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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2011

135 mesoscale discussions in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
135
Busiest month
July60 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
August 1, 20117 mesoscale discussions

Over time

By month

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
Jan 28, 1:19 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis3 hr
Feb 19, 11:25 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 3 more5 hr
Feb 20, 4:35 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 10 more6 hr
Feb 20, 9:17 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 27 more4 hr
Feb 20, 10:49 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson and 6 more4 hr
Mar 21, 10:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more115 min
Mar 22, 10:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake6 hr
Mar 22, 2:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Pope and 5 more4 hr
Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti and 4 more5 hr
Apr 9, 6:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn and 19 more63 min
Apr 9, 10:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston62 min
Apr 10, 1:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 19 more64 min
Apr 10, 1:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona2 hr
May 10, 1:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWilkin94 min
May 10, 5:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago and 33 more95 min
May 10, 8:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago and 33 more90 min
May 11, 3:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston2 hr
May 21, 12:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles, Rock114 min
May 21, 4:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 42 more95 min
May 22, 4:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Winona2 hr
May 22, 10:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston2 hr
May 22, 2:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Winona2 hr
May 28, 1:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton and 38 more94 min
May 28, 5:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 9 more53 min
May 30, 2:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 30 more113 min
May 30, 6:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti and 9 more114 min
May 30, 1:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Traverse95 min
May 30, 6:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 22 more118 min
May 30, 10:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Cass, Chippewa and 34 more2 hr
Jun 3, 1:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more94 min
Jun 3, 3:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGoodhue, Wabasha87 min
Jun 6, 1:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 17 more2 hr
Jun 6, 3:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Wilkin54 min
Jun 7, 1:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCItasca, Lake, Saint Louis2 hr
Jun 7, 7:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more94 min
Jun 8, 2:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more2 hr
Jun 17, 4:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Pope and 4 more84 min
Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles, Rock91 min
Jun 17, 9:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod and 10 more59 min
Jun 20, 9:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock58 min
Jun 20, 10:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin, Mower and 1 more83 min
Jun 21, 1:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele and 1 more35 min
Jun 21, 11:45 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more3 hr
Jul 1, 12:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 13 more61 min
Jul 1, 5:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 14 more57 min
Jul 1, 6:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 34 more114 min
Jul 1, 7:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more55 min
Jul 1, 10:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona116 min
Jul 1, 11:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston97 min
Jul 4, 1:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 1 more64 min
Jul 4, 6:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 19 more2 hr
Jul 4, 10:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 19 more2 hr
Jul 5, 12:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston91 min
Jul 5, 3:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Rock88 min
Jul 8, 5:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 9 more2 hr
Jul 8, 10:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Grant, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin83 min
Jul 10, 1:03 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln and 8 more117 min
Jul 10, 6:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWinona66 min
Jul 10, 5:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 35 more95 min
Jul 10, 7:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 38 more84 min
Jul 10, 9:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 35 more67 min
Jul 10, 11:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more90 min
Jul 15, 6:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Carver, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin and 14 more2 hr
Jul 15, 11:20 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 30 more85 min
Jul 15, 2:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 6 more114 min
Jul 15, 6:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more65 min
Jul 16, 10:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau90 min
Jul 16, 2:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCItasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis91 min
Jul 16, 9:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 7 more95 min
Jul 16, 11:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more23 min
Jul 17, 9:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 4 more2 hr
Jul 17, 10:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman and 5 more66 min
Jul 17, 1:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay and 18 more93 min
Jul 17, 6:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Traverse56 min
Jul 19, 2:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more2 hr
Jul 19, 11:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona93 min
Jul 19, 1:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona86 min
Jul 20, 5:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more88 min
Jul 20, 10:43 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more62 min
Jul 20, 6:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more95 min
Jul 22, 3:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota and 32 more90 min
Jul 22, 5:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin89 min
Jul 22, 10:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin64 min
Jul 23, 1:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 13 more35 min
Jul 23, 4:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carver and 36 more67 min
Jul 23, 9:37 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona53 min
Jul 23, 1:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston65 min
Jul 23, 1:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 40 more83 min
Jul 23, 8:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 12 more95 min
Jul 23, 11:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more89 min
Jul 25, 2:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 6 more94 min
Jul 26, 7:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin36 min
Jul 26, 8:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Pope and 4 more95 min
Jul 26, 9:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota and 37 more67 min
Jul 27, 2:49 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 29 more56 min
Jul 28, 2:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 6 more118 min
Jul 30, 5:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 9 more88 min
Jul 30, 11:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 24 more3 hr
Jul 30, 3:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 38 more53 min
Jul 30, 8:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 20 more93 min
Jul 30, 11:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod and 7 more53 min
Jul 31, 12:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more2 hr
Jul 31, 2:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 11 more2 hr
Aug 1, 12:35 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman, Polk85 min
Aug 1, 2:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas and 11 more89 min
Aug 1, 7:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more89 min
Aug 1, 10:42 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope and 5 more63 min
Aug 1, 11:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 8 more31 min
Aug 1, 1:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 12 more25 min
Aug 1, 3:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa and 47 more67 min
Aug 1, 9:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton and 29 more95 min
Aug 2, 1:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing and 5 more96 min
Aug 2, 3:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing and 5 more88 min
Aug 2, 9:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Ramsey, Washington58 min
Aug 2, 12:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston93 min
Aug 6, 6:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin and 16 more2 hr
Aug 8, 12:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing and 12 more56 min
Aug 11, 9:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Pipestone, Rock63 min
Aug 12, 1:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 11 more57 min
Aug 12, 3:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay and 26 more91 min
Aug 12, 7:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa and 26 more96 min
Aug 18, 3:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas and 18 more92 min
Aug 23, 12:45 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Nobles2 hr
Aug 23, 3:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Hennepin and 21 more2 hr
Aug 23, 4:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 28 more2 hr
Aug 28, 5:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCPipestone, Rock2 hr
Sep 1, 3:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods and 7 more65 min
Sep 1, 6:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching and 1 more36 min
Sep 1, 8:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Isanti and 8 more93 min
Sep 2, 3:27 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower93 min
Sep 12, 1:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis2 hr
Sep 20, 3:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Itasca, Lake, Saint Louis2 hr
Nov 9, 4:41 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston4 hr
Nov 19, 6:11 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago and 17 more4 hr
Dec 3, 10:37 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin5 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

47 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. August 1, 20117mesoscale discussions
  2. July 17, 20116mesoscale discussions
  3. July 23, 20116mesoscale discussions
  4. August 2, 20115mesoscale discussions
  5. February 20, 20114mesoscale discussions
  6. March 22, 20114mesoscale discussions
  7. May 30, 20114mesoscale discussions
  8. June 21, 20114mesoscale discussions
  9. July 15, 20114mesoscale discussions
  10. July 27, 20114mesoscale discussions
  11. July 31, 20114mesoscale discussions
  12. April 10, 20113mesoscale discussions

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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.