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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2015

124 mesoscale discussions in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
124
Busiest month
July40 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
July 13, 20158 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 5, 12:25 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 2 more6 hr
Mar 23, 12:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona4 hr
Apr 1, 3:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin and 7 more115 min
May 2, 5:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman, Wilkin2 hr
May 3, 3:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 20 more2 hr
May 3, 7:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Mower58 min
May 10, 10:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles, Rock3 hr
May 10, 2:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock92 min
May 16, 2:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 13 more95 min
May 16, 7:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more94 min
May 17, 12:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 28 more114 min
May 25, 6:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 13 more114 min
May 28, 2:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more55 min
Jun 2, 2:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Wilkin92 min
Jun 6, 2:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCRock88 min
Jun 6, 3:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Grant, Norman, Traverse, Wilkin85 min
Jun 6, 6:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Pipestone, Rock116 min
Jun 6, 7:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 11 more91 min
Jun 6, 8:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Pipestone, Rock64 min
Jun 6, 10:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Morrison, Pope and 3 more66 min
Jun 6, 11:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
Jun 9, 3:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 18 more114 min
Jun 9, 6:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Pine and 1 more88 min
Jun 9, 7:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Hennepin and 14 more91 min
Jun 17, 1:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 8 more2 hr
Jun 20, 2:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln and 12 more53 min
Jun 20, 5:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 8 more64 min
Jun 21, 11:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail and 5 more95 min
Jun 22, 1:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 32 more58 min
Jun 22, 3:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock and 1 more89 min
Jun 22, 4:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 44 more2 hr
Jun 22, 7:42 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 16 more93 min
Jun 22, 2:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago and 10 more55 min
Jun 27, 2:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 7 more119 min
Jun 27, 4:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 5 more90 min
Jun 27, 5:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 14 more66 min
Jun 27, 8:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Lincoln and 14 more83 min
Jun 29, 12:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago and 21 more84 min
Jun 29, 4:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 33 more86 min
Jun 29, 7:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 25 more65 min
Jul 5, 9:54 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 6 more96 min
Jul 5, 1:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay and 22 more86 min
Jul 5, 3:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock119 min
Jul 5, 5:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 2 more118 min
Jul 5, 7:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Kandiyohi and 17 more2 hr
Jul 5, 9:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Saint Louis86 min
Jul 5, 9:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 4 more2 hr
Jul 6, 1:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Rock29 min
Jul 12, 10:05 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching and 3 more85 min
Jul 12, 2:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 15 more96 min
Jul 12, 3:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle and 13 more82 min
Jul 12, 5:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 13 more97 min
Jul 12, 7:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 45 more114 min
Jul 12, 8:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 13 more59 min
Jul 12, 9:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona117 min
Jul 12, 9:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 32 more94 min
Jul 12, 11:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 30 more95 min
Jul 13, 2:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston2 hr
Jul 13, 1:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Wabasha and 2 more84 min
Jul 13, 6:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston, Wabasha, Winona66 min
Jul 16, 2:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Grant, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin115 min
Jul 17, 1:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 21 more2 hr
Jul 17, 6:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail and 3 more118 min
Jul 17, 7:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas and 29 more117 min
Jul 17, 8:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles3 hr
Jul 17, 9:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Traverse65 min
Jul 17, 11:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota and 26 more2 hr
Jul 18, 12:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston and 7 more67 min
Jul 18, 2:05 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more85 min
Jul 18, 3:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston84 min
Jul 23, 10:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 11 more32 min
Jul 24, 12:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 11 more2 hr
Jul 24, 2:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver and 36 more67 min
Jul 24, 5:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 12 more3 hr
Jul 24, 5:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti and 9 more91 min
Jul 25, 4:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more3 hr
Jul 25, 6:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 8 more3 hr
Jul 25, 10:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more2 hr
Jul 28, 1:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 16 more2 hr
Jul 28, 3:37 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant and 21 more2 hr
Aug 1, 3:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 11 more62 min
Aug 1, 8:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau2 hr
Aug 2, 1:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis2 hr
Aug 2, 4:21 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 11 more2 hr
Aug 2, 6:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Douglas, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and 2 more2 hr
Aug 2, 7:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec and 9 more2 hr
Aug 6, 1:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock, Yellow Medicine114 min
Aug 6, 6:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 26 more114 min
Aug 7, 5:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 2 more63 min
Aug 8, 1:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard and 9 more2 hr
Aug 8, 6:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake and 5 more64 min
Aug 9, 1:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Pipestone, Rock115 min
Aug 9, 4:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock117 min
Aug 9, 7:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray and 3 more2 hr
Aug 12, 1:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more113 min
Aug 12, 5:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard and 12 more2 hr
Aug 12, 6:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns and 2 more54 min
Aug 12, 9:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Pennington, Red Lake63 min
Aug 13, 2:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona2 hr
Aug 15, 9:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake94 min
Aug 15, 11:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 9 more62 min
Aug 16, 4:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 24 more119 min
Aug 22, 2:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 42 more62 min
Aug 22, 2:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 18 more55 min
Aug 22, 5:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater and 16 more93 min
Aug 22, 5:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 24 more83 min
Aug 22, 6:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more63 min
Aug 22, 8:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 17 more84 min
Aug 28, 6:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLake, Saint Louis119 min
Sep 5, 7:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca and 6 more86 min
Sep 6, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown and 51 more119 min
Sep 6, 5:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona2 hr
Sep 6, 5:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin and 3 more94 min
Sep 6, 6:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa and 24 more2 hr
Sep 6, 8:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more93 min
Sep 6, 9:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Sherburne and 1 more65 min
Sep 17, 12:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCItasca, Lake, Saint Louis2 hr
Sep 17, 3:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 31 more2 hr
Oct 23, 6:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles92 min
Nov 30, 12:03 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson and 20 more6 hr
Dec 15, 4:55 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCTraverse, Wilkin6 hr
Dec 16, 11:36 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Lake, Morrison5 hr
Dec 22, 12:05 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Roseau6 hr
Dec 28, 12:13 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston5 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. July 13, 20158mesoscale discussions
  2. July 18, 20157mesoscale discussions
  3. June 22, 20156mesoscale discussions
  4. July 24, 20155mesoscale discussions
  5. August 2, 20155mesoscale discussions
  6. August 22, 20155mesoscale discussions
  7. September 6, 20155mesoscale discussions
  8. June 7, 20154mesoscale discussions
  9. July 5, 20154mesoscale discussions
  10. July 6, 20154mesoscale discussions
  11. July 12, 20154mesoscale discussions
  12. June 6, 20153mesoscale discussions

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Sources

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