Weather alerts in Minnesota, April 2025

119 weather alerts in April 2025, 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 119
Warnings: 52
Watches: 5
Advisories: 32
Busiest day: April 28, 202546 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
Mar 31, 9:13 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon	18 hr
Apr 1, 2:47 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	51 hr
Apr 1, 2:47 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Pine	40 hr
Apr 1, 3:14 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 5 more	40 hr
Apr 1, 3:14 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	40 hr
Apr 1, 3:25 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	46 hr
Apr 1, 3:36 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Stevens and 1 more	50 hr
Apr 1, 4:06 AM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		41 hr
Apr 1, 4:06 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		60 hr
Apr 2, 2:54 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 4 more	27 hr
Apr 2, 3:19 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone	16 hr
Apr 2, 9:50 AM CDT	Storm Warning	DLH		12 hr
Apr 2, 1:53 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	7 hr
Apr 2, 6:57 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 5 more	11 hr
Apr 2, 6:57 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	6 hr
Apr 4, 1:43 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		24 hr
Apr 6, 3:08 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		37 hr
Apr 8, 1:07 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		45 hr
Apr 9, 2:23 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	18 hr
Apr 11, 12:45 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	8 hr
Apr 11, 2:44 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 32 more	130 days
Apr 11, 3:01 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	7 hr
Apr 11, 3:17 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	7 hr
Apr 13, 2:44 AM CDT	Gale Watch	DLH		12 hr
Apr 13, 2:44 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		64 hr
Apr 13, 1:51 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	43 hr
Apr 13, 1:51 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	39 hr
Apr 13, 2:34 PM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		41 hr
Apr 14, 3:10 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	16 hr
Apr 14, 3:24 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	16 hr
Apr 14, 1:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock	3 hr
Apr 15, 7:44 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		11 hr
Apr 16, 3:17 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		40 hr
Apr 17, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Wabasha	47 min
Apr 17, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Houston, Winona	33 min
Apr 17, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey, Washington	33 min
Apr 17, 12:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Becker	23 min
Apr 17, 12:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 13 more	2 hr
Apr 17, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard	42 min
Apr 17, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin	28 min
Apr 17, 1:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Mahnomen	42 min
Apr 17, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard	37 min
Apr 17, 2:28 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		20 hr
Apr 17, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Nicollet	26 min
Apr 17, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Jackson	26 min
Apr 17, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	40 min
Apr 17, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 21 more	6 hr
Apr 17, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth	13 min
Apr 17, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Le Sueur	35 min
Apr 17, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca	57 min
Apr 17, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Waseca	26 min
Apr 17, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Steele	56 min
Apr 17, 5:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 7 more	2 hr
Apr 17, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Dodge	35 min
Apr 17, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	45 min
Apr 17, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Mower	28 min
Apr 17, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	30 min
Apr 17, 8:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Waseca and 1 more	84 min
Apr 17, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	39 min
Apr 18, 9:17 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		4 hr
Apr 20, 3:16 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		37 hr
Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	20 hr
Apr 22, 2:26 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		20 hr
Apr 27, 9:51 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		36 hr
Apr 28, 2:29 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more	22 hr
Apr 28, 2:30 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	22 hr
Apr 28, 7:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Wright	31 min
Apr 28, 8:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Wright	27 min
Apr 28, 8:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	32 min
Apr 28, 9:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey, Washington	36 min
Apr 28, 10:41 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 7 more	2 hr
Apr 28, 11:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		40 min
Apr 28, 12:29 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 19 more	10 hr
Apr 28, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Rock	34 min
Apr 28, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Murray, Nobles, Rock	47 min
Apr 28, 1:51 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		13 hr
Apr 28, 2:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 23 more	2 hr
Apr 28, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles	48 min
Apr 28, 2:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Murray	26 min
Apr 28, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Jackson, Nobles	46 min
Apr 28, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles	43 min
Apr 28, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Watonwan	36 min
Apr 28, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more	8 hr
Apr 28, 3:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	36 min
Apr 28, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson	33 min
Apr 28, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan	45 min
Apr 28, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Martin	67 min
Apr 28, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Benton, Morrison, Stearns	35 min
Apr 28, 4:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright	31 min
Apr 28, 4:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin	36 min
Apr 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Waseca	37 min
Apr 28, 4:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	22 min
Apr 28, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Waseca	38 min
Apr 28, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		36 min
Apr 28, 5:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca	45 min
Apr 28, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca	25 min
Apr 28, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca	46 min
Apr 28, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Steele	19 min
Apr 28, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Rice	31 min
Apr 28, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Dodge	42 min
Apr 28, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Rice, Steele	34 min
Apr 28, 6:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more	84 min
Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Cook	6 hr
Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Rice, Steele	45 min
Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca	45 min
Apr 28, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn	36 min
Apr 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	47 min
Apr 28, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Wabasha	46 min
Apr 28, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Steele	34 min
Apr 28, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Crow Wing	45 min
Apr 28, 7:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Crow Wing	48 min
Apr 28, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Nobles	47 min
Apr 28, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Wabasha	25 min
Apr 28, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	34 min
Apr 28, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Houston	5 hr
Apr 28, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Jackson	38 min
Apr 28, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Saint Louis	46 min
Apr 29, 3:46 AM CDT	Gale Warning	DLH		6 hr
Apr 29, 5:29 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	27
Tornado Warning	12
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	7
Special Weather Statement	23
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Marine
Gale Warning	3
Special Marine Warning	2
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	1
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	3
Small Craft Advisory	10

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.