Alert archive / Minnesota / 2024
Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2024
94 weather alerts in April 2024, 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 April 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 94
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 42
- Busiest day
- April 16, 20249 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 21 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:55 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 32 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 45 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 25 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:03 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:36 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:50 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 20 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:55 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 33 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:44 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 33 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:03 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Stevens and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:16 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:04 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:26 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 3 days | |
| Apr 6, 2:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 19 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 12:06 PM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | FGF | Wilkin | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:14 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 23 hr | |
| Apr 7, 6:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 27 hr | |
| Apr 10, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 31 min | |
| Apr 10, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 47 min | |
| Apr 11, 2:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:03 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:55 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 3:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:39 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:41 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:23 AM CDT | Gale Watch | DLH | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:49 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:26 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 29 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:39 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:39 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 42 hr | |
| Apr 16, 2:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 28 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:51 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:56 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 3:53 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:53 PM CDT | Storm Warning | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Nobles | 13 min |
| Apr 16, 6:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin, Mower | 63 min |
| Apr 17, 9:51 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 17 hr | |
| Apr 17, 10:01 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 23 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 67 hr | |
| Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ARX | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 18 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 18 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:01 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 23 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:35 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:08 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:47 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:56 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 23 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 1:37 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:53 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:06 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:06 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 21 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:47 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 14 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:23 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 14 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:52 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 16 hr |
| Apr 22, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 3:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Apr 23, 3:02 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:08 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 16 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:26 PM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:55 AM CDT | Gale Watch | DLH | 35 hr | |
| Apr 26, 3:55 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Apr 26, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 66 min |
| Apr 26, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 2:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 43 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:47 PM CDT | Gale Warning | DLH | 49 hr | |
| Apr 27, 2:47 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 60 hr | |
| Apr 28, 2:27 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 35 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:51 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 38 hr | |
| Apr 30, 2:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Waseca | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 46 min |
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 | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 10 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 20 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 12 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 8 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 5 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 15 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County16
- Martin County15
- Cottonwood County15
- Nobles County15
- Watonwan County14
- Murray County14
- Pipestone County14
- Rock County14
- Faribault County13
- Freeborn County13
- Redwood County13
- Lincoln County13
- Lyon County13
- Brown County12
- Yellow Medicine County12
- Blue Earth County11
- Fillmore County10
- Mower County10
- Renville County9
- Waseca County9
- Olmsted County9
- Houston County8
- Winona County8
- Chippewa County8
- Lac qui Parle County8
- Nicollet County8
- Steele County8
- Le Sueur County7
- McLeod County7
- Sibley County7
- Dodge County7
- Wabasha County7
- Kandiyohi County7
- Kittson County7
- Marshall County7
- Norman County7
- Polk County7
- Wilkin County7
- Anoka County6
- Carver County6
37 more counties
- Dakota County6
- Goodhue County6
- Hennepin County6
- Ramsey County6
- Rice County6
- Scott County6
- Washington County6
- Clay County6
- Meeker County6
- Cook County5
- Lake County5
- Saint Louis County5
- Grant County5
- Otter Tail County5
- Wright County5
- Big Stone County4
- Traverse County4
- Stevens County4
- Swift County4
- Becker County4
- Mahnomen County4
- Pennington County4
- Red Lake County4
- Douglas County3
- Pope County3
- Clearwater County3
- Lake of the Woods County3
- Roseau County3
- Wadena County3
- Carlton County3
- Todd County2
- Beltrami County2
- Hubbard County2
- Stearns County2
- Sherburne County1
- Itasca County1
- Koochiching 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.