Alert archive / Minnesota / 2022
Weather alerts in Minnesota, February 2022
139 weather alerts in February 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 February 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 88
- Busiest day
- February 20, 202215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:04 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 19 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:18 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Roseau and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:27 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 9 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 3 days |
| Feb 1, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Todd | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:37 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 44 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:22 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | Traverse | 34 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:11 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:17 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:59 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 29 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 18 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:32 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 14 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 42 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:02 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:32 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:53 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook | 25 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:18 PM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Kanabec | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:08 AM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:08 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 47 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:52 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 23 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:52 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:53 PM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 9:53 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:46 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 8 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:12 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | DLH | Cook, Lake | 10 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:22 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:29 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 21 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:00 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:45 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 12:42 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:06 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Koochiching | 9 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:03 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 31 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook | 36 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:21 PM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:52 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:02 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:53 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Stevens, Todd | 18 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:01 AM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 8 hr | |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 40 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:10 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:08 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 29 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:08 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:04 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 10:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 16 min |
| Feb 18, 12:34 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:22 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 23 min |
| Feb 18, 1:46 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DLH | Carlton | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:33 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:50 AM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:50 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 16 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 21 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:17 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:08 AM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 20 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:50 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Hennepin and 16 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:53 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 22 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:36 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Feb 20, 9:59 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 3 days | |
| Feb 20, 2:41 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 35 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 69 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 69 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:57 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Hennepin and 16 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 14 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:59 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 21 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more | 63 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Lake, Saint Louis | 55 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:10 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Douglas, Grant, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:45 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 8:59 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:40 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:40 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 33 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:27 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 31 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:40 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:57 PM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 25 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:34 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 18 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 52 min |
| Feb 22, 9:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 26 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:55 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:55 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:12 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chisago, Washington | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 17 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:39 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:03 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Traverse | 21 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 22 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:12 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:28 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:36 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:05 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 42 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:30 AM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 14 hr | |
| Feb 26, 5:02 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 5 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 | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 8 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 8 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 41 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 13 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clay County27
- Norman County27
- Polk County26
- Wilkin County26
- Marshall County25
- Kittson County24
- Saint Louis County23
- Becker County23
- Roseau County22
- Cook County21
- Lake County21
- Mahnomen County21
- Pennington County21
- Red Lake County21
- Otter Tail County20
- Carlton County19
- Grant County18
- Itasca County17
- Koochiching County17
- Traverse County17
- Clearwater County17
- Todd County16
- Aitkin County16
- Cass County16
- Beltrami County16
- Douglas County15
- Morrison County15
- Lake of the Woods County15
- Hubbard County14
- Wadena County14
- Pope County13
- Stevens County13
- Crow Wing County13
- Big Stone County13
- Stearns County12
- Benton County11
- Mille Lacs County11
- Kanabec County10
- Lac qui Parle County10
- Pine County10
47 more counties
- Chippewa County9
- Swift County9
- Lincoln County9
- Lyon County9
- Murray County9
- Kandiyohi County8
- Martin County8
- Meeker County8
- Redwood County8
- Yellow Medicine County8
- Cottonwood County8
- Pipestone County8
- Blue Earth County7
- Brown County7
- Faribault County7
- McLeod County7
- Nicollet County7
- Sibley County7
- Watonwan County7
- Jackson County7
- Nobles County7
- Rock County7
- Chisago County7
- Sherburne County7
- Renville County6
- Isanti County6
- Washington County6
- Wright County6
- Anoka County5
- Carver County5
- Dakota County5
- Hennepin County5
- Ramsey County5
- Rice County5
- Scott County5
- Fillmore County5
- Freeborn County4
- Goodhue County4
- Le Sueur County4
- Steele County4
- Waseca County4
- Dodge County4
- Mower County4
- Olmsted County4
- Wabasha County3
- Winona County3
- Houston 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.