Weather alerts in Minnesota, December 2023

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2023. Tap one for its archive.

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
Dec 3, 7:06 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	16 hr
Dec 3, 10:58 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Kandiyohi and 15 more	11 hr
Dec 4, 4:01 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail	3 hr
Dec 5, 3:19 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Kittson	9 hr
Dec 5, 1:59 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		32 hr
Dec 7, 3:01 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	60 hr
Dec 7, 3:51 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		48 hr
Dec 8, 3:37 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 4 more	35 hr
Dec 8, 8:39 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		19 hr
Dec 8, 12:48 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Brown, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine	29 hr
Dec 8, 1:57 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	28 hr
Dec 9, 3:20 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		10 hr
Dec 9, 3:20 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		10 hr
Dec 9, 1:38 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		14 hr
Dec 9, 1:38 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		20 hr
Dec 9, 3:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	3 hr
Dec 10, 3:08 PM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		12 hr
Dec 10, 3:08 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		55 hr
Dec 10, 5:04 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Polk	16 hr
Dec 11, 1:00 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	8 hr
Dec 11, 2:40 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		36 hr
Dec 11, 3:19 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan	6 hr
Dec 12, 2:32 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		10 hr
Dec 13, 3:49 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		10 hr
Dec 13, 2:12 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		26 hr
Dec 13, 2:12 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		41 hr
Dec 14, 3:32 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		15 hr
Dec 15, 10:10 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		29 hr
Dec 15, 1:13 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		15 hr
Dec 16, 1:57 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more	14 hr
Dec 16, 2:05 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more	10 hr
Dec 16, 2:07 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more	10 hr
Dec 16, 2:10 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	10 hr
Dec 17, 3:47 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Dec 17, 9:46 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FGF	Clay, Norman, Polk, Wilkin	10 hr
Dec 17, 1:47 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona	16 hr
Dec 17, 3:42 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		18 hr
Dec 17, 4:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass, Itasca, Saint Louis	57 min
Dec 17, 5:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	65 min
Dec 17, 5:26 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 4 more	12 hr
Dec 17, 5:42 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	11 hr
Dec 17, 6:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Pine	60 min
Dec 17, 7:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	59 min
Dec 17, 9:01 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	44 min
Dec 18, 12:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	36 min
Dec 18, 1:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	31 min
Dec 18, 3:22 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		27 hr
Dec 19, 9:34 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		30 hr
Dec 21, 6:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	18 hr
Dec 21, 10:42 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	13 hr
Dec 22, 1:37 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	35 hr
Dec 22, 1:58 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	35 hr
Dec 22, 2:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis	12 hr
Dec 22, 8:56 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		43 hr
Dec 22, 12:01 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	3 hr
Dec 22, 3:00 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	22 hr
Dec 22, 3:03 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	42 hr
Dec 22, 3:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	22 hr
Dec 22, 3:30 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	22 hr
Dec 23, 9:17 PM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		18 hr
Dec 24, 4:03 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		18 hr
Dec 24, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	34 hr
Dec 24, 2:22 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	46 hr
Dec 24, 2:23 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more	25 hr
Dec 24, 2:39 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	61 hr
Dec 24, 2:44 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Clay, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Wilkin	21 hr
Dec 24, 2:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	61 hr
Dec 24, 2:52 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		49 hr
Dec 25, 3:02 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	FGF	Clay, Norman, Polk	49 hr
Dec 25, 6:26 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		5 hr
Dec 25, 7:00 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock, Traverse and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 25, 11:54 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		16 hr
Dec 25, 2:42 PM CST	Lakeshore Flood Watch	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	13 hr
Dec 25, 3:31 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Wilkin	4 hr
Dec 25, 7:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Norman	5 hr
Dec 26, 12:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FGF	Wilkin	46 hr
Dec 26, 12:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	6 days
Dec 26, 3:51 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		13 hr
Dec 28, 9:10 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 7 more	6 hr
Dec 28, 3:17 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	15 hr
Dec 28, 8:08 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Koochiching	10 hr
Dec 29, 3:14 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		7 hr
Dec 29, 3:41 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		54 hr
Dec 29, 11:17 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Pine	6 hr
Dec 30, 7:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and 1 more	16 hr
Dec 30, 4:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	55 min
Dec 30, 5:27 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	16 hr
Dec 30, 5:29 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more	13 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	3
Special Weather Statement	7
Flooding
River Flood Warning	2
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	1
Snow Squall Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	25
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Watch	1
Marine
Gale Warning	6
Gale Watch	4
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	4
Small Craft Advisory	16

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. Rebuilt daily.