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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2009
108 mesoscale discussions in 2009. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 108
- Busiest month
- June28 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- August 8, 20097 mesoscale discussions
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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 3, 6:29 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:16 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Lincoln, Traverse, Wilkin | 4 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Nobles | 4 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Stevens, Traverse | 6 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:12 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clearwater, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Stevens and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:33 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 49 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:09 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Jackson, Martin | 4 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 35 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Rock | 116 min |
| Mar 24, 8:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Cottonwood and 19 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 9:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 7:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 12 more | 54 min |
| May 6, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles and 3 more | 65 min |
| May 12, 8:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 13 more | 93 min |
| May 15, 1:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Cass, Chippewa and 28 more | 58 min |
| May 29, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 19 more | 83 min |
| Jun 7, 11:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 119 min |
| Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant and 13 more | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 8:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 5:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Nobles, Rock | 92 min |
| Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Mower and 5 more | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 11:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 3 more | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 12:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope and 5 more | 83 min |
| Jun 18, 3:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 15 more | 90 min |
| Jun 18, 6:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant and 9 more | 86 min |
| Jun 18, 6:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock | 113 min |
| Jun 18, 7:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 44 more | 90 min |
| Jun 18, 8:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 97 min |
| Jun 18, 10:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 28 more | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 12:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Jackson, Martin | 87 min |
| Jun 21, 6:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Nobles | 84 min |
| Jun 21, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Steele, Waseca | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 7:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Rock | 96 min |
| Jun 23, 10:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 19 more | 115 min |
| Jun 23, 11:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 12 more | 89 min |
| Jun 23, 7:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carlton, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 2:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi and 14 more | 93 min |
| Jun 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock | 86 min |
| Jun 25, 12:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 9:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Norman, Polk | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 11:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock, Yellow Medicine | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Grant, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 4 more | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 5:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 15 more | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 7:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 5 more | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 1:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 3:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 8 more | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 6:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 6:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lac qui Parle and 10 more | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 3:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 9 more | 83 min |
| Jul 9, 2:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 8 more | 93 min |
| Jul 9, 3:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clearwater and 16 more | 85 min |
| Jul 9, 6:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chippewa, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 5 more | 86 min |
| Jul 9, 11:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 18 more | 89 min |
| Jul 10, 1:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Martin, Mower | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 13 more | 93 min |
| Jul 14, 6:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 25 more | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 10:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Mower | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman and 6 more | 83 min |
| Jul 21, 12:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 41 more | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 9:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 8 more | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 9:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 5 more | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 96 min |
| Jul 27, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 15 more | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 6:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more | 90 min |
| Jul 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Norman and 7 more | 115 min |
| Aug 2, 8:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota and 29 more | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 9:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kanabec, Pine | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 24 more | 84 min |
| Aug 3, 6:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman and 4 more | 83 min |
| Aug 7, 8:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 15 more | 92 min |
| Aug 8, 1:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota and 31 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 12 more | 91 min |
| Aug 8, 12:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 36 more | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 2:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Wilkin | 58 min |
| Aug 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 47 more | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 5:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 26 more | 84 min |
| Aug 8, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ramsey, Washington | 83 min |
| Aug 14, 10:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 95 min |
| Aug 14, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Traverse and 1 more | 93 min |
| Aug 14, 8:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Mahnomen and 6 more | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 95 min |
| Aug 19, 4:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston, Winona | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 90 min |
| Aug 20, 1:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more | 95 min |
| Aug 28, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 62 min |
| Sep 8, 7:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 2 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cook, Lake | 2 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 6 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County31
- Nobles County31
- Rock County31
- Fillmore County30
- Cottonwood County28
- Martin County28
- Faribault County28
- Mower County28
- Pipestone County27
- Freeborn County27
- Traverse County26
- Brown County26
- Murray County26
- Wilkin County25
- Lincoln County25
- Olmsted County25
- Dodge County25
- Steele County25
- Winona County24
- Watonwan County24
- Houston County23
- Waseca County23
- Otter Tail County22
- Yellow Medicine County22
- Redwood County22
- Clay County21
- Big Stone County21
- Grant County21
- Lyon County21
- Blue Earth County21
- Goodhue County21
- Le Sueur County21
- Lac qui Parle County20
- Stevens County20
- Nicollet County20
- Rice County20
- Wabasha County20
- Becker County19
- Norman County19
- Douglas County19
47 more counties
- Swift County19
- Scott County18
- Sibley County18
- Polk County17
- Red Lake County17
- Chippewa County17
- Pope County17
- Todd County17
- Kandiyohi County17
- Renville County17
- Carver County17
- McLeod County17
- Wright County17
- Wadena County16
- Dakota County16
- Hennepin County16
- Ramsey County16
- Meeker County15
- Washington County15
- Pennington County14
- Mahnomen County13
- Benton County13
- Stearns County13
- Clearwater County12
- Morrison County12
- Sherburne County12
- Marshall County11
- Crow Wing County11
- Anoka County11
- Isanti County11
- Mille Lacs County11
- Beltrami County10
- Hubbard County10
- Cass County10
- Kanabec County10
- Kittson County8
- Roseau County8
- Chisago County8
- Aitkin County8
- Carlton County8
- Itasca County7
- Pine County7
- Koochiching County6
- Lake of the Woods County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Lake County3
- Cook County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.