- Freeborn County11
- Goodhue County11
- Anoka County11
- Brown County11
- Carver County11
47 more counties
- Dakota County11
- Hennepin County11
- Nicollet County11
- Ramsey County11
- Washington County11
- Carlton County11
- Chippewa County11
- Kandiyohi County11
- Yellow Medicine County11
- Dodge County10
- Mower County10
- Olmsted County10
- Wabasha County10
- Le Sueur County10
- McLeod County10
- Renville County10
- Sibley County10
- Lac qui Parle County10
- Stearns County10
- Traverse County9
- Morrison County9
- Pine County8
- Swift County8
- Big Stone County7
- Douglas County7
- Pope County7
- Stevens County7
- Todd County7
- Crow Wing County6
- Becker County5
- Clay County5
- Grant County5
- Hubbard County5
- Otter Tail County5
- Wadena County5
- Wilkin County5
- Beltrami County4
- Clearwater County4
- Mahnomen County4
- Norman County4
- Polk County4
- Red Lake County4
- Kittson County3
- Lake of the Woods County3
- Marshall County3
- Pennington County3
- Roseau 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.