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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2016

140 mesoscale discussions in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
140
Busiest month
July43 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
August 10, 20167 mesoscale discussions

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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
Feb 2, 7:50 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more4 hr
Feb 2, 11:35 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 27 more5 hr
Mar 16, 5:42 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis6 hr
Mar 23, 7:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 17 more6 hr
Apr 24, 1:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 4 more119 min
Apr 24, 6:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more65 min
May 6, 3:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 24 more2 hr
May 9, 2:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Rock94 min
May 22, 7:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock87 min
May 23, 1:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 31 more92 min
May 24, 4:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur and 6 more65 min
May 25, 4:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore and 19 more61 min
May 28, 5:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele and 1 more57 min
May 30, 5:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin and 3 more91 min
May 30, 6:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more113 min
Jun 3, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona2 hr
Jun 5, 12:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Itasca, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis3 hr
Jun 10, 12:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 35 more88 min
Jun 10, 2:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 12 more96 min
Jun 10, 5:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and 3 more114 min
Jun 12, 2:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas and 16 more90 min
Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 17 more2 hr
Jun 12, 8:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker and 6 more84 min
Jun 14, 11:45 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 12 more2 hr
Jun 14, 2:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles114 min
Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona56 min
Jun 14, 5:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 20 more59 min
Jun 14, 6:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona66 min
Jun 14, 8:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston84 min
Jun 17, 5:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall61 min
Jun 17, 7:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more28 min
Jun 17, 9:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard and 4 more34 min
Jun 17, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more89 min
Jun 17, 6:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more92 min
Jun 19, 4:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMarshall, Pennington, Red Lake95 min
Jun 19, 7:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKoochiching89 min
Jun 19, 3:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton and 38 more2 hr
Jun 19, 7:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa and 20 more113 min
Jun 19, 10:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 20 more116 min
Jun 21, 9:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Rock26 min
Jun 22, 2:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles, Rock119 min
Jun 22, 4:43 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Rock92 min
Jun 22, 5:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 24 more2 hr
Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 8 more114 min
Jun 25, 2:59 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau91 min
Jun 25, 12:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 45 more115 min
Jun 25, 6:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine and 1 more56 min
Jun 30, 1:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston3 hr
Jul 4, 1:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more2 hr
Jul 4, 5:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 12 more85 min
Jul 4, 8:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 12 more91 min
Jul 4, 11:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Stevens and 2 more93 min
Jul 5, 1:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 15 more56 min
Jul 5, 2:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock63 min
Jul 5, 5:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more97 min
Jul 5, 5:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCItasca, Lake, Saint Louis118 min
Jul 5, 7:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 26 more97 min
Jul 5, 8:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston67 min
Jul 5, 10:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona89 min
Jul 7, 3:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona83 min
Jul 7, 1:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 19 more115 min
Jul 7, 3:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 9 more2 hr
Jul 9, 5:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more93 min
Jul 9, 10:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more91 min
Jul 10, 1:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more2 hr
Jul 10, 3:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault and 17 more87 min
Jul 10, 10:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Mahnomen and 8 more89 min
Jul 11, 1:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Cass and 27 more89 min
Jul 11, 3:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti and 5 more83 min
Jul 11, 4:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse and 1 more84 min
Jul 11, 3:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 28 more119 min
Jul 11, 5:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi and 5 more58 min
Jul 11, 8:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower, Steele and 1 more92 min
Jul 11, 9:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright66 min
Jul 13, 7:34 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more2 hr
Jul 16, 12:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Traverse, Wilkin2 hr
Jul 16, 5:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 10 more96 min
Jul 16, 8:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn and 17 more95 min
Jul 17, 2:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Lake115 min
Jul 19, 8:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more95 min
Jul 19, 9:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Hubbard, Mahnomen54 min
Jul 20, 11:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more59 min
Jul 20, 11:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis54 min
Jul 21, 2:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Douglas and 10 more2 hr
Jul 23, 8:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin and 18 more3 hr
Jul 23, 9:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman, Wilkin3 hr
Jul 23, 1:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 13 more3 hr
Jul 23, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 10 more3 hr
Jul 24, 12:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Crow Wing, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs and 4 more86 min
Jul 27, 11:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 11 more118 min
Jul 27, 5:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 6 more90 min
Aug 1, 6:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 4 more2 hr
Aug 1, 9:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin90 min
Aug 3, 9:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 15 more113 min
Aug 4, 2:59 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti and 5 more31 min
Aug 4, 3:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and 5 more62 min
Aug 4, 4:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston87 min
Aug 10, 1:05 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Traverse55 min
Aug 10, 3:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Chisago, Douglas, Grant and 20 more60 min
Aug 10, 11:19 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin2 hr
Aug 10, 3:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing and 14 more2 hr
Aug 10, 3:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson113 min
Aug 10, 4:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti and 13 more26 min
Aug 10, 6:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago and 15 more66 min
Aug 10, 10:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas and 16 more85 min
Aug 16, 3:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 50 more116 min
Aug 18, 7:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope and 5 more2 hr
Aug 18, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 12 more89 min
Aug 18, 5:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona87 min
Aug 18, 9:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood and 1 more84 min
Aug 23, 2:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 8 more55 min
Aug 27, 1:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Norman and 4 more118 min
Aug 27, 5:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 5 more89 min
Aug 28, 2:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas and 22 more2 hr
Aug 28, 5:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more90 min
Aug 28, 9:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Red Lake91 min
Aug 29, 3:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa and 14 more115 min
Sep 4, 6:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWilkin94 min
Sep 4, 9:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWilkin59 min
Sep 5, 1:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Murray, Nobles2 hr
Sep 5, 3:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod and 8 more2 hr
Sep 6, 2:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 6 more2 hr
Sep 6, 8:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston89 min
Sep 7, 2:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail and 3 more2 hr
Sep 7, 5:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Norman and 5 more61 min
Sep 20, 8:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 21 more119 min
Sep 20, 11:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more2 hr
Sep 21, 1:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 11 more117 min
Sep 21, 2:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 22 more2 hr
Sep 21, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 15 more89 min
Sep 21, 6:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 29 more2 hr
Oct 17, 2:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur and 7 more2 hr
Nov 18, 2:42 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLac qui Parle, Lincoln4 hr
Nov 18, 6:14 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Big Stone, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas and 13 more5 hr
Nov 18, 11:22 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing and 19 more5 hr
Nov 22, 1:50 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 2 more115 min
Dec 5, 4:55 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more6 hr
Dec 10, 11:32 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge and 19 more4 hr
Dec 23, 3:48 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower6 hr
Dec 25, 5:13 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 22 more6 hr

By county

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

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The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. August 10, 20167mesoscale discussions
  2. July 5, 20166mesoscale discussions
  3. July 11, 20166mesoscale discussions
  4. September 21, 20166mesoscale discussions
  5. June 14, 20165mesoscale discussions
  6. June 17, 20165mesoscale discussions
  7. June 22, 20164mesoscale discussions
  8. July 23, 20164mesoscale discussions
  9. August 4, 20164mesoscale discussions
  10. June 10, 20163mesoscale discussions
  11. June 19, 20163mesoscale discussions
  12. June 25, 20163mesoscale discussions

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Sources

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