Alert archive / Minnesota / 2026

Weather alerts in Minnesota, May 2026

199 weather alerts in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
199
Warnings
91
Watches
11
Advisories
55
Busiest day
May 18, 202629 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 2:25 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more11 hr
May 1, 2:25 AM CDTFreeze WarningARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more30 hr
May 1, 1:03 PM CDTFreeze WarningMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 26 more19 hr
May 1, 1:06 PM CDTFreeze WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more19 hr
May 2, 5:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHCook, Lake, Saint Louis24 days
May 3, 1:33 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH56 hr
May 4, 2:01 PM CDTFreeze WatchMPXBenton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs and 6 more23 hr
May 5, 12:53 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 16 more19 hr
May 5, 12:53 PM CDTFreeze WarningMPXBenton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 14 more19 hr
May 5, 1:08 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more19 hr
May 5, 1:19 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDJackson18 hr
May 5, 1:19 PM CDTFreeze WarningFSDCottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more18 hr
May 6, 1:09 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryARXFillmore, Houston, Winona19 hr
May 6, 1:15 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDLincoln, Pipestone19 hr
May 7, 12:40 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMPXChisago, Isanti19 hr
May 8, 3:20 AM CDTRed Flag WarningFGFBecker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more17 hr
May 8, 7:31 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMPXBenton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 8 more12 hr
May 8, 7:40 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDLHCass, Crow Wing12 hr
May 8, 7:59 AM CDTRed Flag WarningABRBig Stone, Traverse12 hr
May 8, 12:39 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFGFBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more20 hr
May 9, 12:29 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryABRBig Stone, Traverse33 hr
May 9, 11:31 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryFGFClay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin21 hr
May 9, 11:31 AM CDTFreeze WarningFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 7 more21 hr
May 9, 12:59 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMPXBenton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas and 21 more17 hr
May 9, 1:36 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more19 hr
May 9, 1:40 PM CDTRed Flag WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis5 hr
May 10, 3:12 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryABRBig Stone, Traverse29 hr
May 10, 11:32 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryFGFClay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin21 hr
May 10, 11:32 AM CDTFreeze WarningFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 9 more21 hr
May 10, 12:00 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more20 hr
May 10, 1:00 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 24 more19 hr
May 10, 1:00 PM CDTFreeze WarningMPXBenton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 4 more19 hr
May 10, 1:08 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more19 hr
May 11, 10:56 AM CDTRed Flag WarningFGFClay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more11 hr
May 11, 11:29 AM CDTWind AdvisoryABRBig Stone, Traverse32 hr
May 11, 1:02 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more31 hr
May 11, 1:55 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFGFClay, Grant, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more31 hr
May 11, 2:37 PM CDTRed Flag WarningABRBig Stone, Traverse30 hr
May 11, 2:59 PM CDTRed Flag WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more30 hr
May 11, 3:07 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more30 hr
May 11, 4:22 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH8 hr
May 12, 3:28 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH18 hr
May 12, 1:59 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 5 more5 hr
May 12, 3:46 PM CDTWind AdvisoryARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona4 hr
May 12, 4:01 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more4 hr
May 12, 6:06 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHCook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis14 hr
May 12, 10:22 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFGFBeltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau8 hr
May 13, 1:02 AM CDTFire Weather WatchABRBig Stone, Traverse24 hr
May 13, 3:14 AM CDTFire Weather WatchFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more33 hr
May 13, 3:20 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMPXBenton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 16 more32 hr
May 13, 9:51 AM CDTFire Weather WatchDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more26 hr
May 13, 11:31 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHCook, Lake, Saint Louis19 hr
May 13, 1:54 PM CDTFire Weather WatchFSDLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone24 hr
May 13, 1:54 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more30 hr
May 13, 2:14 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 8 more32 hr
May 13, 2:22 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more55 hr
May 13, 2:22 PM CDTRed Flag WarningMPXBenton, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 14 more31 hr
May 13, 2:27 PM CDTRed Flag WarningABRBig Stone, Traverse32 hr
May 14, 1:51 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH50 hr
May 14, 9:32 AM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more14 hr
May 14, 10:10 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more7 hr
May 14, 10:41 AM CDTBlowing Dust WarningFGFClay, Norman, Polk8 hr
May 14, 11:25 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more34 hr
May 14, 11:39 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMPXBenton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 16 more33 hr
May 14, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle43 min
May 14, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXYellow Medicine45 min
May 14, 12:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Swift48 min
May 14, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Stevens43 min
May 14, 12:36 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryMPXBrown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod and 9 more5 hr
May 14, 1:57 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFSDLincoln, Lyon28 hr
May 14, 9:41 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more23 hr
May 14, 10:33 PM CDTRed Flag WarningABRBig Stone, Traverse22 hr
May 15, 2:26 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryFGFKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau7 hr
May 15, 3:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower2 hr
May 15, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson and 7 more8 hr
May 15, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault47 min
May 15, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Waseca14 min
May 15, 7:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson and 7 more2 hr
May 15, 9:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston113 min
May 16, 8:33 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH10 hr
May 16, 9:54 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis11 hr
May 16, 10:00 AM CDTRed Flag WarningFGFGrant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin11 hr
May 16, 10:04 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMPXBenton, Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd11 hr
May 16, 1:25 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHCook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis19 hr
May 16, 1:31 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFGFBeltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau18 hr
May 16, 9:33 PM CDTGale WarningDLH24 hr
May 16, 9:33 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH36 hr
May 17, 1:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
May 17, 1:42 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock8 hr
May 17, 3:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Pipestone, Rock89 min
May 17, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDRock42 min
May 17, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDNobles, Rock49 min
May 17, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDNobles, Rock42 min
May 17, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDMurray, Nobles, Rock62 min
May 17, 5:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more60 min
May 17, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDJackson, Nobles48 min
May 17, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 7 more6 hr
May 17, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles75 min
May 17, 6:57 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson48 min
May 17, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Watonwan49 min
May 17, 7:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXBlue Earth, Martin, Watonwan33 min
May 17, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDJackson14 min
May 17, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan58 min
May 17, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFaribault, Martin35 min
May 17, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan24 min
May 17, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson15 min
May 17, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Martin, Watonwan42 min
May 17, 7:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more56 min
May 17, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin50 min
May 17, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca43 min
May 17, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan56 min
May 17, 9:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn, Mower, Steele, Waseca90 min
May 17, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFaribault, Martin39 min
May 17, 9:44 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH12 hr
May 17, 9:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn53 min
May 17, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMower66 min
May 17, 10:13 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMower62 min
May 17, 10:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower118 min
May 17, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXFreeborn27 min
May 17, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMower40 min
May 17, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXDodge, Fillmore, Olmsted58 min
May 17, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHouston5 hr
May 17, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXFillmore, Wabasha, Winona58 min
May 17, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue34 min
May 18, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH59 min
May 18, 1:36 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH25 hr
May 18, 5:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Rock95 min
May 18, 6:56 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Saint Louis113 min
May 19, 2:43 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more29 hr
May 19, 12:23 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMPXBenton, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti and 19 more20 hr
May 19, 12:55 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryABRBig Stone, Traverse19 hr
May 19, 1:03 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFGFBecker, Grant, Otter Tail20 hr
May 19, 1:03 PM CDTFreeze WarningFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more20 hr
May 19, 2:09 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHPine18 hr
May 19, 2:09 PM CDTFreeze WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more18 hr
May 20, 2:12 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis18 hr
May 21, 2:14 AM CDTFreeze WarningDLHCook, Lake, Saint Louis6 hr
May 21, 8:04 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH14 hr
May 21, 8:08 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis14 hr
May 21, 11:06 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis20 hr
May 21, 11:57 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH40 hr
May 21, 11:59 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis22 hr
May 23, 5:24 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis15 hr
May 24, 12:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more8 hr
May 24, 12:47 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryDLH13 hr
May 24, 3:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 4 more86 min
May 24, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH35 min
May 24, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville49 min
May 24, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 18 more6 hr
May 24, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville48 min
May 24, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville38 min
May 24, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville65 min
May 24, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSibley33 min
May 24, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Sibley56 min
May 24, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSibley47 min
May 24, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Pipestone38 min
May 24, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley57 min
May 24, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi46 min
May 24, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet57 min
May 24, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville47 min
May 24, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Sibley53 min
May 24, 6:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson and 18 more116 min
May 24, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet52 min
May 24, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet57 min
May 24, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Nobles46 min
May 24, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDPipestone51 min
May 24, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSibley40 min
May 24, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn59 min
May 24, 8:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln and 12 more87 min
May 24, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDRock46 min
May 25, 3:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCItasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis116 min
May 25, 7:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Rock and 1 more92 min
May 25, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHLake30 min
May 25, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH59 min
May 26, 5:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville27 min
May 26, 5:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Renville36 min
May 26, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Mahnomen, Norman39 min
May 26, 3:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing and 11 more2 hr
May 26, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCrow Wing58 min
May 26, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFClay, Norman29 min
May 26, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Pine56 min
May 26, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCass63 min
May 26, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison36 min
May 26, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd29 min
May 26, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPine44 min
May 26, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXMower25 min
May 26, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin43 min
May 26, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMower29 min
May 26, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Crow Wing59 min
May 26, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs44 min
May 26, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXMower37 min
May 26, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn45 min
May 26, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn28 min
May 27, 4:03 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis18 hr
May 27, 4:03 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH18 hr
May 28, 6:53 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH51 hr
May 29, 7:52 AM CDTGale WarningDLH35 hr
May 30, 12:08 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis22 hr
May 31, 3:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCRock2 hr

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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.