Alert archive / Minnesota / 2026
Weather alerts in Minnesota, August 2026
169 weather alerts in August 2026, 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 August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 169
- Warnings
- 75
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 16
- Busiest day
- August 7, 202634 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 9:47 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Aug 2, 1:33 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Aug 3, 1:52 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 30 hr | |
| Aug 3, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Marshall | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 5:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Kittson | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Koochiching and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Grant and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Polk | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 9:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Otter Tail and 1 more | 116 min |
| Aug 3, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crow Wing | 84 min |
| Aug 4, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 3:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 5:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 4:22 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 39 hr | |
| Aug 6, 12:55 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 9 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 19 min |
| Aug 6, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 16 min |
| Aug 6, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Mower | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Big Stone | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 5:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Hubbard | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 5:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Hubbard | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Wadena | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 6:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Wadena | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 6:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 7:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson, Nobles | 22 min |
| Aug 7, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 10:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 10:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 16 more | 83 min |
| Aug 7, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 21 min |
| Aug 7, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Scott | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 67 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Winona | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 9:14 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 10 hr | |
| Aug 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 10:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 118 min |
| Aug 8, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 28 min |
| Aug 9, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Sherburne | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 4:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 17 min |
| Aug 9, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:15 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Otter Tail | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 3:13 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 43 hr | |
| Aug 14, 4:05 AM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 17 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:31 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 32 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing and 20 more | 90 min |
| Aug 17, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Itasca, Saint Louis | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca, Saint Louis | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 7:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln | 89 min |
| Aug 17, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 12:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 19 hr | |
| Aug 18, 1:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 3 more | 113 min |
| Aug 18, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 65 min |
| Aug 18, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 2:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 118 min |
| Aug 18, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone, Rock | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Nobles | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles | 114 min |
| Aug 18, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Nobles | 20 min |
| Aug 20, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wadena | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Itasca | 65 min |
| Aug 20, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 37 more | 119 min |
| Aug 20, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Saint Louis | 65 min |
| Aug 20, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing | 60 min |
| Aug 20, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Saint Louis | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 7:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Rock | 62 min |
| Aug 20, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Pine | 64 min |
| Aug 20, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 7:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 17 more | 89 min |
| Aug 20, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stearns | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 54 min |
| Aug 20, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 56 min |
| Aug 20, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 17 min |
| Aug 20, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Roseau | 22 min |
| Aug 24, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kittson | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 19 min |
| Aug 24, 11:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Traverse | 86 min |
| Aug 25, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 39 min |
| Aug 25, 1:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching and 3 more | 114 min |
| Aug 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Kanabec and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 25 min |
| Aug 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Aug 25, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 84 min | |
| Aug 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 67 min |
| Aug 25, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 67 min |
| Aug 26, 10:37 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 8 hr | |
| Aug 28, 10:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Traverse | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 53 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 58 min |
| Aug 29, 4:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 2:44 AM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 19 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| Aug 31, 7:56 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 2 hr | |
| Aug 31, 1:15 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 17 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 | 71 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 48 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County17
- Faribault County12
- Meeker County12
- Stearns County11
- Otter Tail County10
- Nobles County10
- Brown County10
- Martin County10
- Aitkin County10
- Marshall County9
- Itasca County9
- Jackson County9
- Renville County9
- Carlton County9
- Becker County8
- Hubbard County8
- Cass County8
- Crow Wing County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- Redwood County8
- McLeod County8
- Benton County8
- Morrison County8
- Clay County7
- Wadena County7
- Rock County7
- Fillmore County7
- Blue Earth County7
- Carver County7
- Sibley County7
- Watonwan County7
- Pine County7
- Roseau County6
- Pennington County6
- Lake of the Woods County6
- Polk County6
- Beltrami County6
- Clearwater County6
- Koochiching County6
- Traverse County6
46 more counties
- Big Stone County6
- Olmsted County6
- Pipestone County6
- Nicollet County6
- Wright County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Kanabec County6
- Red Lake County5
- Mahnomen County5
- Mower County5
- Cottonwood County5
- Lincoln County5
- Murray County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Le Sueur County5
- Winona County5
- Sherburne County5
- Isanti County5
- Todd County5
- Kittson County4
- Norman County4
- Wilkin County4
- Douglas County4
- Wabasha County4
- Houston County4
- Chippewa County4
- Swift County4
- Dodge County4
- Freeborn County4
- Rice County4
- Scott County4
- Chisago County4
- Pope County4
- Dakota County3
- Hennepin County3
- Steele County3
- Washington County3
- Anoka County3
- Grant County2
- Lac qui Parle County2
- Lyon County2
- Waseca County2
- Stevens County2
- Lake County2
- Ramsey County1
- Cook County1
Nearby
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.