Alert archive / Minnesota / 2026
Weather alerts in Minnesota, February 2026
79 weather alerts in February 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 February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 79
- Warnings
- 19
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 48
- Busiest day
- February 17, 202610 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, 8:59 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 13 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:35 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 18 hr | |
| Feb 5, 1:56 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 32 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:31 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 5 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:06 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Feb 9, 1:55 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 38 hr | |
| Feb 12, 10:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 5:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Koochiching | 4 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:45 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 14, 7:31 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 14, 6:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:12 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Cass, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 18 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:43 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:32 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:52 PM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:52 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 8 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:32 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:30 AM CST | Storm Watch | DLH | 23 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:50 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 9 hr | |
| Feb 16, 6:31 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:03 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 17 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:23 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 55 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:23 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 55 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 58 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:50 AM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 50 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:50 AM CST | Storm Warning | DLH | 40 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:57 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:05 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:06 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 20 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 24 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cook, Lake | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:37 AM CST | High Wind Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 7 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:37 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 10 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted, Wabasha | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:28 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 22 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Houston | 25 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:49 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 19 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:37 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 51 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:47 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 28 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook | 32 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:04 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 46 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:04 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 22 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:55 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 22 hr | |
| Feb 24, 10:06 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:41 AM CST | High Wind Watch | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 27 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:57 AM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 22 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:57 AM CST | Storm Watch | DLH | 22 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:14 AM CST | Gale Warning | DLH | 38 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:14 AM CST | Storm Warning | DLH | 38 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:14 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 42 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:02 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DLH | Cook | 37 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:02 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 20 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:21 AM CST | High Wind Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 26 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:08 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Red Lake | 52 min |
| Feb 27, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Wilkin | 21 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 17 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood and 3 more | 2 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 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 4 |
| Storm Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Storm Watch | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cook County14
- Marshall County12
- Polk County12
- Kittson County11
- Pennington County11
- Red Lake County11
- Lake County11
- Saint Louis County11
- Roseau County10
- Norman County9
- Beltrami County7
- Clearwater County7
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Mahnomen County7
- Carlton County7
- Clay County6
- Koochiching County6
- Itasca County6
- Lincoln County6
- Lyon County6
- Brown County6
- Redwood County6
- Becker County5
- Hubbard County5
- Cass County5
- Murray County5
- Blue Earth County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Renville County5
- Wilkin County4
- Otter Tail County4
- Wadena County4
- Aitkin County4
- Cottonwood County4
- Jackson County4
- Nobles County4
- Rock County4
- Lac qui Parle County4
- Steele County4
- Waseca County4
40 more counties
- Watonwan County4
- Dodge County4
- Fillmore County4
- Olmsted County4
- Nicollet County4
- Houston County4
- Crow Wing County3
- Grant County3
- Big Stone County3
- Traverse County3
- Pipestone County3
- Mower County3
- Carver County3
- Dakota County3
- Goodhue County3
- Le Sueur County3
- McLeod County3
- Rice County3
- Scott County3
- Sibley County3
- Wabasha County3
- Winona County3
- Pine County2
- Faribault County2
- Freeborn County2
- Martin County2
- Chippewa County2
- Hennepin County2
- Kandiyohi County2
- Meeker County2
- Ramsey County2
- Stevens County2
- Swift County2
- Washington County2
- Wright County2
- Douglas County1
- Pope County1
- Stearns County1
- Anoka County1
- Sherburne 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.