Weather alerts in Minnesota, January 2026

129 weather alerts in January 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 January 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 129
Warnings: 29
Watches: 10
Advisories: 89
Busiest day: January 20, 202615 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
Jan 4, 2:31 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	21 hr
Jan 4, 2:53 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 10 more	18 hr
Jan 4, 3:09 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 12 more	15 hr
Jan 4, 3:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	20 hr
Jan 4, 10:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	4 hr
Jan 4, 7:55 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	43 hr
Jan 4, 9:15 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	12 hr
Jan 4, 9:18 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	34 hr
Jan 5, 3:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pine	35 hr
Jan 5, 4:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 22 more	35 hr
Jan 5, 4:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Wabasha	35 hr
Jan 5, 11:00 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Isanti and 12 more	28 hr
Jan 5, 2:22 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	22 hr
Jan 5, 9:42 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock	9 hr
Jan 6, 10:23 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Mower	5 hr
Jan 7, 1:21 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	11 hr
Jan 7, 6:16 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	26 hr
Jan 7, 8:32 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		37 hr
Jan 8, 12:16 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 20 more	10 hr
Jan 8, 2:07 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Wabasha	8 hr
Jan 8, 2:28 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	4 hr
Jan 8, 2:40 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		19 hr
Jan 8, 10:01 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Jan 9, 1:34 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		62 hr
Jan 10, 3:00 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		18 hr
Jan 11, 10:36 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	4 hr
Jan 12, 2:09 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		23 hr
Jan 12, 1:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau	14 hr
Jan 12, 1:50 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 2 more	40 hr
Jan 13, 1:06 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		35 hr
Jan 13, 1:06 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		17 hr
Jan 13, 1:06 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		35 hr
Jan 13, 12:25 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	18 hr
Jan 14, 11:45 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		34 hr
Jan 14, 9:09 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		25 hr
Jan 15, 1:29 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	35 hr
Jan 15, 1:32 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 17 more	34 hr
Jan 15, 1:42 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	40 hr
Jan 15, 1:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	52 hr
Jan 15, 1:59 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	34 hr
Jan 15, 3:47 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Koochiching, Saint Louis	58 min
Jan 15, 4:02 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more	43 min
Jan 15, 4:26 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	FGF	Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	49 min
Jan 15, 4:51 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Koochiching, Saint Louis	54 min
Jan 15, 5:19 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Lake, Saint Louis	56 min
Jan 15, 6:17 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	58 min
Jan 15, 8:49 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DLH	Itasca, Saint Louis	56 min
Jan 16, 1:39 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		42 hr
Jan 16, 1:26 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	29 hr
Jan 16, 1:26 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more	23 hr
Jan 16, 6:01 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more	18 hr
Jan 17, 1:43 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		24 hr
Jan 17, 2:20 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	40 hr
Jan 17, 11:54 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin	3 hr
Jan 17, 12:43 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more	35 hr
Jan 17, 12:43 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail and 1 more	29 hr
Jan 17, 12:45 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	47 hr
Jan 17, 12:46 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Jan 17, 1:10 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	71 hr
Jan 17, 1:38 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	68 hr
Jan 17, 1:45 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	46 hr
Jan 17, 1:45 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 23 more	34 hr
Jan 17, 2:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	34 hr
Jan 18, 1:34 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing	31 hr
Jan 18, 1:42 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	28 hr
Jan 18, 1:48 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		28 hr
Jan 18, 1:48 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		44 hr
Jan 18, 1:48 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		44 hr
Jan 18, 2:12 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	19 hr
Jan 18, 2:22 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more	32 hr
Jan 18, 2:40 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	21 hr
Jan 18, 8:48 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall and 8 more	5 hr
Jan 18, 9:09 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Stevens	12 hr
Jan 19, 3:12 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		43 hr
Jan 19, 12:00 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 8 more	22 hr
Jan 20, 12:26 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	30 hr
Jan 20, 12:30 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	38 hr
Jan 20, 12:43 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more	49 hr
Jan 20, 12:43 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	49 hr
Jan 20, 12:43 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	4 days
Jan 20, 12:47 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	46 hr
Jan 20, 12:57 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	45 hr
Jan 20, 1:07 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more	47 hr
Jan 20, 1:07 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	48 hr
Jan 20, 1:07 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	6 days
Jan 20, 1:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more	31 hr
Jan 20, 1:23 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	37 hr
Jan 20, 1:23 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Rock	21 hr
Jan 20, 1:23 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	29 hr
Jan 20, 1:51 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 29 more	30 hr
Jan 21, 1:51 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		68 hr
Jan 21, 1:51 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		58 hr
Jan 21, 3:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Mower	19 hr
Jan 21, 3:19 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	60 hr
Jan 21, 10:13 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	8 hr
Jan 21, 10:14 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 1 more	8 hr
Jan 21, 11:56 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	48 hr
Jan 21, 12:02 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	48 hr
Jan 22, 2:28 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	33 hr
Jan 22, 2:35 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	36 hr
Jan 22, 9:46 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	47 hr
Jan 22, 10:24 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	47 hr
Jan 22, 1:12 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	4 days
Jan 23, 2:17 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	31 hr
Jan 23, 11:54 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	24 hr
Jan 23, 2:40 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	69 hr
Jan 25, 1:21 AM CST	Gale Watch	DLH		25 hr
Jan 25, 1:21 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		27 hr
Jan 25, 1:27 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ABR	Big Stone, Traverse	32 hr
Jan 25, 1:32 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more	34 hr
Jan 25, 2:13 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more	32 hr
Jan 25, 2:19 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	33 hr
Jan 25, 1:23 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	23 hr
Jan 26, 2:13 AM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		20 hr
Jan 26, 2:13 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		52 hr
Jan 26, 2:13 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	DLH		32 hr
Jan 26, 1:34 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk	8 hr
Jan 26, 9:46 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		26 hr
Jan 27, 1:58 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	19 hr
Jan 27, 10:25 PM CST	Gale Warning	DLH		4 hr
Jan 28, 1:14 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		21 hr
Jan 28, 2:05 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		4 hr
Jan 28, 9:47 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Jan 29, 3:47 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		42 hr
Jan 29, 12:50 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more	22 hr
Jan 29, 1:32 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 11 more	20 hr
Jan 30, 1:34 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FGF	Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	19 hr
Jan 30, 1:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 6 more	51 hr
Jan 31, 1:43 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		40 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	1
Winter
Blizzard Warning	6
Snow Squall Warning	7
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	31
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	7
Extreme Cold Watch	6
Cold Weather Advisory	24
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	11
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	4
Gale Watch	3
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	17

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.