Alert archive / Minnesota / Blue Earth County
Weather alerts in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 2011
117 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Blue Earth County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 117
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest month
- July35 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 15, 20117 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Blue Earth County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 7 | 5 | 29% | 1 | 100% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: tornado warnings | 44 | 10 | 77% | 29 | 76% | 10 min |
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 258 | 128 | 50% | 450 | 75% | 29 min |
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: flash flood warnings | 16 | 6 | 63% | 23 | 48% | 68 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
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 7, 1:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 7 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 40 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:46 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 44 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 42 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 65 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:19 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 56 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 27 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:29 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:23 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 14 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 32 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | 20 days |
| Mar 17, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | 86 days |
| Mar 18, 11:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | 22 days |
| Mar 19, 2:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 8 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | 7 days |
| Mar 22, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 4:10 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 38 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 1:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 6:13 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 13 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:09 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 12 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:41 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 28 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 21 hr |
| May 1, 3:47 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 13 hr |
| May 9, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 72 min |
| May 10, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 15, 2:28 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | 17 hr |
| May 21, 4:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 22, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 23, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 43 min |
| May 28, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 30, 2:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 31, 3:40 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 18 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:24 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 29 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 15 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:21 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | 37 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | 20 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:01 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | 42 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 20, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 53 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 1:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 10, 5:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 10, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 10, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 75 min |
| Jul 10, 9:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 57 min |
| Jul 12, 3:55 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | 34 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:40 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | MPX | 36 hr |
| Jul 15, 11:20 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 15, 12:52 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | 13 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 15, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 3:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:46 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MPX | 5 days |
| Jul 22, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 23, 3:56 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 11 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 23, 8:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 23, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 34 min |
| Jul 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 9:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 26, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 5:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 112 min |
| Jul 30, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 4:00 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 28 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 1, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 23, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 26 min |
| Aug 23, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:30 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | MPX | 10 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:29 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MPX | 42 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:52 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 28 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:07 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:22 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | 3 days |
| Oct 5, 4:22 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 54 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:24 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | 14 hr |
| Nov 3, 2:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | 14 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:53 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | 14 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:11 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 63 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 15 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:46 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 30 hr |
| Dec 2, 12:13 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 15 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 24 hr |
| Dec 3, 10:37 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 23 hr |
| Dec 29, 9:17 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 12 hr |
| Dec 29, 9:17 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
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.