Alert archive / Minnesota / Big Stone County
Weather alerts in Big Stone County, Minnesota, 2026
117 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Big Stone County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 117
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 10, 20268 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Big Stone County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 8 | 50% | 10 | 100% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Aberdeen, SD: tornado warnings | 10 | 3 | 70% | 8 | 75% | 8 min |
| NWS Aberdeen, SD: severe thunderstorm warnings | 282 | 150 | 47% | 361 | 76% | 25 min |
| NWS Aberdeen, SD: flash flood warnings | 7 | 5 | 29% | 12 | 67% | 49 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 10:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:18 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 34 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 35 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | 40 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 32 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:12 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | 19 hr |
| Jan 18, 8:48 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 20, 12:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 30 hr |
| Jan 20, 12:30 PM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | ABR | 38 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:19 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | 60 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:35 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | ABR | 36 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:54 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:27 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | 32 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | 36 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 19 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 26 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:18 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:53 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | ABR | 41 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:31 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 24 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:31 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:23 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | ABR | 50 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:23 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 44 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:44 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:09 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 34 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:40 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 49 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:42 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 52 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:17 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 31 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:07 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 10 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:20 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 31 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:38 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 12 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 18 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 32 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 17 hr |
| May 8, 7:59 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 12 hr |
| May 9, 12:29 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ABR | 33 hr |
| May 10, 3:12 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ABR | 29 hr |
| May 11, 11:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 32 hr |
| May 11, 2:37 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 30 hr |
| May 13, 1:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 24 hr |
| May 13, 2:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 32 hr |
| May 14, 10:33 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 22 hr |
| May 19, 12:55 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ABR | 19 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 8:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 3, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 3:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 4, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 18 min |
| Jun 5, 1:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 9, 8:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 9, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 9, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 1:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:21 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 99 min |
| Jun 10, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 15, 3:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 15, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 1:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 28, 11:40 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ABR | 32 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 19 min |
| Jul 2, 1:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 2, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 4, 5:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 4, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 10:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 6, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 9:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 10:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 7, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 11:59 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ABR | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 1:26 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ABR | 6 days |
| Jul 10, 3:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 12:50 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ABR | 20 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 11:16 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ABR | 36 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 25, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 11:19 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | ABR | 22 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:56 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ABR | 19 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABR | 6 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | 9 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | 61 min |
| Aug 8, 10:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 8, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:17 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Sep 11, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 40 min |
| Sep 11, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 27 min |
| Sep 11, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 27 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.