Weather alerts in Minnesota, December 2022

153 weather alerts in December 2022, 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 December 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 153
Warnings: 37
Watches: 19
Advisories: 87
Busiest day: December 20, 202216 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
Nov 30, 7:18 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		9 hr
Dec 1, 3:04 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	13 hr
Dec 1, 4:00 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		28 hr
Dec 1, 4:00 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		38 hr
Dec 1, 1:50 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 34 more	36 hr
Dec 1, 2:02 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	31 hr
Dec 1, 2:42 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	33 hr
Dec 1, 2:49 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	30 hr
Dec 1, 3:10 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	41 hr
Dec 1, 8:05 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	31 hr
Dec 2, 3:11 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more	31 hr
Dec 2, 3:17 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	26 hr
Dec 2, 7:50 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		28 hr
Dec 2, 1:54 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 19 more	12 hr
Dec 3, 3:12 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		12 hr
Dec 3, 5:59 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		30 hr
Dec 3, 3:36 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		30 hr
Dec 4, 8:31 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Dec 5, 2:36 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Dec 5, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more	22 hr
Dec 6, 1:41 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	22 hr
Dec 7, 1:27 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		11 hr
Dec 7, 2:19 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Pine	13 hr
Dec 7, 2:32 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	48 hr
Dec 7, 2:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more	42 hr
Dec 7, 2:49 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	39 hr
Dec 8, 11:36 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Jackson, Nobles, Rock	4 hr
Dec 9, 2:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	7 hr
Dec 9, 3:05 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		38 hr
Dec 9, 2:52 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	30 hr
Dec 9, 6:40 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	68 hr
Dec 9, 9:37 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 10:08 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more	12 hr
Dec 10, 4:04 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Marshall and 5 more	58 hr
Dec 10, 2:45 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	48 hr
Dec 10, 10:47 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	5 hr
Dec 11, 12:13 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	9 hr
Dec 11, 3:11 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	35 hr
Dec 11, 4:46 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 13 more	34 hr
Dec 11, 2:48 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles	16 hr
Dec 12, 2:54 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	5 days
Dec 12, 3:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson	49 hr
Dec 12, 2:09 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more	46 hr
Dec 12, 2:09 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 4 more	46 hr
Dec 12, 2:28 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	69 hr
Dec 12, 2:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	44 hr
Dec 12, 2:49 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	30 hr
Dec 12, 2:51 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 10 more	38 hr
Dec 12, 2:51 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 28 more	45 hr
Dec 12, 2:56 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	21 hr
Dec 12, 3:56 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		47 hr
Dec 12, 8:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Freeborn, Steele, Waseca	12 hr
Dec 13, 3:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Mower	6 hr
Dec 13, 3:21 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	4 days
Dec 13, 8:59 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 5 more	10 hr
Dec 13, 9:54 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		52 hr
Dec 13, 10:56 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	47 hr
Dec 13, 12:02 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	3 days
Dec 13, 6:23 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	3 hr
Dec 14, 4:06 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca and 6 more	5 hr
Dec 14, 9:00 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey and 1 more	5 hr
Dec 14, 9:00 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 21 more	36 hr
Dec 14, 11:58 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	21 hr
Dec 14, 1:47 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 35 more	70 hr
Dec 14, 2:00 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	31 hr
Dec 14, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	28 hr
Dec 14, 9:30 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carlton, Pine	6 hr
Dec 15, 9:06 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	9 hr
Dec 15, 10:46 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas and 14 more	4 hr
Dec 15, 11:55 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		22 hr
Dec 15, 6:56 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	29 hr
Dec 16, 2:50 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis	39 hr
Dec 16, 10:27 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Lake, Saint Louis	63 min
Dec 16, 12:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH		45 min
Dec 16, 12:32 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	58 min
Dec 16, 1:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin	29 min
Dec 16, 1:43 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	10 hr
Dec 16, 1:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	23 min
Dec 16, 2:31 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Carlton	59 min
Dec 16, 3:23 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Carlton, Pine	52 min
Dec 16, 4:00 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	60 min
Dec 16, 4:19 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Pine	56 min
Dec 16, 4:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	45 min
Dec 17, 2:03 PM CST	Wind Chill Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	61 hr
Dec 17, 6:38 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		15 hr
Dec 18, 7:08 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more	5 hr
Dec 18, 3:02 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	41 hr
Dec 19, 2:11 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	64 hr
Dec 19, 2:49 AM CST	Wind Chill Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 19, 2:49 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, Rock	31 hr
Dec 19, 3:18 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	6 days
Dec 19, 3:24 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Todd	45 hr
Dec 19, 1:54 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	48 hr
Dec 19, 2:10 PM CST	Wind Chill Watch	MPX	Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 26 more	45 hr
Dec 19, 2:10 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	45 hr
Dec 19, 2:15 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	48 hr
Dec 19, 2:34 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	24 hr
Dec 19, 2:54 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Dec 19, 5:50 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more	21 hr
Dec 19, 10:19 PM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		24 hr
Dec 20, 2:53 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:55 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	4 days
Dec 20, 3:27 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	DLH		19 hr
Dec 20, 3:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more	4 days
Dec 20, 4:18 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 3 more	23 hr
Dec 20, 6:33 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing	4 hr
Dec 20, 2:08 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:08 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more	37 hr
Dec 20, 2:38 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	19 hr
Dec 20, 2:38 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more	71 hr
Dec 20, 2:38 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	45 hr
Dec 20, 2:58 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 25 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:58 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	45 hr
Dec 20, 9:58 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		5 days
Dec 20, 9:58 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		5 days
Dec 21, 2:53 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	25 hr
Dec 21, 10:33 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 34 more	4 hr
Dec 21, 11:13 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	67 hr
Dec 21, 11:34 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec and 5 more	50 hr
Dec 21, 1:57 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	64 hr
Dec 21, 2:11 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	60 hr
Dec 21, 2:11 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	12 hr
Dec 21, 2:43 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		33 hr
Dec 21, 2:43 PM CST	Storm Watch	DLH		8 hr
Dec 21, 2:55 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	4 days
Dec 21, 10:13 PM CST	Storm Warning	DLH		3 days
Dec 22, 3:11 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	57 hr
Dec 22, 3:18 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	3 days
Dec 22, 10:57 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	52 hr
Dec 22, 11:44 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	30 hr
Dec 22, 6:21 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	64 hr
Dec 23, 1:19 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	23 hr
Dec 23, 1:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 29 more	26 hr
Dec 24, 3:27 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 24, 3:37 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	28 hr
Dec 24, 5:47 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 24, 11:40 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	21 hr
Dec 24, 11:56 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Roseau	24 hr
Dec 24, 1:57 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Clay, Grant, Wilkin	32 hr
Dec 24, 2:36 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	17 hr
Dec 24, 2:37 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	36 hr
Dec 24, 3:16 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	17 hr
Dec 25, 3:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 25, 3:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 14 more	23 hr
Dec 25, 4:06 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		6 hr
Dec 25, 4:06 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		30 hr
Dec 25, 10:58 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower	19 hr
Dec 25, 9:57 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 9 more	14 hr
Dec 26, 9:36 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Dec 28, 2:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock	31 hr
Dec 29, 4:06 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		38 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	6
Special Weather Statement	4
Winter
Blizzard Warning	7
Ice Storm Warning	1
Snow Squall Warning	6
Winter Storm Warning	11
Winter Storm Watch	11
Winter Weather Advisory	42
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	5
Wind Chill Watch	3
Wind Chill Advisory	18
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	1
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	3
Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	1
Storm Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	15

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.